Michaels Stores · 1 month ago
Data Analyst, Operations Strategy
Irving-Irving Corporate Office-3939 West John Carpenter Freeway
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expMichaels Stores is a leading destination for creativity and celebration, operating over 1,300 stores in North America. The Data Analyst, Operations Strategy will leverage advanced analytics and predictive modeling to enhance retail performance and provide actionable insights into customer behavior and operational efficiency.
EducationMarketplaceRetail
Responsibilities
Develop and deploy predictive models to forecast customer demand, labor productivity, and omni-channel adoption (Buy Online Pick-up In Store, Curbside, Ship From Store)
Conduct data mining across retail, customer, and financial datasets to identify patterns, opportunities, and risks
Support competitive intelligence analysis by modeling external market and competitor data
Partner with Reporting Analyst to integrate models into dashboards and KPIs
Provide ad hoc analytics for senior leadership, including scenario planning and sensitivity analyses
Ensure data governance, accuracy, and consistency in all Operations datasets
Translate technical findings into clear, actionable business recommendations for executives
Qualification
Required
3–5+ years of experience in applied analytics, preferably in retail, e-commerce, or consumer industries
Proficiency with SQL, Python, R, or other modeling languages
Expert in Microsoft Suite products, especially Excel
Hands-on experience with predictive modeling, clustering, regression, and machine learning techniques
Familiarity with retail data sources (POS, customer transactions, omni-channel fulfillment, real estate/store data)
Expert in Power BI (data modeling, DAX, measures, visuals)
Proven ability to turn analytics into compelling executive-ready presentations
Strong problem-solving and hypothesis-driven approach
Ability to communicate complex analytics to non-technical audiences
Collaborative, with ability to partner across operations, finance, and merchandising
Intellectually curious. Willing/unafraid to ask questions
Expert in pulling data quickly and effectively. Anticipates leadership's daily, weekly, and quarterly data needs through solid understanding of the business and operations
Preferred
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Generous employee discounts
Company
Michaels Stores
At The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$119.66M2021-03-03Acquired
2009-07-02Series Unknown· $119.66M
Leadership Team
Derek Hornsby
Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer
Brynn Evanson
Chief Human Resources Officer
Recent News
2023-02-20
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