Senior Analyst, Insights & Analytics

Sud Recruiting; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sud Recruiting is seeking a Senior Analyst of Insights & Analytics for a top-tier Retail services leader in Plano, TX. The role blends analytics, storytelling, and business impact, delivering actionable insights to retail clients and internal stakeholders.

You will build dashboards (SQL/Tableau/Power BI), explore data, and translate complex findings into strategic recommendations that improve merchandising, forecasting, and labor planning. This is an in-office, full-time role in Plano.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• 1+ years of analytics experience, ideally within B2C, retail, or consumer goods.
• Hands on experience with SQL, Tableau, Power BI.
• Strong verbal communication, client presentation, project management and prioritization skills required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality analytics and strategic insights for retail clients and internal stakeholders.
• Apply analytical methods to inform strategic planning and daily decision making.
• Build and maintain dashboards to visualize KPIs and communicate trend shifts.
• Support EDW, AI, data transformation and BI initiatives with technology teams.
• Collaborate with retailers to optimize merchandising, demand forecasting, product mix, labor planning, and inventory.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Verbal communication

Client presentations

Project management

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Overview: A top-tier Retail services leader, specializing in merchandising, inventory management, and promotional execution across dynamic Retail sectors, is searching for its Senior Analyst of Insights & Analytics!

Background: The Senior Analyst will work within a high performing team of BI experts, Data Scientists, and analytics professionals to deliver actionable insights. You will support analytics initiatives that empower retail clients to make strategic and data driven decisions.

This role blends technical expertise, analytical curiosity, and the ability to translate complex data into compelling stories and strategic insights that drive both client and business success.

What You Will Do:

• Support the Enterprise Analytics function by delivering high quality analytics and strategic insights for both external retail clients and internal stakeholders, enabling business growth and operational excellence
• Tackle critical business questions by applying analytical methodologies and delivering timely, actionable insights that inform strategic planning and day-to-day decision making
• You will build and maintain dashboards that visualize critical KPIs, monitor business performance, and clearly communicate shifts in trends to stakeholders in a way that drives informed decision making
• Contribute to Enterprise digital transformation initiatives across EDW, AI, data transformation, and BI by partnering with Technology teams and helping maintain robust data frameworks that ensure accuracy and reliability across BI, descriptive analytics, and data science models
• Grow within a high performing analytics team that fosters a culture of curiosity, innovation, and business impact
• Collaborate with retail clients to identify opportunities where Analytics can enhance revenues by optimizing merchandise displays, forecasting customer demand, refining product mix strategies, improving labor planning for field operations, and streamlining inventory management

More Info:

• Dynamic role blending analytical execution, cross functional collaboration, and client facing impact
• Being hands on is not just appreciated, it is a game-changing advantage
• Full time, in-office role based in the Plano area

Responsibilities/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
• 1+ years of analytics experience, ideally within B2C, retail, or consumer goods
• Hands on experience with tools like SQL, Tableau, Power BI
• Strong verbal communication, client presentation, project management and prioritization skills required