Senior Manager, Data Analytics

Your Opportunity as the Senior Manager, Data Analytics

We are seeking a Senior Data Analytics Manager with a passion for coaching and leadership.  In this role, you will be responsible for developing and advancing analytics capabilities across the commercial organization to support internal stakeholders in Sales, Category, and Marketing.  This individual will collaborate closely with analysts to guide, mentor and coach as they translate their business needs into analytical and quantitative solutions.  

Location: Working Remote USA

In this role you will:

• Possess a strong business acumen, have a strong understanding of sales & marketing processes, data sources, advanced analytics tools as well as working knowledge of field support practices and decision support systems  

• Use your expertise in advanced analytical techniques to support analysts in providing actionable insights to the commercial team to inform and influence strategic decision-making 

• Develop analytics and technical content to contribute to a holistic analytics training program/curriculum with partnership from SMEs in respective business areas 

• Evolve complexity of training content as analytics maturity increases and platform usage is widespread 

• Coach, mentor and guide commercial analysts in business application of quantitative analysis through analysis and code reviews with emphasis on scoping and approach 

• Facilitate analytical and technical trainings 

• Coordinate and develop content (analysis) for analytical best practices, lead monthly share-outs with commercial analysts 

• Identify opportunities for centralization of data products (dashboards, scaled analytics, data science support) and partner with respective owners on development plan 

• Develop, share and maintain sample code for repeatable tasks using technical best practices for analysts  

• Be responsible for advancing relevant, informative, and user-friendly insights to help inform and influence strategic decisions across all our businesses 

• Partner closely with IS team to configure analytics environment in support of sales analysts 

• Establish strong analytics foundation and best practices that includes EDA, data validation, methodology  

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Analytics, Finance, Math, Statistics, Economics or related field with emphasis on analytics or quantitative analysis 

• 7+ years of related work experience analyzing data and delivering business insights 

• 3+ years of people management experience with strong leadership skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Proven experience distilling complex analyses into a consumable story in a clear and concise manner to non-technical audience  

• Exposure to Statistical and Machine Learning algorithms and their applications to business questions across Sales, Category, Marketing 

• High degree of proficiency in SQL and thorough understanding of database architecture 

• Proficiency working in analytics environment or platform, Databricks, BigQuery, Snowflake 

• Experience with large volumes of structured and unstructured data including a wide breadth of data types; Syndicated/POS data sources, panel/survey data, publicly available macroeconomic data 

• Proven experience independently managing cross-functional projects, delivering results on tight timelines with minimal direction from leadership 

• Proficient in interpreting business metrics, executing complex analyses, and connecting multiple data sources to explain business performance 

• Experience with multiple visualization and business intelligence platforms (Tableau, Spotfire, PowerBI, RShiny) 

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required):

• Master’s Degree in quantitative field

• CPG, Retail or Consultancy experience

Learn more about working at Smucker:

• Our Total Rewards Benefits Program

• Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business 

• Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity 

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