As the Director of Category & Reverse Advanced Analytics you will play a key role within Best Buy Data & Analytics COE to drive transformational change in Best Buy’s Category, Secondary Markets and Reverse Supply Chain. You will be responsible for building and overseeing a team to identify, develop and implement a portfolio of increasingly effective strategic and analytical solutions to improve Best Buy’s category, pricing, and reverse supply chain operations business. The contributions of this role directly impact our customers and deliver differentiated value and operational efficiency to Best Buy.
This role is hybrid, which means you will work some days on site at a Best Buy location and some days from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
What You’ll Do
Oversee and direct the identification, scoping, prioritization, activation, delivery, and management of advanced analytical solutions that provide insight to key decisions and provide tools that enable better business outcomes
Develop a team strategic vision and participate in the annual planning process
Interface and work cross functionally with other relevant functional areas (Finance, Merchandising, Omnichannel, Technology, Marketing, Customer Experience, etc.) to drive a greater understanding of the impact of and bring to life comprehensive analytical solutions with seamless execution
Provide thought leadership, strategy, and subject matter expertise in all aspects related to category, pricing, secondary market analytics and data science
Attract and grow high-quality skilled analytic talent to maximize the collective capability and meet the future needs of the enterprise in partnership with Human Resources
Foster a learning environment and promote knowledge-sharing across teams
Support our team’s delivery of high-quality analytics through establishment of best practices, standards and leading cross-team analytics governance forum
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college/university preferably in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or related STEM field OR equivalent experience
8 years' experience in data science, data analysis, data mining or similar business function
4 years or more of direct or indirect managerial or leadership experience
4 years or more experience applying analytical techniques to answer business questions and drive outcomes
Working knowledge of various analytic methods (i.e., data analysis, statistics, operations research and/or machine learning) with application to business problems.
Track record of leading advanced analytic teams to identify, define and deliver solutions that drive business impact
Preferred Qualifications
Masters / PhD in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or related STEM field.
Experience leading advanced analytic teams in Supply Chain, Pricing, Category
Experience working with or leading globally distributed teams
2 years or more of experience managing a portfolio of projects
What is in it for you We are committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
Competitive pay and PTO package
Generous employee discount
Physical and mental well-being support
Robust benefit package
About us As part of the Best Buy team, you will help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We are committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here. ™
