Analyst, Analytics Development Program

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

This is a hybrid role, which will require you to come into our Grand Rapids office Monday - Wednesday.
We do not provide sponsorship for this role. This includes students on an OPT visa.
The Analytics Development Program is a full-time, two-year rotational program for new or recent graduates interested in working in Data Analytics. As a Development Program Associate, individuals will rotate through 3 areas within Merchandising Services (e.g., Product Flow, Pricing, Advanced Analytics, Reporting, etc.) where they will be embedded into the business and own day-to-day responsibilities as well as a project for each rotation.
Individuals will receive hands-on training and support to provide a solid foundation in data analytics, as well as a broad understanding of how analytics is applied across Meijer. Upon successful completion of the program and based on business need and preferences, individuals will be placed in a full-time Analytics role within the organization.

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What You’ll be Doing:

• Apply quantitative methods, data mining, modeling, and analytical tools to identify and solve business problems relevant to current rotation

• Partner with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align on strategy, approach, recommendations, and implementation resulting from analysis

• Develop, visualize, and present business cases and recommendations in a way that intuitively communicates impact and drives effective business decisions

• Collaborate and build strong relationships to fuel continuous improvement and ensure internal customers’ needs are met

• Execute and monitor scoreboards and other set-cadence reporting

• Leverage disparate data sources to drive a holistic understanding of complex business problems

• Own and implement a distinct data analytics project in each rotation

• Develop analytical skillset through a combination of formal training, mentoring, and on-the-job learning

• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s Degree - Finance, Marketing, Data Science, Economics, Supply Chain, Retail.

• 1 year of previous data analytics experience preferred.

• Experience utilizing data analytics and visualization tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, Power BI, etc.

• Knowledge of and experience with coding languages, including but not limited to Python, SQL, R

• Ability to gather, analyze, interpret, and present data to help influence and drive decisions in an ambiguous environment

• Experience working across organizational boundaries to drive improvements and efficiencies

• Active curiosity – Must enjoy gathering and digging deeply into data to identify opportunities and risks

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills