Kroger

Job Description

Responsible for the day-to-day management of data, including gathering, summarizing, and analyzing data that the team deems necessary for process improvement, best practices development and implementation. Identify and communicate any data related issues/recommendations to the team, so they can quickly develop a resolution. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Export and summarize data from corporate/division systems as needed
• Perform selected/required key analysis as needed
• Maintain store and department-level database
• Develop and maintain store and department savings estimate model and database
• Ensure rollouts and best practices that support and align with Every Customer, Every Time, Full, Fresh and Friendly strategy
• Create management capabilities and processes that sustain continuous improvement
• Identify and communicate any data-related issues and recommendations to the business owner, assistant process change manager, senior process specialist and the team
• Continue to develop skills in key technical areas supporting analytics capabilities and mentor other process specialists
• Travel as needed to stores or other off site locations
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

Minimum

• 1 year of analytical experience or equivalent
• Creative and alert to new ways of approaching tasks
• Knowledge of in-store activities, including observations, performance measurements, and summarizing observations
• Ability to effectively influence associates to achieve objectives
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to delve into new areas to perform diagnostics on areas of opportunity to affect change across the company
• Knowledge of data and financial information retrieval programs
• Knowledge of financial statements
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft: Excel, PivotTables, Macros, Charts PowerPoint
• Proficient at multi-tasking with a high level of initiative
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to collaborate with teams to get desired results
• Foundational knowledge of SQL for data extraction and manipulation
• Experience in creating reports and dashboards using PowerBI

Desired

• Associate Degree related field or relevant experience
• Intermediate knowledge in R or Python
• Financial, Data, and Statistical Analysis
• Knowledge of Store Operations
• Knowledge of Lean Tools and Methodology
• Knowledge of Oracle, Business Objects, Essbase, Power Bi, Power Automate, MDX, and information retrieval programs
• Basic knowledge in SQL