Operations Business Analyst

Home Depot; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Operations Business Analyst to join their Equipment Services team. This role is pivotal in enhancing workforce effectiveness and operational efficiency through strategic analysis and project management. You'll collaborate with various business partners, using your analytical skills to interpret data and provide actionable insights. The position offers a unique opportunity for career mobility within a dynamic environment, allowing you to shape the future of operations while fostering effective communication and engagement across teams. If you're passionate about driving change and optimizing processes, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 1 year of experience in business, retail, or consulting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business processes and provide insights for improvement.
• Prepare reports based on sales and financial analyses.
• Facilitate problem-solving sessions with stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Data Analysis

Project Management

Communication Skills

Organizational Abilities

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:

The Operations Business Analyst in Equipment Services has a key role in implementing elements of the business focus -Workforce Effectiveness, Portfolio Growth, Operational Efficiency and Digital Transformation.Identify, distinguish, and analyze multiple components of problems, processes, and projects to facilitate effective change integration with a key focus on effective communication and engagement across major stakeholders. Participate in driving specific operations processes and complete project tasks as assigned by managers.

This role offers visibility to a variety of business partners. This, combined with scope of The Home Depot Enterprise, brings a career mobility element to the table as well, with the possibility to take your career in a number of different directions at The Home Depot.

Key Responsibilities:

• Use strategic thinking to see the big picture, determine the problem and understand fundamental parts of the problem
• Prepare and deliver insights and recommendations based on analyses.
• Review sales/financial analyses (what sold/did not sell; determine which categories have potential to move upward; cost/benefit analysis; data process modeling/analysis of problems, regression analysis).
• Identify trends in consumer lifestyle and technology; conduct customer focus groups and analyze/synthesize findings. Scan business/industry trends;scan competitive landscape; analyze consumer data
• Interpret data based on specific knowledge of statistics and procedures used. Provide data to all Directors to support decision making. Provide input on forecast based on knowledge of product and technology.
• Provide input on stategy based on knowledge of industry and technology trends. Provide customers with specialized information from a variety of resources. Facilitate workout problem-solving sessions with multiple groups of people.
• Synthesize findings and derive conclusions from analyses and make oral/written recommendations to upper management. Execute tasks related to core operations projects and/or process improvements. Execute day to day processes related to their areas of responsibility. Communicate issues and roadblocks related to their areas of responsibility.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to Operations Process Manager or Business Manager
• No direct responsibility for supervising others.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
• 1 year of experience business, retail, and/or consulting is preferred.
• Knowledge of LEAN methodologies or similar engineering practices
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Effective project management and change management skills
• Strong communication and organizational abilities
• Strong engagement skills and proficient in LinkedIn, Viva Engage or similar social platforms

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 3

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Leverages Partnerships
• Teamwork Adaptability
• Problem Solving
• Strong quantitative skills such as statistics and data analysis
• Self Development