Business Analyst

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.Position Purpose:This position will have primary responsibility for the development and maintenance of vendor dashboards to determine financial performance. The business analyst will develop dashboards to track category and program performance that will provide the merchandising group function with the ability to review data that will provide attributes to make informed decisions regarding category performance. The business analyst contributes in a lead role to the merchandising group function in the evaluation, design development, and implementation of standardized reporting, business processes and information systems solutions. This allows customers (the associates in the merchandising function) to maximize their productivity and make sound, effective decisions based on consistent, accurate information. The business analyst handles the front-end of the project life cycle; ensuring the business need and requirements are defined and scoped accurately.Key Responsibilities:20% Plan and lead all phases of a project's life cycle (i.e. feasibility, design implementation, evaluation); this includes extracting the business need; defining the business requirements, understanding the impact on the business, and designing and carrying out the project(s)10% Serve as liaison between merchandising and finance by facilitating meetings including both departments10% Mentor other analysts in developing/honing business knowledge and analytical skills20% Service as a subject matter expert and perform research and/or analysis within assigned projects20% Multi-task to work on 2 to 4 projects simultaneously, recommending process improvements and making final project recommendations which impact the business20% Establish and report on metrics of assigned projects to gauge business valueDirect Manager/Direct Reports:Reports to a director-level position within merchandisingNo direct reports, however, the position will be required to mentor others who have the need for assistanceTravel Requirements:Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.Physical Requirements:Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.Working Conditions:Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.Minimum Qualifications:Must be eighteen years of age or older.Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor's DegreeExperience with Market Max reporting systemGood communication skills (written and verbal)Minimum Education:The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.Minimum Years of Work Experience:2Competencies:Strong project management skills, including strong process orientation, ability to work in a cross-functional team environmentGood communication skills, including ability to interact with officers, also needs the ability to negotiate and persuadeStrong analytical skills and general understanding of technical conceptsAbility to establish priorities and procedures for accomplishing work within established deadlines; ability to handle multiple projects and manage toward deadlines and deliverablesProven leadership skills, including a willingness and ability to be a mentor