Data Analyst (DCD)
DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
LOCATION: Home Office – Hunt Valley, Maryland
DATE: May, 2017
POSITION TITLE: Data Analyst
DEPT: Data Integration and Business Intelligence Department
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Data Analyst is responsible for turning project requirements into custom-formatted data reports. The ideal candidate must be able to analyze business procedures and recommend specific type of data that can be used to improve upon them.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Ability to interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and generate reports.
- Ability to acquire data from all data sources and create/maintain databases.
- Identify and recommend new ways to save money by streamlining business processes.
- Create data files to process specialized vendor-sponsored promotions; including manipulating incentive quantities and discounts.
- Monitor special sales and promotional incentives to ensure parity for all participating retailers.
- Provide accurate solutions when given an inquiry regarding an audit, a procedure, or system.
- Possess strong organizational skills and attention to detail while maintaining accuracy and data integrity.
- Develop a working relationship with management to prioritize business and information needs.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to meet deadlines.
- All other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Proven working experience as a data analyst or business data analyst.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office including the ability to create Access queries upon request.
- Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills and ability to work on multiple projects with overlapping timelines.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze and disseminate significant amount of data with attention to detail.
- Ability to collaborate effectively and work as part of a team.
- Ability to learn new tasks quickly and easily adapt to changes in existing procedure.
- Ability to recognize minute differences in data.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.