Sr Business Analyst Strategy (Remote)

US Foods; Illinois City (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pre-tax spending accounts

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Short-term and long-term disability

Employee stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Annual incentive bonus

Job summary

US Foods seeks an analytics and strategy professional to drive root-cause analysis and deliver actionable recommendations to senior leaders. You will lead project workstreams, partner with analytics teams, and develop trainings to enable field execution. A bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of analytics/project management experience are required; prior consulting or CPG exposure is preferred.

Travel ~10%. Join a collaborative team focused on strategic initiatives, data-driven decision making, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or related quantitative field.
• 4+ years in analytics and project management roles.
• Experience in distribution, retail, or CPG preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analytics and root cause analysis to synthesize insights.
• Develop executive-focused presentations as needed.
• Own project deliverables, timelines and success criteria.
• Field enablement: trainings, SOPs and tracking capabilities.
• Provide analytical support for strategy initiatives in a fluid environment.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Effective communicator

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / Engineering or related quantitative field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

SQL

Job description

Join Our Community of Food People!

Responsibilities

• Analytics and Solution Development: Conduct complex root cause analysis on obscure business problems, synthesizing insights and developing clear and concise recommendations
• Communications: Develop and deliver executive-focused presentations on an as-needed basis.
• Project leadership: Own project deliverables, timeline, and success criteria, in collaboration with internal analytics partners, business stakeholders, and management
• Field enablement: Develop trainings, standard operating processes, and tracking capabilities to enable leaders in the field to execute against corporate initiatives
• Department Support: Provide analytical and project support for a variety of strategy initiatives, in a fluid environment, with a combination of consistent and ad-hoc requests and needs

Travel
Available for occasional travel as business requires (approximately 10%)

Qualifications

Education / Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Business / Engineering or related quantitative field required

Related Experience

• 4+ years demonstrated successful experience in analytical and project management roles
• Prefer work experience includes time with a top-tier strategy consultancy or corporate strategy function
• Prior distribution, retail, CPG, or related industry experience preferred

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Proven track record in development of strategies to solve complex business problems
• Strong analytical, problem solving and technical aptitude
• Experience creating / structuring a data framework and pulling data from an array of disparate systems to generate analytical insights
• Experience in gathering, organizing and reporting various information and data, with attention to detail and a high level of accuracy, completeness, responsiveness and accountability
• Demonstrated motivation to build consensus, lead work streams, and drive progress on assigned projects
• Clear, concise communicator able to interface with all levels of the organization
• Strong written and oral presentation skills, including comfort presenting to senior management
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Access (or equivalent analytical software); SQL a plus

This role may also receive an annual incentive bonus.

This role is also eligible for Benefits for this role include annual incentive bonus, health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between

$85,000 - $135,000

EOE– Race/Color/Religion/Sex/SexualOrientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status