Petco Love - Data Analyst

Petco; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 76,500 - 114,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

Incentives

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

A major pet supply retailer is seeking a data analyst in San Diego, California. The role involves leveraging analytics to optimize customer acquisition, developing reports and dashboards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and proficiency in statistical programming like R and SQL are required. The position offers a salary range of $76,500.00 to $114,700.00 and emphasizes communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in analytics or statistics capacity.
• Experience with statistical programming languages required (R a must).
• Strong interpersonal communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Leverage analytical techniques to analyze customer behavior.
• Develop reports and dashboards to visualize customer data.
• Collaborate with data science team to achieve business objectives.

Skills

R

Python

SQL

Advanced presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, math, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

PowerPoint

Adobe Photoshop

Tableau

Job description

Want to help pets live their best lives? We’re proud to be where the pets go and where the pet people go. If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what’s right for pets and people.

• Pet First – Protect & Empower. All pets should Live their Best Life. We put the needs of pets and pet parents at the center of everything we do.
• Foster the Fun – Connect & Bond. Our Passion for pets brings us together! We celebrate the journey of pet parenthood through district experiences, products, and services.
• Let’s Go! Own & Commit. We are stronger as One Petco team. We bring our unique superpowers and champion authenticity in everyone to drive success.

About Petco

We’re proud to be "where the pets go" to find everything they need to live their best lives for more than 60 years — from their favorite meals and toys, to trusted supplies and expert support from people who get it, because we live it. We believe in the universal truths of pet parenthood — the boundless boops, missing slippers, late night zoomies and everything in between. And we’re here for it. Every tail wag, every vet visit, every step of the way. We are 29,000+ strong and together we nurture the pet-human bond in more than 1,500 Petco stores across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. In 1999, we founded Petco Love. Together, we support thousands of local animal welfare groups nationwide and have helped find homes for approximately 7 million animals through in-store adoption events.

Essential Job Functions

• Leverage advanced analytical techniques and programming languages to mine through massive data sets and isolate patterns in customer purchase behavior, store performance, and competitive pricing schemes (predictive modeling, clustering, design of experiments, etc).
• Work with other team members to influence strategic decisions and create accurate financial forecasts based on deep customer behavior analyses with tangible recommendations to optimize customer acquisition, retention, and lifetime value.
• Utilize exceptional communication skills to present findings across the business by effectively translating complex data and analysis into clear insights, opportunities, and tangible business recommendations.
• Develop reports, dashboards and build compelling data visualizations that effectively measure, track, and quantify changes in customer behavior and spend patterns.
• Contribute to complex long-term projects from initial scoping through full execution and training with inputs from a variety of cross‑functional teams (IT, Merchandising, Marketing).
• Collaborate with data science team as an expert on the business by providing direction on how to best leverage advanced modeling techniques and machine learning algorithms to achieve strategic objectives and business goals.
• Display deep intellectual curiosity, creativity, and commitment to learning in order to solve critical business problems and push the boundary of our capabilities.

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, math or related business field; Master’s preferred
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in analytics or statistics capacity, 2 years ideal
• Experience with statistical programming languages required (R a must, Python, SAS)
• Experience building large data sets across disparate sources required (SQL, Hive, Hadoop)
• Desire to learn new analytic and data manipulation techniques to become an ‘local expert’
• Advanced presentation skills required (PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, R packages)
• Experience with pricing, merchandising, marketing and the retail industry strongly preferred
• Ability to think conceptually and creatively about problems and solutions
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, verbal and written, required due to the nature and level of interaction with senior management
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and ability to manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines.

Note: Current responsibilities are impacted by company and team priorities that may have evolved from what is displayed in the Workday job profile. The description provides general job duties and requirements, but the partner’s manager may assign additional responsibilities or tasks depending on business needs.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Salary Range: $76,500.00 - $114,700.00

Hourly or Salary Range will be reflected above. For a more detailed overview of Petco Total Rewards, including health and financial benefits, 401K, incentives, and PTO - see https://careers.petco.com/us/en/key-benefits

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification.