Department / Location: Internal Operations / Corporate Office
Reports To: Sr. Operations Analyst
As a key member of the Internal Operations team for Dick’s Sporting Goods the Operations Business Analyst will provide research, analysis, and support for identifying, evaluating, and resolving strategic opportunities. Own and manage small projects or parts of larger initiatives, including identification of key issues, work planning analysis, development of conclusions, and presentation of findings.
Duties: Qualitative and quantitative analyses include:
Competitive dynamics and benchmarking
Customer behavior
Retail trends
Key drivers of financial performance Other duties include:
Help in managing outside vendors
Prepare presentation documents and assist in presenting findings to all levels of management
Serve as a liaison with functional teams (merchandising, planning, design, consumer insights) on behalf of Internal Operations
Work with others to bring form / structure to ambiguous situations
Analytics/Problem Solving
High-degree of facility with research sources, modeling techniques, and presentation approaches
Demonstrated hypothesis-driven problem solving orientation with exceptional ability to create grounded and structured analyses from disparate sources of information
Ability to work in the details without losing sight of the big picture
Experience in industry and competitive analysis, modeling, and financial analysis
Ability to think strategically to drive from innovative insights to actionable results
Ability to be objective in analysis
Communication Ability to simplify complex issues and topics
Ability to effectively translate data into actionable information to drive results
Ability to convincingly structure and deliver content in written, oral, and formal presentations
Demonstrated success working as part of a cross-functional team Ability to influence across the organization at multiple levels
Ability to maintain a sense of humor under pressure
Project Management/Technical Ability to structure project activities, resource allocation, timing, and interdependencies ensuring the information provided is accurate, timely and actionable for the intended audience.
Ability to drive results across simultaneous projects under tight time pressures
Comfort working in and bringing structure to ambiguous environments
Demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently
Ability to take direction and maximize opportunities within assigned role on larger teams
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
Experience 2 years of work experience, preferably from a management consultancy and / or investment bank or from the strategy group of a Fortune 500 retailer or consumer products company
Minimum Education: BA / BS degree required
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel, and footwear in a specialty store environment. As of May 1, 2010, the Company operated 424 Dick's Sporting Goods stores in 41 states primarily throughout the eastern half of the U.S. The Company also owns Golf Galaxy, Inc., a multi-channel golf specialty retailer, with 91 stores in 31 states and e-commerce websites and catalog operations.
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