Job Description
Position Type: Full-Time
This role is eligible to participate in ALDI’s Hybrid Work Program, which allows remote work up to 3 days per week (i.e., work remotely up to 3 days per week; work in-office at least 2 days per week).
Duties and Responsibilities: Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Liaises with stakeholders within Buying, IT and Business Analytics to effectively design and streamline data management and analytical processes as directed by their direct leader.
- Consults with their direct leader to effectively design and streamline data management and analytical processes within the department.
- Recommends process improvements for area of responsibility.
- Understands complex business issues and identifies appropriate analytical methods to solve them.
- Leverages data analytics software to extract, clean, analyze, and visualize data, generating insights and predictions to drive company initiatives and support strategic business decisions.
- Develops and maintains extended knowledge of the greater National Buying Services and Operations departments to maximize efficiency in merchandising processes.
- Creates and manages technical and functional processes related to Spaceman, Smartspace, SAP data integration and planogram publishing.
- Reviews planogram performance and space allocations by providing reports and analyses to management.
- Creates and manages tools for National Buying Services and national committees that provide detailed analysis on ad-hoc project requests.
- Supports reviews that occur on a regular basis including Monthly, Quarterly, and annually.
- Analyzes work procedures with the objective of driving simplicity and effectiveness.
- Manages planogram data and supports planogram building processes.
- Performs ad-hoc analyses as required.
- Automates regularly scheduled processes to improve team efficiency.
- Maintains direct leader’s schedule and is aware of their daily engagements.
- Maintains strong documentation standards.
- Acts as the subject matter expert on technical and functional objectives within the department.
- Collaborates with team members and communicates relevant information to leadership.
- Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies if job responsibilities include possible access to confidential and/or sensitive information.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job-specific Competencies:
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Consistently demonstrates the Mindsets, ALDI Acts Competencies and Professional Skills (M.A.P.) as outlined for the role.
- Gives attention to detail and follows instruction.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Effective time management; maximizes productivity.
- Prepares written materials to meet purpose and audience.
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and external parties.
- Strategic and critical thinker with high emphasis on accuracy and urgency.
- Works cooperatively and collaboratively within a group.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics, or a related field required.
- A minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in Analytics required.
- Experience in learning new database schema and developing SQL queries required.
- Experience in data analysis in Excel required.
- Experience automating data analysis in R or another programming language preferred.
- Experience in data visualization and storytelling in Tableau or another software program preferred.
- Experience analyzing retail KPIs, conducting quantitative research, and gleaning insights preferred.
- Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
Physical Requirements:
- Work may be performed in an office, remote office or a combination of both where a computer and office equipment may be used as needed to perform duties.
- Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.
- Constantly and repeatedly use keyboard/mouse.
- Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 50 lbs.
Travel:
- Minimal travel required as needed for job related duties such as training, project work and administrative tasks.
ALDI offers competitive wages and benefits, including:
- 401(k) Plan
- Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- PerkSpot National Discount Program
In addition, eligible employees are offered:
- Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Generous Vacation Time & 7 Paid Holidays
- Up to 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave at 100% of pay
- Up to 2 Weeks Paid Caregiver Leave at 100% of pay
- Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
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