Lead Business Intelligence Analyst, Hybrid - Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Discover greater levels of performance. With over 1,300 stores throughout the U.S. and an innovative omni-channel ecosystem, Ulta Beauty is revolutionizing the beauty retail experience. Ulta Beauty is expanding its digital capabilities, opening new stores on a continual basis and re-designing existing locations with the latest design and technological advancements for heightened guest experiences. We’re not just growing, we’re thriving through consistent innovation and a bold commitment to re-imagination. If you want the opportunity to build something strategic, to take ownership of your career trajectory, to apply your passion to operational excellence, Ulta Beauty provides the kind of stability and support few organizations can match. So be curious. Be flexible. Be more than you thought possible. The future is yours at Ulta Beauty.

THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE:

The Merchandise Operations (MerchOps) Business Intelligence (BI) team is responsible for supporting the objectives of the Merchandising organization at Ulta Beauty with effective data and analytical solutions. With merchandise being at the heart of most everything we do, the team regularly collaborates with cross-functional partners across the enterprise (e.g., Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, Store Operations) to ensure solutions and their dependencies are being addressed holistically. Similarly, the team works very closely with various IT teams to grasp an understanding of key merchandising and BI applications that ensure team members can become functional subject matter experts, acting as liaisons between the business and technology.

As a Lead Business Intelligence Analyst on our team, you will leverage your rich experience in data and analytics to lead and support multiple large-scale projects that help bring operational efficiencies to the Merchandising team. You will partner with MerchOps BI leadership to drive the advancement of the BI strategy for Merchandising, focusing on solutions that are actionable, and provide data-driven insights. As an expert developer, you will deliver solutions firsthand, while also working directly with a BI Analyst on the team to support key initiatives. Current state you will be exposed to various technologies: HANA, Oracle, and SQL Server databases on the backend; and Tableau and WEBI as front-end tools. In addition, you will be part of a team who focuses on the training and expansion of skillsets like GCP, Python, and Power BI as the needs of the team evolve.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and support multiple enterprise or departmental initiatives
• Coach and develop Business Intelligence Analysts; may or may not have direct reporting responsibility
• Educate stakeholders on best practices and industry standards as part of the MerchOps BI team’s strategy.
• Act as a liaison between business teams and Ulta IT to identify any gaps in infrastructure based on business requirements gathered.
• Create and update process documentation and/or playbooks to support the maintenance of solutions.
• Support the Manager, Business Intelligence in identifying key capabilities that inform the continual advancement of the Business Intelligence strategy in Merchandising
• Deliver informative solutions that drive improvements to key Merchandising metrics and streamline and automate processes to eliminate the need for ad-hoc reporting.
• Develop efficient data models and SQL queries to support front end reporting and visualization solutions.
• Deliver accurate and on time solutions to stakeholders to do their jobs throughout the year.
• Support ad-hoc and non-project-based requests
• Support the testing of enterprise system changes and implementations

THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:

• 7+ years of experience building front end reporting or visualization solutions
• 7+ years of experience building data models or data preparation workflows
• 7+ years of experience working with SQL and database concepts
• Experience directly developing or supporting a team member
• Strong interpersonal skills, both in-person and written
• Self-motivated to learn and produce solutions independently when necessary
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities and timelines under a high-pressure environment
• Experience planning and executing multiple projects independently
• Strong critical thinking, detail oriented, and logical approach to solving problems
• Expertise using MS Excel (Power Query, INDEX/MATCH, VLOOKUP)
• Experience using remainder MS Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline preferred.
• Experience with Tableau Desktop, Server, and Prep
• Experience with SAP HANA Studio and SAP Business Objects tools
• Experience with Power BI
• Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, and GCP
• Knowledge of Merchandising, Planning, Inventory, and Supply Chain operations
• Experience with programming languages (e.g., JAVA, Python, R)

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Travel – Minimal ~ 10%
• Ability to flex work hours into the evening or weekends to accommodate critical business needs

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At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.