Senior Manager - SAS - Retail Analytics

SENIOR MANAGER-RETAIL ANALYTICS (SAS is mandatory)

Total Positions: 2

Responsibilities:

- Technical - Able to comprehend complex tasks assigned and executes them with little to no supervision.

- Logical Thinking - Able to think analytically, use a systematic and logical approach to analyse data, problems, and situations. Notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in information and materials.

- Task Management - Basic level of project management knowledge and experience. Should be able to plan tasks, discuss and work on priorities.

- Communication - Able to convey ideas and information clearly and accurately to self or others whether in writing or verbal.

Qualification:

Education:

- B-Tech or BE in any engineering discipline from Tier I college with a minimum of 4-8 years of experience

OR

- B-Tech or BE or Bachelors in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Mathematics, Operations, Research, Economics or Econometrics from Tier 1 College with a minimum of 4 years of experience

Required Experience:

- Minimum of 4-5 years of relevant experience in Retail/FMCG domain.

Technical:

- Must have 5 years of hands on experience in one or more analytics tools: SAS/SQL/R/VBA/Alterx

- Must have worked on tools: SAS/ Excel/ Power Point

- Advanced expertise with MS excel

- Must have experience in using Statistical techniques like: Regression Modeling/ Optimization/ Structuring/ Machine Learning Techniques

- Must have experience in development or maintenance of processes to manage and improve sales and marketing operations such as: Sales Force Sizing/ Promotion Response Modelling/ Market Mix Optimization

Desirable:

- Customer Focus - Dedicated to meeting the expectations of internal and external clients.

- Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions. Probes all fruitful sources for answers. Is excellent at honest analysis. Looks beyond the obvious and doesn- t stop at the first answers.

- Learning on the Fly - Learns quickly when facing new problems. A relentless and versatile learner.

- Drive for result - Able to set priorities; pursue tasks tenaciously & with a need to finish. Able to overcome setbacks which may occur along the way

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