**This role is open to remote candidates who reside on the East Coast of the United States.**

At rue21, we believe fashion should be fun and accessible to all. As a leading specialty retailer, we’re different, we’re unique—just like you. rue21 combines a shopping experience designed to fit the individuality of our customers with a community to foster love, advocate change and empower each other through what we wear and what we do. Join our team and be #YOUinrue.

The Senior Business Insights Analyst is responsible for planning, development, delivery and maintenance of enterprise dashboards and reports.  These reports span the C-Suite, Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, Inventory Planning & Allocation.  This is a hands-on, fast-paced role and the ideal candidate will have proven experience and knowledge of reporting systems and analysis.

What will you do? - Responsibilities

• Acquire knowledge of rue21 data with the desire to understand how the information is used by the business.  Retail experience preferred – must understand retail KPI’s
• Work with business teams to gather & document business requirements and create reporting solutions
• Manage scheduling & distribution of Corporate Merchandising/MP&A reports
• Become the data expert, understand the nuances of each metric and provide guidance to all application end-users
• React quickly to ad-hoc business requests for new reports & insights
• Develop & implement best practices for report layout/content/structure/scheduling
• Drive reporting efficiency and standardization by leading reporting governance
• Maintain a working understanding of backend system processing/updates/timing
• Conduct user training – both new hire and continuing education or report/insight roll-out
• Develop ownership of all reports being created/distributed
• Analyze and estimate feasibility of new reports and partner with IT for development efforts
• Work in conjunction with IT Partners to build new reporting capabilities and maintain data integrity

What do you bring to the table? - Education and Experience

• MicroStrategy, Tableau and advanced SQL  experience a must
• High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite particularly MS Excel a must
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance or related field preferred
• 4+ years of relevant work experience, corporate retail background preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate across all levels of the organization
• Must be able to interact cordially and productively with all business partners
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks effectively
• Must possess excellent organizational skills
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail and deadlines
• Comfort with “rolling-up sleeves to get it done”
• Ability to adapt well to change in direction and priority in a fast- paced and deadline-oriented environment
• Takes initiative to seek and develop process improvements

What’s in it for you!

Competitive compensation and bonus plan

Comprehensive Benefit Package

• Generous PTO offerings
• 401K Retirement Plan with company match
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Company sponsored Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account/Dependent Care
• Employee Assistance Program - Confidential support programs for associates and families

Employee Discounts

• 40% off full price merchandise in stores and on-line
• Perks at Work – Savings program on brands, travel, dining, and more

This summary of benefits is reflective of a range of those available and may not apply to all employees.

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