Senior Analyst, Labor Planning & Deployment Scheduling

Best Buy; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Great employee discount

Financial savings and retirement

Mental and physical well-being support

Job summary

Best Buy is seeking a Senior Analyst, Labor Planning & Deployment Scheduling to coordinate resources across construction, merchandising, retail operations, and deployment, ensuring the right people are in the right place at the right time.

This hybrid role requires on-site work Monday through Thursday at the Richfield corporate office, with Fridays available remote; you will analyze labor demand, manage schedules, and provide insights to support planning and execution.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in operations, project coordination, workforce planning, analytics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel proficiency.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder partnership skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage labor and deployment schedules for store initiatives and projects.
• Analyze labor demand, capacity, and project timelines to identify risks and opportunities.
• Partner with internal teams and third-party providers to ensure deployment readiness.
• Monitor project execution and help resolve scheduling and deployment issues.
• Provide reporting and insights that support planning and decision-making.
• Help improve processes, tools, and forecasting accuracy across the team.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Multitasking

Communication & stakeholder management

Tools

ServiceNow

Procore

Power BI

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Job description

As a Senior Analyst, Labor Planning & Deployment Scheduling, you'll play a key role in helping major store projects come to life. You'll partner with teams across construction, merchandising, retail operations, and deployment to make sure the right resources are in the right place at the right time. If you enjoy solving complex problems, working with data, and coordinating moving pieces to drive successful execution, this could be a great fit for you. You'll have the opportunity to influence large-scale initiatives that impact stores across the business.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work on site Monday through Thursday at the Best Buy corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota. You can work virtually from home or another non-Best location on Friday. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you'll do

• Build and manage labor and deployment schedules for store initiatives and projects.
• Analyze labor demand, capacity, and project timelines to identify risks and opportunities.
• Partner with internal teams and third-party providers to ensure deployment readiness.
• Monitor project execution and help resolve scheduling and deployment issues.
• Provide reporting and insights that support planning and decision-making.
• Help improve processes, tools, and forecasting accuracy across the team.

Basic qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in operations, project coordination, workforce planning, analytics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel proficiency.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder partnership skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with labor planning, workforce management, or project deployment.
• Experience using tools such as ServiceNow, Procore, Power BI, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project.
• Experience working with third-party vendors or labor providers.
• Knowledge of retail, merchandising, or construction project execution

What's in it for you

We're committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive pay
• Great employee discount
• Financial savings and retirement resources
• Support for your physical and mental well-being

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you'll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers' homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We're committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Application deadline: Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.

Position Type: Full time