Business Analyst
Winmark – the Resale Company · Plymouth, MN · 1 mo ago
On-siteAnalyst$90k–$120k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections present: About the role? The posting includes description paragraphs before duties. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have duties listed under "Job Duties" with subheadings: Reporting, Analytics & Data Management; AI Enablement & Innovation; Strategic Business Partnership; Enterprise Applications & Business Solutions. Also Requirements, Why Join Winmark? (maybe Benefits?), Location, Pay range, Benefits, Physical Requirements. We need to map to allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The instructions: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should map content to these headings. We cannot repeat job title as heading. We should not include Job ID etc.
We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
- About the role: we have introductory paragraph: "Help Build a More Sustainable Future Through Data, Technology, and InnovationAt Winmark, we believe..." Actually the first line is title? The posting starts with "Help Build a More Sustainable Future Through Data, Technology, and InnovationAt Winmark, we believe..." That's like a tagline. We can treat that as About the role.
- Responsibilities: combine the duties sections (Reporting, Analytics & Data Management; AI Enablement & Innovation; Strategic Business Partnership; Enterprise Applications & Business Solutions). Could be under Responsibilities.
- Requirements: list of requirements bullet points.
- Qualifications: maybe same as Requirements? But we should not duplicate. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says use headings as appropriate; we can include both if content distinct. But we have only requirements list; no separate qualifications. Could treat Requirements as qualifications. But we need to avoid empty sections.
- Skills: maybe we could extract skills from requirements: proficiency with tools, etc. But we could also put under Requirements.
- Benefits: we have benefits list.
- Pay: we have pay range.
- Schedule: we have location and schedule: "Location: Plymouth, Minnesota from 8am – 5pm Monday through Friday". That's schedule info.
We also have Physical Requirements; but not in allowed headings; we could maybe fold into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to include as a short p under About the role? But instructions: remove boilerplate, but physical requirements is substantive; we could include as a paragraph under About the role or maybe under Responsibilities? However we should not create new headings not allowed. So we can include physical requirements as a paragraph within About the role or Responsibilities. Probably better to add a short p under About the role after the intro.
We must not include duplicated lines, cookie/navigation etc. We need to preserve all substantive info.
Let's extract content:
Intro: "Help Build a More Sustainable Future Through Data, Technology, and InnovationAt Winmark, we believe in giving quality items a second life and creating a more sustainable future through resale. As the company behind Plato’s Closet, Play It Again Sports, Once Upon A Child, Music Go Round, and Style Encore, we use technology, data, and innovation to support thousands of franchisees and millions of customers. We're looking for a Business Analyst who is passionate about solving business challenges, uncovering insights, and driving continuous improvement. In this role, you'll partner with teams across Finance, Information Technology, Operations, and Franchise Development to enhance enterprise applications, deliver impactful Power BI reporting, and help advance AI-driven solutions that support strategic across the organization."
Note there is a typo "support strategic across the organization" but we keep as is.
Then Job Duties sections:
Reporting, Analytics & Data Management:
- Design, develop, and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions that provide actionable insights across the organization.
- Partner with leaders to define key performance indicators (KPIs), reporting requirements, and executive-level analytics.
- Lead efforts to improve reporting capabilities through modern data platforms, automation, and scalable solutions.
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity through validation processes, governance practices, and ongoing quality reviews.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting processes and improve access to business information.
- Translate complex business questions into meaningful visualizations, metrics, and insights that support decision making.
- Collaborate with data engineering and technology teams to improve data accessibility, reporting performance, and analytics capabilities.
- Train and support users on reporting tools, dashboards, and self-service analytics capabilities.
AI Enablement & Innovation:
- Serve as a business and technology resource for cross-functional AI initiatives across the organization.
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI technologies to improve operational efficiency, reporting, and customer experiences.
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate, prioritize, and implement AI use cases that deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Assist with AI solution discovery, proof-of-concept development, testing, implementation, and user adoption activities.
- Monitor AI solution effectiveness and recommend enhancements to optimize outcomes and user experience.
- Support the development of AI best practices, governance standards, and responsible AI adoption across the organization.
- Stay informed on emerging AI technologies and industry trends and recommend opportunities that may benefit Winmark.
Strategic Business Partnership:
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Technology, Operations, Finance, Marketing, Franchise Development, and other business functions.
- Act as a liaison between business teams and technical resources to ensure solutions meet organizational objectives.
- Facilitate discussions that evaluate business value, risk, effort, and priority when considering new initiatives and enhancements.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes through technology, automation, analytics, and AI-driven solutions.
