RaceTrac Company Overview

Job Description:

The Business Analyst is responsible for providing decision support through financial and situational analysis. This individual is responsible for supporting the development of business intelligence solutions as well as providing analytical support to departments across the company.

Responsibilities:

•    Supports various product categories and business functions and ensures the proper analytics and data are available for internal users. 
•    Provides research and analytical support to internal customers including, but not limited to: financial analysis, data analysis, trend identification, as well as monitoring, forecasting and summarizing the progress of products and promotions.  
•    Analyzes data from various sources to drive the business forward in areas such as retail pricing, demand forecasting, and promotional analysis.
•    Fulfills ad hoc requests for reports determining promotions trends, new product launches, exception reporting analysis, etc.
•    Identifies business challenges and opportunities for improvement and solves for them using analysis to make strategic recommendations.
•    Provides detailed analyses to Leadership of weekly and monthly financial performances.  
•    Effectively presents analytical findings/leads discussions with upper managers and executives.
•    Assesses current Business Analysis processes and provides recommendations for new methods to enhance analytics for internal customers. 
•    Tactfully stands for unbiased results of analysis.
•    Develops relationships and credibility with assigned business units through open communication with internal customers.
•    Proactively seeks out/identifies opportunities to provide value to assigned business units.
•    Serves as a mentor for Business Analysts and provides guidance in the project management lifecycle and functions.
 

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field preferred1-2 years’ experience performing business analysis or financial/statistical data in a retail environment is a plusKnowledge of SQL, MicroStrategy, and Business Intelligence Software is a plusProficiency with Microsoft Office requiredKnowledge of syndicated data like IRI and Nielson is a plus

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with RaceTrac without regard to their race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.