As part of National Buying Services, you’ll work with a team to use innovation and hard work to acquire the products that our customers come to us for. It’s about more than finding the lowest price on our Buying and support teams (Administration, Merchandising, Pricing, Quality Assurance, Analytics and more). We work hard to provide the best value and quality in everything we do.

Position Type: Full-Time
Starting Salary: $74,000
Salary Increases: Year 2 - $77,000 | Year 3 - $80,000 
Work Location: Aurora, IL
This role is eligible to participate in ALDI’s Hybrid Work Program, which allows remote work up to 3 days per week (i.e., work remotely up to 3 days per week; work in-office at least 2 days per week).

Duties and Responsibilities:
Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Supports and consults Buying teams and other business facets.
• Evaluates financial results and makes initial recommendations.
• Recommends process improvements for area of responsibility.
• Creates new methods and processes to streamline, implement, and create efficiencies by developing new reports within Excel, Alteryx and Tableau.
• Analyzes Point of Sale (POS) results and retail impacts owning responsibility of recaps specific to holidays and seasonal timeframes.
• Supports team Analysts in report maintenance, data validation, daily updates, and distribution.
• Collaborates with internal team members, specifically planning and theming teams, to drive reporting solutions and strategy development.
• Communicates relevant information to leadership.
• Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies if job responsibilities include possible access to confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job-specific Competencies:
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Consistently demonstrates the Mindsets, ALDI Acts Competencies and Professional Skills (M.A.P.) as outlined for the role.
• Gives attention to detail and follows instruction.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective time management; maximizes productivity.
• Prepares written materials to meet purpose and audience.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and external parties.
• Advanced Excel knowledge.
• Experience with data analysis programs such as SQL and Tableau (or PowerBI)
• Analyzes and interprets data.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Advertising or a related field required.
• Or, a minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in data analysis, retail planning or related field preferred.
• Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
• Proficient experience within Microsoft Office Suite preferred.
 
Physical Requirements:

• Work may be performed in an office, remote office or a combination of both where a computer and office equipment may be used as needed to perform duties.
• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.
• Constantly and repeatedly use keyboard/mouse.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 25 lbs.

Travel:

• Minimal travel required as needed for job related duties such as training, project work and administrative tasks