Role Purpose

- The Operational Analytics will support the Make, Move & Enable functions and is responsible for managing statistical modeling and advanced analytics requests from any of these functions.

- The Senior Analyst will be responsible for delivery of analytics requests from the business teams. He / She will use several data sources and statistical techniques to interpret, analyze and develop solutions to business questions and present findings with actionable recommendations.

This position will report directly to Senior Manager, Operational analytics in Bangalore.

Core Accountabilities & Responsibilities :

- Deliver projects around operational analytics and insights including ad-hoc requests originating from Make, Move & Enable teams within Mast Global

- Use various statistical techniques like but not limited to predictive modeling, segmentation, data mining etc. to provide relevant & accurate insights

- Query structured/unstructured data and perform exploratory data analysis on operational data and provide actionable insights.

- Present ideas and findings with actionable recommendations in an easily consumable manner.

- Participate in peer reviews of projects

- Stay current with business results, strategies, industry standards and best practices.

Competencies and Qualifications :

Education :

Desired : A degree in statistics / mathematics / economics / engineering / management with 3+ years of experience in statistical/quantitative analysis.

Preferred : PH.D. / Master's Degree in either of these fields

Knowledge and Experience :

- 4+ years of experience in analytics in retail domain in the areas of supply chain, logistics, store operations

- Expert level proficiency in SAS (Base SAS, Enterprise Guide, Enterprise Miner) and SQL programming skills in a UNIX environment. Additional technical know-how of R will be preferred

- In-depth knowledge of statistical procedures that are applied in segmentation, profiling, and data mining. Prior experience in machine learning techniques will be preferred.

- Experience in Excel, Excel-VBA and PowerPoint. Ability to automate insights / reports using Macros (SAS and Excel VBA) & other relevant technologies

- Experience in working with large relational databases (Teradata, Oracle). Prior experience in working on big data technologies will be preferred.

- Ability to understand business needs to generate relevant accurate insights or translate business needs into analytical specifications

- Demonstrated analytical & problem solving skills, ability to interpret reports, analyze trends and provide insights

- Strong written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate complicated statistical analytical concepts to business stakeholders in a simplified comprehendible manner.

- Highly energized personality with a positive attitude and ability to work with minimal supervision, prioritize, multi task and work under tight timelines

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