Manager of Business Intelligence & Analytics job at Disney Parks & Resorts

Job Description

The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences. Bring your individual talents here and discover for yourself why a career with Disney is the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

“It takes people to make the dream a reality.” Walt was on to something when he said that, and it continues to ring true today. No matter the stage in your career, being a part of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts means being a part of a team where you help bring innovation to life through unsurpassed products, services and most importantly remarkable experiences. As a Cast Member you are the steward and connection to our legacy and the backbone of our thriving innovations. Join our team and watch your dreams come true.

Responsibilities
The Manager of Business Intelligence and Analytics (MBIA) will be responsible for strategy development and implementation of a long-range plan for the MBIA operating model, capabilities, organization, and talent to drive functional excellence, efficiency and compliance across the Disney Theme Parks and Resorts organization. Management responsibilities for the strategic and tactical operations of the Merchandise Planning Systems, Forecasting, Business Insights and Business Intelligence teams for Disney Theme Parks Merchandise. This leader will partner with Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Merchandise Planning and IT to develop and implement a strategic roadmap to help our business partners better understand their business, make more informed decisions, and execute with the confidence that they are positively impacting the top and bottom lines.

Basic Qualifications

Strong retail business knowledge required to develop, analyze and sustain key systems to run the business
8+ years experience in retail industry
Strong business writing and reporting skills
Ability to provide compelling, engaging and persuasive fact-based arguments
Ability to communicate to people at all levels, both internally and externally
Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to integrate a multitude of data sources and provide a detailed and insightful output
Sets clear priorities to optimally complete work tasks, allocating resources efficiently
Able to work to designated deadlines and communicates progress when necessary
A proven ability to work cross functionally with stakeholders to ensure best outcome is achieved
Expertise in using Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook)
Advanced Excel skills (e.g., VLOOKUP, SUMIF, Macros)
Advanced Analytical skills
Experience with B.I. and Analytical tools such as SAS JMP
Strong knowledge of Retail Merchandising Systems such as Oracle Retail

Preferred Qualifications

At least 6 years of work experience in analytics consulting and /or successfully designing and implementing large scale statistical models or optimization models on complex inter-related data sets
Extensive familiarity with data management tools such as SQL Server or SAS
Experience in coding or managing analysts/programmers coding complex algorithms in programming languages such as C/C++/SAS/VBA
Ability to interpret complex model results and present meaningful, client-ready business insight based on model analytics
Extensive experience delivering large analytical projects or analytics outsourcing engagements
Good project, time and resource management skills to deliver projects and large engagements on time and within budget
Ability to mentor and manage a team of model builders and data analysts
Experience / willingness to work with offshore teams in a global delivery model

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