Data Analyst

**Why Homes Alive Pets?**

This isn't your average pet store. You'll feel it when you walk through our door. It's more than beautifully-designed locations and friendly staff - it's a belief in a higher standard for pet care. Our stores are community hubs - somewhere to come and share an experience with your pet.

You'll immediately notice a refreshing shopping experience at Homes Alive because we take a brand-agnostic, knowledge-over-upselling approach. Rather than pushing a certain product or feeling pressured to meet sales quotas, our team's attention is solely focused on getting to know you and your pet and empowering you to make confident decisions.

**Our Mission is to add value to every life.** When we say every life, we include guests and their pets. Employees and co-workers. Brand reps and vendors. Even our communities.

There is life all around us, and it is our mission to add value qualitatively and quantitatively. In the qualitative sense, it is our mission to elevate every life as important and worthwhile. In the quantitative sense, and in the context of our business, it is also our mission to add value, discounts, and a fair balance of price and quality for our guests. This is how we will make a positive impact in our communities and world.

**Job Title**

Data Analyst

**Direct Report**

VP of Marketing & Business Development

**Department**

Administration

**Location**

5625 104 St NW Edmonton, AB T6H 2K1

**Summary**

The Data Analyst is responsible for providing brand analysis in a comprehensible way to make strategic purchasing and inventory management decisions. It consists of drawing sales data and being able to manipulate it in excel to the specific brand analysis needs.

To ensure success as a Data Analyst, you should have extensive competency in Microsoft Excel, be highly attentive to detail, and proficient in problem solving.

**Qualifications**
- 2+ years work experience in data analysis.
- Prior experience with inventory management is an asset.

**Core Competencies**
- **Demonstrated administrative ability.** Ability to prioritize and complete tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
- **High attention to detail.** Ability to accomplish a task while demonstrating a thorough concern for all areas involved, no matter how small.
- **Microsoft Excel**:Ability to create, manipulate, and sort high volumes of numerical data.
- **Resilience**. Ability to remain calm and navigate through high stress situations.

**Behaviour & Skills**
- Excellent time management & organization
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent teamwork & collaborative abilities
- Excellent problem solving & math skills
- Enjoyment of routine & tasks
- Trustworthy & positive attitude
- Highly self-motivated
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Typing speed of 60-70 wpm

**Responsibilities**:

- Create, manipulate, and sort data for:

- Brand performance reports for the company and individual stores
- Store performance reports
- Product delisting reports
- Brand department analysis reports
- Brand category analysis reports
- Conducting pricing analysis and proposing new brand and inventory strategies.
- Conducting inventory analysis and merchandising recommendations
- Updating relevant reports monthly

**A Day in Life of a Data Analyst**

A typical day in the life of a data analyst at Homes Alive Pets is never boring. Each week, you will meet with the VP of Business Development to review ongoing or completed tasks and to identify new tasks. Each day will then begin by identifying tasks in order of priority and urgency. Tasks primarily involve creating, manipulating, and sorting large volumes of data for a variety of brand and inventory related reports. You will work alongside team members in the purchasing and marketing departments.

**Schedule**
- Full-time (40 working hrs/week);
- In-office role

**Compensation**
- $50,000/yr.
- Wage is commensurate with experience

**Benefits**.
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Staff discounts

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