Lead Search Analyst

Responsible for gathering, analyzing, and documenting business requirements for internal customers. Ensure business solutions align with requirements and strategic goals. Design, document, test and leverage business solutions. Assist in defining and planning department project roadmap. Partner with clients and manage the business partner relationship, prioritizing and delivering services. Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities Develops detailed business cases, ROI calculations, value definition, cost assessments (expense/capital), benefits, and risk analyses. Oversees the gathering and compilation of raw data. Conducts research for industry trends and benchmarks; and normalizes data to be incorporated into a centralized data format. Analyzes, reports, makes comparisons to industry/company benchmarks, determines trends, and prepares cost analyses. Reviews and provides recommendations based on findings and analyses. Prepares spreadsheets for data analysis; prepare reports with charts and graphs, mailing lists, maps and ad hoc requests. Makes presentations to business partners on findings. Develops, supports, and improves business scorecards and presentations. Defines and measures key performance indicators. Manages enterprise project intake, capital assignment, closure, and executive communications. May act as a project manager on approved projects. Acts as a liaison between business unit representatives and customers. Coordinates efforts of various groups and consultants, and collaborates on issues with management, project team and customers. Provides leadership and guidance to Business Analysts. Nature and Scope Displays the highest level of critical thinking and analysis in bringing successful resolution to high-impact, complex, and/or cross-departmental problems. Makes prompt, sound decisions when faced with complex and often contradictory alternatives that result in successful outcomes. Operates with considerable latitude. Situations may have little or no precedent requiring original or new concepts or approaches without guidance from others. Reaches decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Develops or engages/directs others in developing innovative solutions to important, highly complex strategic and operating problems; cross-departmental considerations are often present. Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. 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. Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time. Education and Experience Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 8+ years of experience in a related field OR MS/MA and generally 5+ years of experience in a related field. Certification is required in some areas. Our Goals for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion We are committed to creating a culture that promotes equity, respect, and advocacy for every HD Supply associate. We value the diversity of our people. HD Supply is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. About Us At HD Supply, we believe that our core purpose is to improve our associates' lives and equip them with the tools needed to provide exceptional customer experiences every day. As one of the largest industrial distributors in North America, we enable our customers' success by consistently delivering what they need, where and when they need it. HD SUPPLY has more than 80 years of experience supporting our customers with leadership positions in the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO). With 44 distribution centers spread across 25 states and two Canadian provinces, HD Supply provides an expansive offering of approximately 200,000 SKUs featuring high-quality, name-brand and proprietary products - all at competitive prices. Combine this with our industry-leading, value-add services - including localized jobsite delivery, will-call and direct-ship options, diversified logistics and innovative solutions - and you can see why our more than 300,000 customers continue to trust HD Supply as their first choice supplier for getting the job done. #J-18808-Ljbffr