Data Analyst 3, Merchandising Customer Insights (Hybrid, Seattle)
Nordstrom Inc
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Nordstrom, Inc. seeks a Data Analyst 3 for Merchandising Customer Insights to harmonize customer insights across product offers and support leadership in decision-making.
You’ll work with Merchandising, Digital Merchandising, and Marketing to turn data into trusted insights that drive visibility and impact across Nordstrom's four retail channels. You will partner with stakeholders to build measurement frameworks, execute complex analyses, and deliver dashboards and reports that influence
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of professional experience analyzing complex data, drawing conclusions and making recommendations.
- 3+ years extracting & manipulating large data sets from various relational databases using SQL (BigQuery preferred).
- Strong coding skills in at least one statistical or programming language (R or Python).
- Experience with statistical and machine learning algorithms (regression, classification, clustering).
- Proficiency with visualization software (Tableau, ggplot, matplotlib, Shiny).
Responsibilities
- Partner with stakeholders to define success and develop measurement frameworks.
- Dive deep into complex business problems and deliver insights on merch performance.
- Deliver dashboards, analyses, insights, and actionable recommendations.
- Present results to executives and guide data-driven decisions.
- Define and implement new metrics and opportunities to improve performance.
- Mentor junior analysts and promote analytics best practices.
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The Customer Insights & Analytics team strives to make Nordstrom the best data‑driven fashion retailer among competitors, who wins by rigorous and thoughtful application of data science to unlock value for the enterprise. We focus on three business outcomes: more customers, happier customers, and more engaged customers
will be a key contributor on a squad of highly skilled data analysts focused on harmonizing customer insights through the lens of our product offer, supporting operational decision-making by category and division merchandising leaders. This individual will help grow and scale a new insights domain with focus areas that include competitive pricing and promotions, category and brand insights, and supporting category planning. Success in this role comes from being an effective partner to merch leaders, storytelling for internal decision-making and to Nordstrom's brand partners, and the ability to create connective tissue between the Nordstrom Merchandising Group (including Nordstrom Product Group), Digital Merchandising, and Marketing. They must have a high degree of curiosity about the business, the skills to discover impactful insights from data, and the ability to communicate those insights in a way that builds confidence and drives business value. This individual should have working knowledge of the business and ability to partner with operational leadership in helping customers feel good and look their best across our four boxes: Nordstrom Stores, Nordstrom.com, Rack Stores, and NordstromRack.com.
- Partner with key stakeholders to define success and develop measurement frameworks
- Dive deep into complex business problems and provide insights on merch performance through hypothesis testing
- Responsible for delivering a suite of analytical products include analyses, dashboards, insights, and recommendations.
- Present the results to the stakeholders up to executive level and guide them to make the best use of analytics in their domain.
- Own the definition and implementation of new metrics.
- Find opportunities to use data to develop new strategies and improve overall performance.
- Deliver high quality solutions and recommendations to a variety of problems both independently and through the collaboration with team members and business partners to Bring data to life through storytelling in a clear and meaningful way to audiences with mixed levels of technical expertise.
- Reconcile divergent demands from multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced work environment.
- Mentor more junior team members on analytics, storytelling and communication best practices.
- Influence and support the Center of Excellence standards and best practices of analytics.
- Use advanced analytical and statistical practices to create thorough and actionable insights.
- Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (or equivalent experience) 5+ years of professional experience analyzing complex data, drawing conclusions, and making recommendations.
- 3+ years of experience in extracting & manipulating large data sets from various relational databases using SQL (BigQuery preferred).
- Strong problem solving skills - Is able to complete ambiguous projects independently & plan out the priority order of tasks; find the right resources to complete the tasks and make smart decisions regarding trade-offs.
- Strong coding skills in at least one statistical or programming language (R or Python preferred) to import, summarize, and analyze data.
- Experience with statistical and machine learning algorithms (e.g. regression, classification and/or clustering).
- Proficiency with graphics/visualization software (e.g. Shiny, ggplot, matplotlib, Tableau).
- Ability to be flexible and work in a fast-paced and dynamic organization
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills
Pay Range Details The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations. Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We’ve got you covered…
Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:
- Medical/Vision
- Dental
- Retirement and Paid Time Away
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Merchandise Discount
- EAP Resources
Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more.
Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment.
Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_17-19.pdf
Nordstrom keeps job postings open for at least one day after the posting date.
We’re a fast-moving fashion company that started as a shoe store in 1901. This heritage of service is the foundation we’re building on as we provide convenience and true connection for our customers. We empower our people to be innovative, creative and focused on providing the best service to our customers. Through it all, we remain committed to leaving the world better than we found it. Whether you’re a genius engineer, a phenomenal salesperson or a supply chain pro, we invite you to bring your unique talents and join our team. We reward great work, promote from within and celebrate diversity.
We strive to know our customers better than anyone else. We listen, anticipate, build trust and move with speed to deliver on their needs.
We treat every interaction as an opportunity to make an impact and deliver excellence.
We approach problems with curiosity and create solutions. We unlock potential to be bold, think big and inspire innovation.
We’re committed to delivering results, both today and tomorrow. We win as a team by supporting and challenging one another to be better every day.
We treat each other with respect and kindness. We do the small things that make a big difference. We create a welcoming environment, helping people feel connected, valued and part of one community.
Come on! Join us!
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