Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 3+ years

Education Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics or related quantitative field

Category Data & Analytics

About this role

Senior Advanced Analytics Analyst responsible for developing analytics-based inventory solutions leveraging statistics and operations research. Will own end-to-end analytics projects, build predictive models, and improve forecast accuracy to balance cost and service levels.

Key Responsibilities

Use operations research, statistical methods, and mathematical models to understand, predict and improve inventory processes
Build and deploy durable processes and models
Lead stakeholder discussions to adapt the planning system to business needs
Articulate cost and service impacts of initiatives to secure buy-in
Own end-to-end delivery of analytics projects from research to implementation

Technical Overview

Stack includes R, Python, SQL with data visualization in Tableau and Power BI; emphasizes time series analysis, A/B testing, and inventory forecasting using operations research techniques; hybrid work model.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior analytics professional with 3+ years of experience in statistics/operations research, skilled in R, Python, SQL, and Tableau/PowerBI to optimize inventory and forecasting. They should have strong communication and ability to present results to business stakeholders and drive end-to-end analytics projects.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's Degree in StatisticsMathematicsOperations ResearchIndustrial EngineeringBusiness Analytics or a related quantitative field required3+ years work experience in related fieldExperience with analytics tools (e.g. RPythonSQL) and data visualization software (e.g. TableauPowerBI)Experience processingfilteringvalidatingand presenting large quantities of data (Millions to Billions of rows)

Nice-to-Have Skills

Supply chain and inventory planningforecasting and optimization knowledge preferredExperience with time series forecastingExperience with A/B testing

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in StatisticsMathematicsOperations ResearchIndustrial EngineeringBusiness Analytics or related quantitative field; 3+ years experience; R; Python; SQL; Tableau; Power BI; time series analysis; A/B testing; operations research; statistics

Hard Skills

RPythonSQLTableauPowerBITime Series AnalysisA/B testingOperations ResearchStatisticsForecasting

Soft Skills

strong communicationpresentation skillsleadershipproblem solvingcollaborationbusiness judgment

Industry & Role

Industry Retail

Job Function Lead analytics initiatives to optimize Grainger's inventory planning and forecasting

Role Subtype senior analytics analyst

Tech Domains R, Python, Tableau, Power BI, SQL, Time Series Analysis, Statistics, Operations Research, Forecasting, Data Visualization

Clearance & Visa

Visa Sponsorship No

Keywords for Your Resume

senior analytics analysthybridrpythonsqltableaupower bitime series analysisab testingoperations researchstatisticsinventoryforecastingoptimizationlake forest illinoisdata visualizationanalytics toolsbachelor's degree3+ yearsdata analysissupply chaininventory forecasting

Deal Breakers

Sponsorship not available, Bachelor's degree not in listed fields, Less than 3 years of related experience

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