Sr Analyst, Advanced Analytics - Solon, OH or Arlington, VA

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If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé's presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We're determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

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The Sr. Analyst's role is a part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for supporting advanced analytics initiatives for Nestle USA's commercial-focused business (marketing, sales, pricing, etc.). The immediate focus of the analyst will be to support high profile analytics initiatives currently in flight at NUSA, helping to connect business problems / opportunities to advanced analytics solutions that drive real value for the commercial business. The analyst will be a key connector of business stakeholders (commercial leaders, end users) and advanced analytics delivery practitioners (data scientists, engineers, digital leadership, IT, etc).

Primary Responsibilities

Support identifying and framing advanced analytics opportunities in commercial business

Work with business stakeholders to identify scope and determine approach (PoC to scaled solution)

Gather detailed business requirements and work with technical resources (data engineers, data scientists, etc.) to translate into technical requirements

Assist execution of user acceptance testing, documenting process, requirements, and enabling execution

Build business cases and results measurement programs and prepare briefings for senior leadership

Partner with commercial leadership to determine prioritization of advanced analytics use cases

Own documentation development and delivery (detailed requirements, project deliverables, solution support) and ensure consistent quality across portfolio of projects

Assist in commercial business advanced analytics strategy development and socialization

Skills & Competencies

Innovative thinker with ability to propose strategies and solutions that challenge / expand current ways of working

Ability to analyze business processes, identify needs for advanced analytics solutions, and convey those insights to non-technical stakeholders

Strong understanding of process design and execution; ability to identify ways to integrate advanced analytics solutions into existing business processes

Good facilitation and presentation skills, including training delivery.

Excellent oral and written communication skills, organizational and time-management abilities.

High initiative, self-starter, and able to work with limited supervision with proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments.

Working knowledge of analytics governance processes, stakeholder management, project management / agile delivery

Working business knowledge of commercial functions (marketing, sales, pricing)

Working knowledge of data visualization techniques and use of latest visualization tools

Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with passion for solving complex problems and generating cross-functional solutions in a fast-paced environment

Experience

Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, or a similar field

Foundational knowledge of analytics techniques (descriptive/diagnostic to predictive/prescriptive), how to develop a business case / value for analytics use case, and how and when to use advanced analytics (vs. descriptive analytics) for a business problem preferred

Basic understanding of advanced analytics model development, training, and testing preferred; experience developing and deploying advanced analytics solutions a plus

Working experience in commercial functions within consumer products preferred

A minimum of 3 years of analytical prior experience in business analyst role(s) strongly preferred

Experience working with agile teams to rapidly deploy analytics solutions strongly preferred

Requisition ID: 304789

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