Supplier Diversity Project Manager

Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together.

Our talented finance team partners with every area of the business to drive results and provide financial expertise. We are passionate about analyzing and interpreting information to assess performance and provide guidance. Our team serves as a true partner and advisor to all our business leaders; working with them to accelerate the company’s profitability and growth.

 What you’ll be doing: 

• Work with functional leads and others as needed to understand business requirements and transform raw data into actionable and meaningful insights.
• Develop quality reporting tools/products to extract valuable business insights.
• Work with Business Intelligence and other data teams to source, develop and document data definitions, business rules and data quality requirements.
• Analyze large amounts of data to find patterns and insights that will help answer business questions and growth Sales and improve productivity performance.
• Work with Line of Business leadership to provide ad hoc analysis as needed.
• Leveraging sophisticated analytic approaches and techniques, quantify impact and track performance of Sales campaigns and initiatives
• Own the analytics delivery end to end (defining approach, interacting with the business units and partners, laying out data requirement, obtaining data, managing resources to do the relevant analysis, building models, and delivering actionable reports)
• Establish and maintain working partnership with business sponsors, vendors as well as other key internal and external stakeholders to ensure all analytical support and reporting needs are coordinated and delivering desired result.
• Stay up to date on emerging industry or technology trends and create proposals to upgrade reporting, analytical tools and processes as needed.

 

What you bring to the table

• Ability to identify and understand internal or external customer needs and deliver customer-centric solutions
• Ability to be proactive on the development of new ideas to create and implement innovative solutions
• Ability to look for ways to growth and challenge the conventional approaches.   
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, quickly pivot between tasks, take initiative, and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong aptitude for analysis of business trends and performance measurement
• Ability to create visuals and written insights to support robust data driven analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Qualifications:

What’s needed- Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Preferably in: Business, Math, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Science, Engineering) or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years of previous work experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis

 What’s needed- Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Marketing Analytics, or similar program
• At ease with data and numbers -- proficient in Excel, Access, Power BI, and experience with SQL and database reporting
• Proficient in Microsoft Project a plus
• Technical aptitude and interest a plus – experience with or interest in building skills coding repeatable, adaptable analysis in Python, R, or SAS
• Experience using Business Intelligence reporting tools (e.g. Poer BI, Tableau and MicroStrategy)
• Experience as a data analyst with deep experience in data mining
• Working knowledge of data transformation tools e.g. Alteryx

 

We Offer:

• Competitive salary.
• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups and resources such as the Social Justice Resource Centre.
• Flexible PTO and Holiday Schedule (10 observed paid holidays), Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match RRSP, Benefits and Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs.
• Growth & development opportunities.

Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer who values the diversity of our people, products, and services.