Remote Data Science Analyst for CPG & Retail Analytics

United Natural Foods, Inc.; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United Natural Foods, Inc. is seeking a Data Science & Analytics professional to transform data into actionable insights supporting decision-making across product, marketing, and operations.

The role leverages advanced analytics, automation, and AI to uncover trends, improve efficiency, and drive scalable decisions. You will collaborate with merchandising, category leadership, and cross-functional teams to build dashboards, establish KPI frameworks, and standardize analytic processes while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a quantitative field.
• 3–5+ years of data analytics, BI, or related experience.
• Experience translating data into actionable business insights.
• Experience with retail or CPG data is a plus.
• Familiarity with predictive modeling or AI-enabled analytics a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large datasets to identify trends and opportunities for business improvement.
• Develop analytic frameworks integrating shopper, loyalty, sales, supplier, and market data.
• Partner with merchandising to measure impact of assortment and growth initiatives.
• Create dashboards and reports to track key performance indicators.
• Design and analyze A/B tests to support experimentation.
• Apply AI-enabled tools to enhance analysis and efficiency.
• Define metrics with cross-functional teams and inform decisions.
• Translate findings into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Validate data sources and ensure data integrity.
• Standardize analytical processes and documentation.
• Develop scalable data models and analytics infrastructure.
• Translate insights into strategies for consumer behavior and in-store performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve assortment, pricing, and promotions.
• Collaborate with commercial/retail teams to link analytics to execution.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

SQL

Python or R

Data Visualization

Statistics & Experiment design

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in data science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, economics or related fields

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

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Job description

United Natural Foods, Inc. is seeking a Data Science & Analytics professional to transform data into actionable insights supporting decision-making across product, marketing, and operations.

The role leverages advanced analytics, automation, and AI to uncover trends, improve efficiency, and drive scalable decisions. You will collaborate with merchandising, category leadership, and cross-functional teams to build dashboards, establish KPI frameworks, and standardize analytic processes while