Job post for MASUG

MANAGER, BUSINESS ANALYTICS
Michigan
Three Openings
$90-$110K
Bonus Eligible
Relocation Provided

(1) Manager-Trade Promotion Modeling:
Build account specific statistical models using state of the art modeling techniques that will optimize bottoms up forecasting and trade promotions for our business unit. This role will also maintain and/or improve forecasting accuracy through advance analytics; provide consumption data to multiple systems. Leverage trade promotion models to answer ad-hoc business questions.

(2)Manager-Store Analytics:
Convert complex data into business solutions using top of the line statistical methods. Lead the effort to provide fact based modeling insights to customer business plan & value added promotions. Provide expertise, insights & technical knowledge to sale & marketing organizations across multiple business units to enable fact based decision making. Impacts the future success of company by evaluating the effectiveness of marketing & sales programs and deliver insights that lead to greater sales and profit.

(3)Manager-Pricing Analytics:
Lead the effort to build pricing models and tools used for understanding pricing at national or retailer level for multiple business units. Enable the effort to improve and enhance collaboration with HQ and retailers by providing effective data insights to optimize pricing. Impacts the future success of company by evaluating the effectiveness of pricing actions and deliver insights that lead to greater sales & profit. Leverage pricing models to answer ad-hoc business questions.

Position Requirements:
Masters in Statistics or Economics is preferred with a minimum of 5 years experience.
SAS programming knowledge is preferred.
Knowledge of econometric modeling concepts, marketing mix analysis is required.
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time is required.
Excellent project mgmt, time mgmt, communications and presentation skills are required.
Must have strong computer skills in: Excel & PowerPoint.

Preferred:
SAS certification is preferred.
CPG experience
A strong understanding of a variety of statistical techniques (e.g. regression, ANOVA, cluster analysis) is preferred.
Excel VBA a plus.