Enterprise Applications & Business Solutions:
- Lead and support enterprise application initiatives across CRM, ERP, POS, payment processing, and other business platforms, ensuring solutions align with business objectives and operational needs.
- Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, evaluate business processes, and translate opportunities into scalable technology solutions and prioritized application roadmaps.
- Coordinate application lifecycle activities including testing, releases, deployments, user acceptance, and continuous improvement to ensure reliable and effective solution delivery.
- Collaborate with development, support, vendor, and business teams to improve system performance, documentation, governance, and user experience.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Two to five years of experience in business analysis or a related role.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Proficiency with data analysis and reporting tools such as Excel, SQL, Tableau, or Power BI.
- Experience using AI-related tools for data analysis, application coding, or general business use.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with Agile or Waterfall methodologies is a plus.
Why Join Winmark? (maybe Benefits? Actually it's a section about opportunity)
- This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of business strategy, enterprise technology, data analytics, and AI. You'll collaborate with teams across the organization, develop in-demand technical and analytical skills, and have opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within a company committed to innovation and sustainability.
Location: Plymouth, Minnesota from 8am – 5pm Monday through Friday
Pay range: $90,000 - $120,000
Position status: Exempt
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with competitive employee contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent Care)
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Discretionary profit-sharing opportunities
- Company-paid life insurance
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal days, and 11 paid holidays
- Professional development opportunities
- Free onsite fitness center
- Onsite café
Physical Requirements:
- This position involves working at a desk and computer for approximately six hours per day, with the ability to move around as needed. The role may require lifting up to 40 pounds without assistance and performing activities customary in an office environment, including sitting, walking, bending, reaching, repetitive motions, talking, hearing, and using visual acuity.
Ready to Make an Impact? (call to action) - we should remove application instructions; this is basically a call to apply; we should remove as per instruction: remove application instructions. So we drop that.
Now we need to map to allowed headings.
We could have:
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should map content to these headings. We cannot repeat job title as heading. We should not include Job ID etc.
We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
- About the role: we have introductory paragraph: "Help Build a More Sustainable Future Through Data, Technology, and InnovationAt Winmark, we believe..." Actually the first line is title? The posting starts with "Help Build a More Sustainable Future Through Data, Technology, and InnovationAt Winmark, we believe..." That's like a tagline. We can treat that as About the role.
- Responsibilities: combine the duties sections (Reporting, Analytics & Data Management; AI Enablement & Innovation; Strategic Business Partnership; Enterprise Applications & Business Solutions). Could be under Responsibilities.
- Requirements: list of requirements bullet points.
- Qualifications: maybe same as Requirements? But we should not duplicate. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says use headings as appropriate; we can include both if content distinct. But we have only requirements list; no separate qualifications. Could treat Requirements as qualifications. But we need to avoid empty sections.
- Skills: maybe we could extract skills from requirements: proficiency with tools, etc. But we could also put under Requirements.
- Benefits: we have benefits list.
- Pay: we have pay range.
- Schedule: we have location and schedule: "Location: Plymouth, Minnesota from 8am – 5pm Monday through Friday". That's schedule info.
We also have Physical Requirements; but not in allowed headings; we could maybe fold into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to include as a short p under About the role? But instructions: remove boilerplate, but physical requirements is substantive; we could include as a paragraph under About the role or maybe under Responsibilities? However we should not create new headings not allowed. So we can include physical requirements as a paragraph within About the role or Responsibilities. Probably better to add a short p under About the role after the intro.
We must not include duplicated lines, cookie/navigation etc. We need to preserve all substantive info.
Let's extract content:
Intro: "Help Build a More Sustainable Future Through Data, Technology, and InnovationAt Winmark, we believe in giving quality items a second life and creating a more sustainable future through resale. As the company behind Plato’s Closet, Play It Again Sports, Once Upon A Child, Music Go Round, and Style Encore, we use technology, data, and innovation to support thousands of franchisees and millions of customers. We're looking for a Business Analyst who is passionate about solving business challenges, uncovering insights, and driving continuous improvement. In this role, you'll partner with teams across Finance, Information Technology, Operations, and Franchise Development to enhance enterprise applications, deliver impactful Power BI reporting, and help advance AI-driven solutions that support strategic across the organization."
Note there is a typo "support strategic across the organization" but we keep as is.
Then Job Duties sections:
Reporting, Analytics & Data Management:
- Design, develop, and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions that provide actionable insights across the organization.
- Partner with leaders to define key performance indicators (KPIs), reporting requirements, and executive-level analytics.
