A Business Analyst's
responsibility is to help drive projects and bring value through
operations. To do this, they identify, distinguish and analyze
multiple components of a problem and then make conclusions using
high-level quantitative skills. Common responsibilities include
strategic operations analysis, identifying performance trends,
scanning business/industry trends, reviewing sales/financial
analyses and interpreting data. Individuals in this position work
with a variety of people across the company to perform their job;
and therefore, successful Business Analysts have strong skills in
communication.
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Use strategic
thinking to see the big picture, determine the problem and
understand fundamental parts of the problem
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Identify
business/industry trends in consumer lifestyle and technology;
scan competitive landscape; analyze consumer data
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Identify,
distinguish and analyze multiple components of a problem, and then
make recommendations for business change
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Provide data and
thorough project recommendations to all directors to support
strategic decision-making
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Provide input on
strategy, based on knowledge of industry and technology trends
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Synthesize findings
from analysis and make verbal/written recommendations to upper
management
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Facilitate workout
problem-solving sessions with functional leaders across the
organization
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Prepare and deliver
insights and recommendations based on analyses
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Use quantitative
skills to drive projects and bring value to Home Depot through
store operations
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Review
sales/financial analyses (E.G., postmortem on what sold/did not
sell; determine which categories have potential to move upward;
cost/benefit analysis; data process modeling/analysis of problems)
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Interpret data based
on specific knowledge of statistics and procedures used
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Masters degree in
Business preferred
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Bachelor's degree in
Finance, Business or Ind. Engineering preferred; plus 2-3 years of
strategic analysis job experience required
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3 - 4 years of
project management experience preferred
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Consulting in
related project management experience
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Advanced and
strategic thinking skills
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Ability to drive
components of large multi-functional projects
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Self-starter, strong
initiative & leadership
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Strong quantitative
skills such as statistics and data analysis
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Ability to adapt
quickly
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Data Analysis skills
using Excel, Powerpoint, and Access
