Business Analyst II
Acosta is a part of Acosta Group, specializing in retail sales services and business intelligence. They are seeking a Power BI Author to conduct high-quality analysis of multi-source data to evaluate item performance, assortment planning, and store clustering, while effectively communicating insights and recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Provide analytical analysis, insights, and recommendations for category management projects and initiatives utilizing retailer POS and syndicated data
- System tools: Retailer POS, Circana (IRI)/NielsenIQ and JDA/Blue Yonder and Power BI
- Strong analytics, insights, presentation, and storytelling skills
- Build, update, and refresh weekly and monthly dashboards (weekly POS + monthly category recaps)
- Create and present your category presentations incorporating syndicated data and other sources of data that address business issues
- Work closely with CPG Category Management and Space Technology teams to ensure quality results are delivered
- Keep abreast of client’s KPIs, strategies, innovation, and other important information
- Leverage relationships with clients to understand key retailer deliverables, category strategies, and project timelines
Skills
- MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING AS A POWER BI AUTHOR TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION
- Bachelor's Degree
- 1 – 3 years related experience
- Demonstrate an advanced knowledge with Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI
- Experience with syndicated data
- Identify and leverage relevant data to diagnose situations and identify potential solutions
- Effectively and independently conduct data mining utilizing CPG math concepts and tools
- Clearly and concisely communicate relevant information
- Category Management Certification preferred
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