Company Description

Associate Data Analytics Manager – Minneapolis, MN

ABOUT THIS JOB
Have you ever walked down an aisle in your local Retail Store and wondered why your favorite beverage or food product moved or why the signage changed? At Nielsen, we work with U.S. retailers to help them understand their consumers and to optimize their businesses down every aisle. On the Nielsen Retail Team, you will work face-to-face with major retail decision-makers utilizing robust Nielsen solutions to assist your clients with navigating through complex business challenges. You will develop insightful and actionable recommendations from the necessary data points to support making critical business decisions with confidence. Every day brings a new challenge working in an extremely fast-paced, ever-evolving, competitive retail landscape.
Be curious. Be collaborative. Be forward-thinking. Join the Retail Team and work with our clients as a consultant, a problem solver, and the voice of Nielsen at our clients.

RESPONSIBILITIES
When you join the Nielsen team, you’re signing up for an experience that requires flexibility, curiosity, and passion. As an Associate Data Analytics Manager, you will:

• Partner with clients to understand their strategic priorities and align on analytic projects which drive their business results.
• Timely response to clients' ad hoc requests, data understanding needs, Nielsen solution usage and adoption, and business questions.
• Develop expertise and educate clients on Nielsen data and solutions, consult on industry trends, and share innovative thought leadership.
• Work independently to create impactful presentations, insightful analyses, and actionable recommendations to address key client business issues.
• Build strong partnerships with clients and internal stakeholders, establishing yourself as a trusted advisor and collaborative partner.
• Serve as a daily point of contact for clients while managing multiple deadlines and projects.
• Independently complete thorough analyses using Nielsen’s proprietary tools and multiple data sources to develop insights that drive value-added decision making and client outcomes.
• Be accountable for identifying opportunities to collaborate across Nielsen teams and drive consultative sales with clients.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU
You confidently manage data, and you care about the people behind every number. You constantly seek to learn new things and lean into new capabilities. Change excites you. Curiosity, communication, and critical thinking drive your work--whether you got your start in sales or consulting analytics, or consumer goods. Now you’re ready for what’s next.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• 2 - 3 years’ practical work experience in related industries which include: Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, Consulting, or Analytics.
• Retail industry knowledge and understanding is a plus (Retail Merchandising, Category Management, Operations, etc.)
• Highly Proficient in a Google and Microsoft Office business environment.
• Experience with Tableau, SQL, Power BI, or related is a plus
• Strong analytical aptitude, naturally curious, and a lifelong learner. Experience with syndicated data is a plus
• Advanced analytic experience utilizing multiple and complex data sets to uncover insights and inform decision making
• Proven experience developing, maintaining, and growing various client relationships
• Problem solver; with successful project management skills
• Successfully manage multiple priorities in complex situations
• Collaborative team member with internal & external teams
• Strong sense of urgency and accountability driving client outcomes
   

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About NielsenIQ 

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge. We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.

NielsenIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.