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data analyst Minneapolis, MN

General Mills

Full Time Minneapolis, MN 87981 - 64470 USD ANNUAL Today

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Job Description:

OVERVIEW

General Mills is seeking an Associate, Data Management & Strategy on the Strategic Revenue Management (SRM) Analytics team who will be responsible for maintenance and enhancement of core data assets required to build state-of-the-art Pricing and Revenue Optimization tools. The Associate would also apply statistical & mathematical techniques and develop models to support pricing and promotion optimization across our global portfolio (~$19B Gross Sales, 26 categories, thousands of products). In this role you will partner across the SRM team, Digital & Technology, Sales, Finance, e-commerce, Consumer Insights, and Operating Units (OUs) to leverage data and advanced analytics to solve problems and implement key pricing initiatives.

We are looking for candidates with the right balance of data science, product ownership, and business expertise and a passion to solve business and revenue optimization problems. You will get the opportunity to tackle complicated problems and create a new generation of products, tools and capability within an agile environment. You will help provide direction to an engaged team on projects with high impact and value to the organization. Candidates will also have exposure to many functions within the company and globally to gain a unique perspective on the business from an SRM lens. A successful candidate will have the right blend of Revenue Management & Pricing expertise, problem solving skills, programming, formal training in Statistics/Applied Mathematics, business acumen and storytelling.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Serve as the Asset Owner for SRM Core Data
Partner closely with the SRM Data Strategist to execute the SRM Data strategic roadmap, project outlines, and action plans
Work with other SRM Analytics Product Owners and key stakeholders to conceptualize, specify and develop and maintain core data products
Collaborate with D&T to devise and implement Data Quality methodology to ensure consistency, accuracy of data across systems and tools
Be accountable for creating and monitoring Data Quality Control metrics for 1st party and 3rd party data sources
Perform analysis to solve complex business and pricing problems
Conduct data analysis, forecast accuracy, and build models for SRM Data and Advanced Analytics projects and initiatives
Provide support in the development of state-of-the-art Pricing Optimization and Decision-support tools
Contribute to existing SRM projects and initiatives
Develop forecasts and build simulation models to predict the outcome of complex and real-world scenarios
Understand both current uses and future state of promotional planning/optimization at General Mills, capture ongoing needs and support integration with existing systems, data sets, and reports.
Provide thought leadership and apply creative analytical solutions
Possess R&D mindset by prototyping and carrying out tests
Collaborate cross-functionally across SRM team, Digital & Technology, and other partners to define requirements for new tools and systems
Influence, educate, and train the organization to adopt new processes and systems
Mix analytical insights with business knowledge to build solutions that work in the real world

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Physics, or related quantitative discipline
At least 2 years of relevant experience
Experience in Data Science, Modeling, and Advanced Analytics
Experience in problem-solving including knowledge of statistical measurement, forecasting, and econometrics
Expertise in SQL
Experience coding in Python or R
Working knowledge in statistical algorithms, predictive modeling techniques
Proficiency on Big Data technology and keep abreast of new tools and analytical concepts
Working knowledge of relational database and Cloud-based environment such as GCP would be helpful
Experience working with Hadoop, data visualization tools (Tableau), and data integration platforms (Alteryx, Talend) would be helpful
Experience in Data Mining
Knowledge and understanding of development in Agile environment would be helpful
Experience working on matrix teams and collaboration in non-hierarchical environment
Exceptional Communication Skills – ability to clearly and simply communicate complex results to a wide range of audiences
Learning agility – ability to work in white space to build new analytical processes and tools

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s Degree in a quantitative field
Experience in Pricing and Revenue Management
Familiarity with syndicated data sets (Nielsen/IRI), price and promotion models, trade system data, and financial data

Company Overview:

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

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