Are you interested in working for a Fortune 100 retailer? Do you want to be able to apply your analytical knowledge and experience to help solve constantly changing business and customer facing opportunities? As a Consultant on the Business Analytics team you will be supporting Publix with Marketing measurement and data science methodologies that support decisions and create solutions related to the financial performance of Publix, its products and services, Publix Marketing campaigns, and customer behavior data.
This position consults with business partners across the organization to provide research based recommendations in support of strategic decisions for Publix. This includes managing the development and deployment of analytical solutions by researching and gathering data, performing financial analyses to glean insights, software coding and training end users on the use and interpretation of these solutions. The Business Analytics Consultant reports to the Manager of Marketing Business Analytics & Data Science
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Please note that Publix will not sponsor any hire for this position for a visa or permanent residenc
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Additional responsibilities inclu
- de:Utilizing data mining and discovery techniques to aggregate data and search for insigh
- ts.Extracting and aggregating sales data from our data warehouses and joining it to other business and customer data to uncover insights and key business drive
- rs.Focusing on the methodical exploration of Publix’s data to insure business intelligence and predictive analytics techniques used to examine historical store and customer transaction data provide insights into how a business area, store, campaign, or item performed over time and/or in the futu
- re.Conducting statistical analysis to determine trends and significant data relationships by using predictive software to create regression models (linear, logistic, Bayesian, stepwise, etc.), decision trees, correlation analysis, random forest models, and time series analys
- is.Determining appropriate coding language to utilize based on the source and analytical methodology that needs to be appli
- ed.Selecting the appropriate data, statistical models, financial measurement approach and test methodologies necessary to help tell the business how to merchandise, market, grow, and target customers and stor
- es.Developing user interfaces and self-service applications to support customer usage of the Analytical Solution. This includes decisions related to the user interface design with the appropriate options so the end user can access needed data, reports, graphs, tables, insights, and recommendations with minimal traini
- ng.Developing and implementing analytical solutions that address business questions faced by decision makers throughout Publix, and translating the outputs of those solutions into actionable tools, insights, and recommendations that can be highly trusted by decision makers to influence decision making for a mixture of high and low profile projec
ts.
Required Qualificat
- ionsBachelor’s degree in Analytics, Data Science, Business, or another analytical field from an accredited college or university or its equiva
- lent3 years of analytics, or similar analytics field work-related experi
- enceAt least one (1) year experience writing
- SQLAt least one (1) year experience writing R code or similar functionality within other statistical t
- oolsKnowledge of data and analytics utilizing market business intellig
- enceAbility to apply the appropriate advanced mathematics and statistics methods to large data sets, including, but not limited to, regression models (linear, logistic, Bayesian, stepwise, etc.), decision trees, correlation analysis, random forest models, cluster analysis, k-means, sum of squares, and time series anal
- ysisKnowledge of and ability to apply Information Systems design methodologies, testing, processes and coding langu
- agesAbility to develop advanced data algori
- thmsDatabase architecture sk
- illsAbility to develop data visualizat
- ionsKnowledge of and an ability to apply research best practices, including secondary research process and met
- hodsAbility to develop research based recommendat
- ionsBasic knowledge of Alteryx and the Alteryx Server or similar Business Intelligence (BI) T
- oolsAdvanced knowledge of Microsoft E
- xcelAbility to demonstrate critical and strategic thinking skills, including decision making sk
- illsProject management sk
- illsAbility to quickly develop an understanding of new information and proce
- ssesAbility to demonstrate leadership sk
- illsExcellent written and verbal communications sk
- illsAbility to demonstrate teamwork and collaboration skills, including strong interpersonal and emotional intelligence sk
- illsAbility to persuade others using logical de
- bateAbility to work under minimal supervision and be self-directed with work
- loadAbility to demonstrate initiative by taking responsibility for learning new skills and proce
- ssesWillingness to travel up to one week at a time with overnight s
- taysAbility to work a variable work schedule as needed including nights, holidays, weekends, and extended hours to meet deadl
ines
Preferred Qualifica
- tionsMBA or Master's degree in Analytics, System Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, or another analytical disci
- plineFive (5) or more years of analytics, Finance, or work-related exper
- ienceThree (3) or more year's experience writin
- g SQLThree (3) or more year's experience writing R code or similar functionality within other statistical
- toolsExperience with distributed big data and cloud based
- toolsData Science Certif
- icateBasic knowledge of Python C
- odingAdvanced knowledge of SharePoint Develo
- pmentAdvanced knowledge of Hypothesis based tests and control experiments, utilizing time series ana
- lysisAdvanced knowledge of Tableau or similar data visualization
- toolAdvanced knowledge of Publix business sy
- stemsExpert knowledge of Alteryx and the Alteryx Server or similar Business Intelligence (BI)
- ToolsAbility to design intuitive end user inter
- facesKnowledge of other Publix Business Units, including their basic roles and responsibil
ities
Frequency of Pay : M
onthlyPotential Annual Pay with Bonus: 86,580 - 1
29,935Salary Pay: 6,660 -
9,995Year End Bonus: As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line
above.