Responsibilities:

• Assume ownership for the identification, development and refinement of departmental analytics and metrics
• Manage and mine datasets from numerous sources and transform this information into actionable business insights
• Develop predictive statistical models leveraging demographic and competitive data for macro applications including projecting new club sales and micro applications such as gauging product/item level potential
• Serve as partner to  Merchandising Division by delivering actionable add-value analytics which leverage data from a variety of sources
• Serve as an expert in matters related to competitive intelligence and conduct primary and secondary research to preemptively define future developmental activity in the Club, Supercenter and Grocery Channels
• Serve as primary liaison with Operational personnel to centralize field intelligence and generate reports on competitive trends to be disseminated to a wide audience up to executive level
• Additional tasks/responsibilities will be assigned as needed

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of analytics or market research experience preferably in a retail setting
• Bachelors degree in  economics, mathematics, marketing, geography or related field; Master’s preferred
• Strong working knowledge SAS, VBA and statistical methods required (including regression analysis)
• Experience leveraging demographic, census and POS data
• Excellent command of the MS Office Suite
• Site location Research or GIS strategy experience a plus
• Ability to effectively communicate, lead teams, facilitate meetings, and motivate and influence a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to “think outside the box” in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
• Periodic field research required (5-10%)

At BJ's, we value diversity in our organization, and we are an equal employment opportunity employer.