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Sr Business Analyst - Strategy

Posted 19 Days Ago
In-Office
Rosemont, IL, USA
85K-135K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
Rosemont, IL, USA
85K-135K Annually
Senior level
Leads analytical and project support for corporate strategy and adjacent business innovation initiatives. Conducts complex root-cause analysis, develops recommendations, presents insights to executives, manages project deliverables and timelines, and supports cross-functional implementation. Builds training, standard operating procedures, and tracking tools for field enablement while handling concurrent strategic and ad hoc requests.
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The Senior Business Analyst, Strategy, is responsible for leading analytical and project support for strategy initiatives. This includes conducting focused and complex analytics, summarizing recommendations and presenting to executive audiences, drafting and managing project plans, engaging with cross-functional teams, and supporting the rollout and execution of strategy initiatives. Projects will include general internal strategy consulting and Design for the Future (adjacent business innovation) support.

The work for the Sr Business Analyst, Strategy position is remote anywhere in the United States except Hawaii or United States Territories


Responsibilities
• Analytics and Solution Development:  Conduct complex root cause analysis on obscure business problems, synthesizing insights and developing clear and concise recommendations
• Communications:  Develop and deliver executive-focused presentations on an as-needed basis.
• Project leadership:  Own project deliverables, timeline, and success criteria, in collaboration with internal analytics partners, business stakeholders, and management
• Field enablement:  Develop trainings, standard operating processes, and tracking capabilities to enable leaders in the field to execute against corporate initiatives
• Department Support:  Provide analytical and project support for a variety of strategy initiatives, in a fluid environment, with a combination of consistent and ad-hoc requests and needs
Travel
Available for occasional travel as business requires (approximately 10%)
Qualifications
Education / Training
• Bachelor’s degree in Business / Engineering or related quantitative field required
Related Experience
• 4+ years demonstrated successful experience in analytical and project management roles
• Prefer work experience includes time with a top-tier strategy consultancy or corporate strategy function
• Prior distribution, retail, CPG, or related industry experience preferred
 
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
• Proven track record in development of strategies to solve complex business problems
• Strong analytical, problem solving and technical aptitude:
o Experience creating / structuring a data framework and pulling data from an array of disparate systems to generate analytical insights
o Experience in gathering, organizing and reporting various information and data, with attention to detail and a high level of accuracy, completeness, responsiveness and accountability
• Demonstrated motivation to build consensus, lead work streams, and drive progress on assigned projects
• Clear, concise communicator able to interface with all levels of the organization
• Strong written and oral presentation skills, including comfort presenting to senior management
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, analytical software; SQL a plus


This role may also receive annual incentive plan bonus. ​

​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds).  The expected base rate for this role is between

$85,000 - $135,000

***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***

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