Business Analyst

Home Centre strives to be the destination of choice for furniture and furnishings, offering solutions for all home needs, by creating a customer centric organization that understands the needs, aspirations of customers and enhancing shopping experience to increase loyalty. At the heart of everything we do are our people and our customers. Our teams across our stores, offices and warehouses have contributed immensely to our growth as a business. While today we stand on a solid foundation, we look forward to what the future holds. Innovation, technological advancements and sustainable practices for our business and our community guide our strategy.

Key Responsibilities

As a senior business analyst, you expected to fulfil the following roles and responsibilities:

1. Develop understanding of key business requirements and work on a business problem/ work stream, owning a distinct aspect of the project including managing the respective stakeholders across different Departments and functions (Buying, Territory, Planning, Finance, Marketing etc.)

2. Gather and structure relevant data (internal & external sources) and use analytical and problem-solving skills to provide analysis, insights and solutions that support critical business decisions.

3. Develop key hypothesis, test and validate with fact-based data driven analysis and develop actionable and fact-based recommendations.

4. Analyze internal data (financial / operational / retail transaction), identify root causes of problems, and draw actionable business insights.

5. Recommend solution ideas, helping drive clarity of thoughts amidst ambiguous situations.

6. Support function head and team members in developing detailed go-forward strategies or performance improvement plans.

7. Build data models and effective presentations to communicate the recommendations / solutions to project lead / team, and concept/function stakeholders.

8. Design/ structure, develop, maintain & update critical business reports.

9. Drive timely implementation of recommendations/initiatives, conduct regular progress reviews, tracking and reporting of business benefits / impact delivered.

What we seek:

• Bachelors degree from top tier colleges/Universities

• Adaptability and Flexibility - Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and adjusting to changing circumstances

• 2+ years of work experience in data analytics/ data science or relevant field. Retail experience an added advantage.

• Proficiency in statistical software and programming languages (e.g., Python, R, SQL) and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).

• Being an excellent team player while also and being an independent thinker who contributes to the team constructively.

• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills, ideally well conversant in excel modelling.

• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills - Ability to communicate effectively with all audiences including senior leaders in a structured manner.

• Analytical and conceptual thinking - ability to think from planning to execution

• Data-Driven Decision Making - ability to generate ways of digital-first thinking about the business and identify innovative ways for delivering business outcomes