Analyst
Company Description
R24_0011357
• This role is based in MN for a hybrid schedule.
Job Description
The Analyst will work as part of a retail client-dedicated team to deliver on client needs and drive value. This individual will be responsible for all analysis components, including designing and executing models, analyzing results, creating deliverable materials, and supporting presentation/training/tool delivery.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Drive Client Value
• Conduct required research and analysis to identify trends and patterns in data to glean insights aligned to client business issues and formulate findings into a story
• Thoroughly perform quality assessments on large datasets, quickly assessing potential errors and developing solutions to address them
• Create Excel and PowerPoint deliverables in addition to deliverables in NIQ proprietary software solutions that provide error free, on-time results
• Create and execute tasks detailed on a project plan including collecting, organizing, and tracking data inputs as well as leading internal meetings
• Build and grow effective relationships with key contacts and decision makers at your client organization
• Develop mastery of proprietary NIQ tools and metrics, which you will use to help solve your clients most pressing business questions
Learning and Professional Development
• Seek out learning and development opportunities such as advancing technical skills, retail expertise, or expanding solution knowledge
• Contribute to creating/maintaining an environment team members are proud to be a part of and others want to join
• Train and mentor new associates as they join the team/NIQ
• Appropriately escalate concerns/issues to team leadership and/or cross-functional teams in a timely and productive manner when needed
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
• Ensures quality and timeliness of delivery (i.e. no re-work, on-time, etc.)
• Delivers work efficiently and seeks opportunities to increase efficiency
• Executes work assigned independently and manages workload, as well as shifting priorities, effectively
• Collaborative team member receiving positive feedback from both teammates and client
• Proactively identifies client issues and identifies solutions
• Pushes the envelope sharing new ideas & creative solutions
• Learns about retail clients and our analytic solutions to solve their business issues
• Analytical mindset; inquisitive; problem solver; self-starter
• Storyteller; strong written and verbal communication; collaborative
Qualifications
You confidently manage data, and care about the people behind every number. You constantly seek to learn new things and lean into new capabilities. Change excites you and you’re not afraid to speak up when you need assistance. Curiosity, communication, and critical thinking drive your work—whether you got your start in retail, sales, consulting analytics, or otherwise.
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Ideally 6-24 months experience
• Consumer Packaged Goods or Retail industry experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Proven problem-solving skills using deductive reasoning, understanding hierarchical relationships, and identifying gaps in logic
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and successfully manage projects independently
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience with syndicated data a plus
Additional Information
Our Benefits
• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
About NIQ
NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.
For more information, visit NIQ.com
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NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion
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