Senior Analyst, Decision Analytics

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Senior Analyst in Decision Analytics to design and implement advanced analytics, turning business questions into actionable insights across merchandising, finance, operations, supply chain, online, and IT.

You'll work with SQL, SAS, R, and Python to analyze large data sets, develop new tools, and enhance reporting, with travel under 10%. This role emphasizes clear communication of complex analyses and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a field related to the job.
• 2+ years of analytics experience preferred.
• Experience with SQL, SAS, Tableau, R, Python preferred.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Some travel (<10%) may be required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-quality analytics solutions.
• Perform data analytics on large data sets using SQL, SAS, R, and Python.
• Design and implement new visibility and reporting capabilities.
• Translate business questions into actionable insights and support analytical needs.

Skills

Data analytics

SQL

SAS

Python

R

Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Finance, Information Systems or related field

Master’s degree in Analytics, Finance, or Information Systems or related field

Tools

SQL

SAS

Tableau

R

Python

Job description

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

Position Purpose:

The Senior Analyst Decision Analytics position assists in the development of advanced analytics to support the company’s strategic objectives. The role works cross-functionally with business partners from Merchandising, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Online and IT to design and implement decision analytics, tools, and new visibility/reporting capabilities. This role has responsibility for creating analytics, translating business questions to actionable insights, supporting ongoing analytical needs, designing new analytical tools, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high quality analytical solutions for The Home Depot. This role is expected to leverage effective communication skills to translate complex analyses into understandable insights, with a passion to learn and develop.

Key Responsibilities:

• 15% Collaborate with stakeholders, business partners, colleagues, developers, and business analysts to deliver high quality analytics solutions
• 65% Data analytics with large volumes of data, using a wide variety of database applications / analytical tools including SQL, SAS, R, and python
• 10% Data cleansing, validation, testing
• 5% Enhancements / modifications to systems & procedures
• 5% Supporting end users, problem solving, troubleshooting

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Reports to a Manager.
• This position has no direct reports.

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:

• Master’s degree in Analytics, Finance, or Information Systems or related field is preferred
• Two to four years of experience in analytics is preferred
• Experience in SQL, SAS, Tableau, R, python and similar tools preferred

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:

• 2

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• None