Sr. Operations Business Analyst - Safety Support

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Sr. Operations Business Analyst - Safety Support to enhance safety performance across the organization. The role emphasizes leading cross-functional teams, analyzing safety data, and communicating insights to leaders and field teams.

Ideal candidates have strong leadership, analytics, and project-management skills, with a focus on continuous improvement and building a culture of safety across store operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (required).
• Master's degree is preferred.
• 3 years of work experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams of analysts and associates.
• Perform data gathering, synthesis, and develop solutions; plan projects/strategy.
• Produce documents for teams and leadership; deliver presentations to executives.
• Build skills and knowledge; foster team and customer (internal) knowledge.
• Deliver presentations to teams and executive leaders and sponsors.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Position Purpose:

The Sr. Operations Business Analyst - Safety Support will be responsible for supporting daily safety operations and supporting projects and initiatives that enhance safety performance across The Home Depot. They must possess a high level of analytical ability to distinguish multiple components of a problem and develop conclusions using quantitative and qualitative skills. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to supporting day-to-day safety processes, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, leading cross-functional initiatives, reviewing and understanding operational and safety data, and effectively communicating insights to teams and leaders. A successful Sr. Operations Business Analyst will possess and demonstrate strong leadership skills, analytical ability, and communication while helping drive a culture of safety and supporting field teams across the business.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Project Teams of Analysts and other associates
• Perform data gathering tasks, synthesis - develop solutions, project/strategy planning and data utilization
• Produce documents for teams and leadership to review and utilize. Deliver presentations to teams and executive leaders and sponsors
• Build skills and knowledge including self-development, team knowledge and customer (internal) knowledge.
• Deliver presentations to teams and executive leaders and sponsors.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to Store Operations Process Manager or Store Operations Business Manager (or Sr. Managers)
• No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires the leadership of a work group: assign and review work, train and contribute to performance appraisal (but not hiring, firing or disciplinary action).

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:

• A Master's Degree is preferred.
• (5 years of work experience is 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:

• 3

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Experience leading high performing teams
• Consulting management and/or project management.
• Strong quantitative skills such as statistics and data analysis
• Problem solving
• Strong Operations, Retail and/or field knowledge