Lead Analyst, Analytical Services Job in Minneapolis, Minnesota Us
Company Overview
DemandTec's vision is for retailers and consumer products manufacturers to be able to work together collaboratively and efficiently, to ultimately execute win-win plans that achieve their respective financial objectives and long-term loyalty to the brand or retail banner. In pursuit of this vision, DemandTec's employees around the world are dedicated to achieving and continuously improving our ability to deliver on three strategic initiatives:
1) Quantify consumer behavior within a scalable software-as-a-service platform by applying the industry's most advanced science and analytics to data content from multiple sources
2) Integrate and optimize Pricing, Promotions, Assortment, Space, and Marketing decisions with software services based on that platform
3) Deploy all of the above in an online network of services and partner offerings that enables retailer-defined collaboration, improving effectiveness of plans and efficiency of the planning process for both retailers and CP manufacturers
The Science Analytics community at DemandTec brings together professionals from many disciplines, including Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Physics, Data Mining, and Engineering. Many bring prior experience working with a retailer, manufacturer, or consulting firm. Members of the Science Analytics community are versed in every aspect of DemandTec science as well as our customers' core business processes.
Job Description
Analytical Services at DemandTec are supplemental services that enhance the strategic use of our software and/or answer ancillary business questions requiring sophisticated analytical approaches. The Analytical Services Lead/Manager will work on cross-functional teams who design and deliver a variety of analyses to our Retail and CP manufacturer customers. Projects tend to arise in two flavors:
1) Delivery of Packaged Analytical Offerings which have a proven track record of enhancing our customer's strategic use of our software. Examples: Store Clustering to support Pricing, Promotion, or Assortment; Customer Segmentation; Size Profiling / Pack Optimization for Softline categories.
2) Developing New Analytical Offerings to address emerging business problems that our customers and prospects seek to address. Examples: quantification of price gap with competitors; analysis of the impact of price actions on shopper-level metrics; optimization of service plan pricing tiers.
Responsibilities:
- Work with field consultants to understand customer business processes and analytical needs
- Work with scientists and engineers to develop methodologies for answering core questions
- Master existing processes to support delivery of packaged offerings; assume responsibility for deliverables
- Develop deep working knowledge of DemandTec science and capabilities to drive innovative new offerings
Required Skill Set
- Degree in Econometrics/Statistics/Mathematics or related analytical field ; knowledge of statistical concepts
- Strong programming skills (SQL, R, SAS, Java, C++)
- Experience working in a Retail or CP Manufacturer environment or related field (analytics or analytical software sold to these spaces, for example)
- Moderate skill in building EXCEL-based tools for data analysis and display
Desired Skill Set
- Advanced analytics degress (M.S., Ph.D)
- Experience / expertise in dealing with very large data files
- Direct experience in analyzing consumer-level data (transactions, panel, etc…)
- 3+ years experience with Retail and/or Manufacturer data and analysis
- Familiarity with customer segmentation concepts
- Experience with Flex/HTML5 and other web/internet technologies
Location: Minneapolis, MN preferred but will consider SF Bay Area or other major metropolitan areas.