SR BUSINESS ANALYST ? MERCHANDISING SERVICES Job

Position Detail SR BUSINESS ANALYST - MERCHANDISING SERVICES Atlanta, GA Date: 10/02/2009
Company: The Home Depot
Category: Merchandising
Type: Full-time
Travel: 0-25%

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POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION PURPOSE A Senior Business Analyst on the Merchandising Services team manages dynamic projects. He/she identifies and analyzes multiple components of a problem, draws conclusions, and leads initiatives for the Merchandising Services. The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for all aspects of project management, from inception to completion. The Sr. Business Analyst contributes in a lead role to the Sr. Management team in the evaluation, design, development and implementation of standardized reporting and business processes. The Sr. Business Analyst will handle all aspects of project management from inception to completion. The Sr. Business Analyst will have primary responsibility for the development and maintenance of business strategies, dashboards for projects, initiatives and/or categories. The Sr. Business Analyst will act as a strategic thought partner on issues facing the business.

MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES * 50% Lead all phases of a project's life cycle including defining the business need, establishing criteria and business requirements, understanding the impact to the business and designing and rolling out the project * 25% Serve as a subject matter expert and perform research and/or analysis within assigned projects or category of business * 25% Establish and report on metrics of assigned projects or categories to gauge business value

NATURE AND SCOPE * Typically reports to Manager/Sr. Manager

ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS * Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. * Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time. ESSENTIAL SKILLS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS * Must be eighteen years of age * Must pass the Drug Test * Must pass the Background Check * Must pass pre-employment tests if applicable

EDUCATION REQUIRED The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE - 3

PHYSICAL JOB 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Consulting and/or project management experience in a corporate environment; PMP certification a plus * Strong retail, services and/or field knowledge

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES * Strong project management skills, including strong process orientation, ability to work and lead cross functional teams, strategic thinking and creative problem solving skills. * Ability to establish priorities and procedures for accomplishing work within established deadlines; ability to lead multiple projects and manage toward deadlines and deliverables * Strong communication and presentation skills, including ability to interact at Officer level; ability to negotiate and persuade * Proven success in increasing management roles handling multiple projects with competing deadlines. * Ability to assimilate extensive amounts of detailed data, analyze and summarize vast amounts of information as well as understand all of the detail supporting the analysis.

Nearest Major Market: Atlanta
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