Analyst - Retail Analytics

  • Full-time
  • Career Site Team: Analytics

Company Description

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Location: Remote

Job Description

Have you ever walked down an aisle in your local grocery store and wondered why your favorite beverage or food product moved? At NielsenIQ, we work with U.S. retailers to help them understand their consumers, and to optimize their business down every aisle.   

On the NielsenIQ Retail Analytics team you will work face-to-face with major retail players and use NielsenIQ solutions to help answer questions such as finding the right assortment and guiding pricing strategies. Every day brings a new challenge when working in the fast-paced retail environment. 

Be curious. Be collaborative. Be forward thinking.  Join the Retail Analytics team and work with our clients as a consultant, a problem solver, and the voice of NielsenIQ at our clients. 

When you join the NielsenIQ team, you’re signing up for an experience that requires flexibility, curiosity, and passion. As an Analyst on the Retail Analytics team you will… 

  • Independently complete analyses using NielsenIQ’s proprietary tools and secondary data to develop insights that drive client outcomes. 
  • Drive engagement on client and internal NielsenIQ strategic projects and initiatives 
  • Develop expertise and ability to advise industry leading clients on business plans and industry trends, participating in client discussions and presentations as applicable 
  • Build strong partnerships with clients and internal stakeholders, establishing yourself as a trusted advisor to your clients 
  • Identify opportunities to collaborate across NielsenIQ teams and drive sales with clients 

 

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU 

As an Analyst, you will drive the creation of presentations and other deliverables that help key retailers develop and execute their Assortment, Pricing and Promotion strategies.  You will have the opportunity to participate in analytic communities that create and promote the development of best practices and thought leadership.  Utilize your ability to identify opportunities for efficiencies, automation, standardization to simplify processes in client deliverables and engagement.  Be a lifelong learner by seeking out learning and development opportunities to expand your skill set while also developing a broader understanding of Nielsen solutions and capabilities. 

Qualifications

General Skills               

  • Strong logic, deductive reasoning, problem solving and critical thinking skills                                                                      
  • Skilled & polished communicator, including client presentations                                                                                           
  • Able to synthesize data & simplify findings to solve client business issues    
  • Able to analyze large data sets, preferably utilizing SAS, SQL, and/or R 
  • Strong knowledge of statistical approaches                
  • Able to maintain positive client relationships in complex situations & resolve client issues 
  • Intermediate project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities 
  • Able to work collaboratively with internal & external teams 
  • Strong project management skills and attention to detail 
  • Strong sense of urgency and accountability to drive client outcomes 

 

Background and Technical Skills 

  • Bachelor's Degree Required 
  • 0-2 years’ experience           
  • Strong analytical aptitude 
  • Highly Proficient in Microsoft Office software       
  • Related industries include: Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, Consulting, Information, Sales, Analytics 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About NielsenIQ

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company providing the most complete and trusted view of consumers and markets in 90 countries covering 90% of the world’s population. Focusing on consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and FMCG and retailers, we enable customers to defy what’s possible. How? We combine unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology, and the industry’s top talent to create insights that unlock innovation. Join us and change the landscape.

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