Business Analyst

LANDMARK GROUP; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Landmark Group in Bengaluru seeks an analytics professional to define, develop and support analytical solutions that extract insights to improve business decisions across marketing, merchandising and retail units. You will collaborate with the on-shore Analytics team and stakeholders to understand business problems and deliver data-driven decisions.

You will apply advanced analytical techniques, handle large datasets, and contribute to knowledge sharing while staying abreast of industry trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a quantitative field; CS/IT preferred
• Experience handling large datasets with analytical tools like SAS, SQL, R, Python, Spark
• Proficient in analytical techniques such as Linear/Logistic Regression, Cluster analysis, Market Basket Analysis
• Strong MS Office skills and data visualization proficiency
• Excellent verbal and written presentation; structured problem solving
• Attention to detail; ability to work under pressure; drive to deliver business impact
• 1) 2.5–4.5 years analytics experience in Retail/CPG covering at least two areas: customer insights, campaigns/CRM, loyalty or marketing

Responsibilities

• Define, develop and support analytical solutions; extract insights to improve business decisions across retail functions
• Collaborate with on-shore Analytics team and stakeholders to understand business problems in merchandising
• Analyze data to evaluate decision frameworks and apply techniques to reveal patterns
• Develop innovative analytics solutions to generate actionable insights from diverse data
• Provide high-end consulting to functional teams to sharpen business strategy
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging methodologies to improve skills
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and productivity through training/documentation
• Exposure to Azure Databricks and Power BI is desirable

Skills

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Spark

Excel

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in a quantitative discipline

B.Tech/M.Tech in CS/IT preferred

Economics/Statistics/Data Science/OR background

Tools

Azure Databricks

Power BI

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• To define, develop & support analytical solutions, along with extracting insights from data for improving business decisions of various retail functions (Ex. Marketing, Merchandising, Retail etc.) in all business units of Landmark Group (LMG).
• The recruit will be directly working with the on-shore Analytics team and with key business stakeholders of retail functions in each business unit to understand their business problems around merchandising and help deliver data driven decision making.
• Analyze data to evaluate existing decisions framework and apply analytical techniques to discover meaningful patterns.
• Develop and support sophisticated & innovative analytical solutions that generate actionable insights by utilizing diverse information.
• Provide high-end consulting to functional teams to help them sharpen their business strategy.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging methodologies to continuously improve skill set.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and improve team productivity through training/documentation of best practices.
• Exposure to Azure Databricks (Good to have)
• Experience in Power BI (Good to have)

Preferred candidate profile

• Who are we looking for? Bachelors or masters degree in any quantitative discipline (B.Tech/M.Tech in Computer Science/IT preferred)Candidates from Economics, Statistics/Data Science or Operations Research background from reputable institutions would also be preferred.
• Ability to handle large datasets and expertise in analytical tools such as SAS, SQL, R, Python, Spark etc.
• Expertise in analytical techniques such as Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Cluster analysis, Market Basket Analysis, Product Bundling, Cross/Upsell Analysis etc.
• Strong MS office skills and data visualization competence.
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills Should be able to articulate thoughts and ideas properly (structured approach should be there for problem solving).
• Attention to detail and ability to work in high pressure environment.
• Strong Drive and passion to deliver business impact through retail analytics.
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate data insights into meaningful business recommendations.
• 2.5 - 4.5 years of analytics experience in Retail/CPG industry covering at least 2 of the below mentioned areas: Customer (insights/trends), Campaigns/CRM, Loyalty or Marketing.