- Lead efforts to improve reporting capabilities through modern data platforms, automation, and scalable solutions.
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity through validation processes, governance practices, and ongoing quality reviews.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting processes and improve access to business information.
- Translate complex business questions into meaningful visualizations, metrics, and insights that support decision making.
- Collaborate with data engineering and technology teams to improve data accessibility, reporting performance, and analytics capabilities.
- Train and support users on reporting tools, dashboards, and self-service analytics capabilities.
AI Enablement & Innovation:
- Serve as a business and technology resource for cross-functional AI initiatives across the organization.
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI technologies to improve operational efficiency, reporting, and customer experiences.
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate, prioritize, and implement AI use cases that deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Assist with AI solution discovery, proof-of-concept development, testing, implementation, and user adoption activities.
- Monitor AI solution effectiveness and recommend enhancements to optimize outcomes and user experience.
- Support the development of AI best practices, governance standards, and responsible AI adoption across the organization.
- Stay informed on emerging AI technologies and industry trends and recommend opportunities that may benefit Winmark.
Strategic Business Partnership:
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Technology, Operations, Finance, Marketing, Franchise Development, and other business functions.
- Act as a liaison between business teams and technical resources to ensure solutions meet organizational objectives.
- Facilitate discussions that evaluate business value, risk, effort, and priority when considering new initiatives and enhancements.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes through technology, automation, analytics, and AI-driven solutions.
Enterprise Applications & Business Solutions:
- Lead and support enterprise application initiatives across CRM, ERP, POS, payment processing, and other business platforms, ensuring solutions align with business objectives and operational needs.
- Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, evaluate business processes, and translate opportunities into scalable technology solutions and prioritized application roadmaps.
- Coordinate application lifecycle activities including testing, releases, deployments, user acceptance, and continuous improvement to ensure reliable and effective solution delivery.
- Collaborate with development, support, vendor, and business teams to improve system performance, documentation, governance, and user experience.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Two to five years of experience in business analysis or a related role.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Proficiency with data analysis and reporting tools such as Excel, SQL, Tableau, or Power BI.
- Experience using AI-related tools for data analysis, application coding, or general business use.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with Agile or Waterfall methodologies is a plus.
Why Join Winmark? (maybe Benefits? Actually it's a section about opportunity)
- This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of business strategy, enterprise technology, data analytics, and AI. You'll collaborate with teams across the organization, develop in-demand technical and analytical skills, and have opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within a company committed to innovation and sustainability.
Location: Plymouth, Minnesota from 8am – 5pm Monday through Friday
Pay range: $90,000 - $120,000
Position status: Exempt
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with competitive employee contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent Care)
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Discretionary profit-sharing opportunities
- Company-paid life insurance
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal days, and 11 paid holidays
- Professional development opportunities
- Free onsite fitness center
- Onsite café
Physical Requirements:
- This position involves working at a desk and computer for approximately six hours per day, with the ability to move around as needed. The role may require lifting up to 40 pounds without assistance and performing activities customary in an office environment, including sitting, walking, bending, reaching, repetitive motions, talking, hearing, and using visual acuity.
Ready to Make an Impact? (call to action) - we should remove application instructions; this is basically a call to apply; we should remove as per instruction: remove application instructions. So we drop that.
Now we need to map to allowed headings.
We could have:
About the role
Intro paragraph + maybe physical requirements? Could add physical requirements as a separate paragraph under About the role.
Responsibilities
- with all duty items (maybe grouped under subheadings? But we cannot add extra headings besides h3. We could keep the duty items as list items; we could also keep subheadings as strong text inside li? But instructions: use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can just flatten all duty items into a single list. However we might lose grouping but it's okay. We must preserve all substantive information; grouping is not required. So we can create a single
- with all duty items.
Requirements
- with requirements list.
Benefits
- with benefits list.
Pay
Pay range: $90,000 - $120,000
Schedule
Location: Plymouth, Minnesota from 8am – 5pm Monday through Friday
We might also include Position status: Exempt maybe as a short p under About the role or Schedule? Could add as a p under About the role. We should not include "Why Join Winmark?" as separate heading because not in allowed list; but we could incorporate that paragraph into About the role as well. Thus About the role will contain: introductory paragraph, "Why Join Winmark?" paragraph, Position status, Physical Requirements. Let's craft. About the role content: Paragraph1: "Help Build a More Sustainable Future Through Data, Technology, and InnovationAt Winmark, we believe in giving quality items a second life and creating a more sustainable future through resale. As the company behind Plato’s Closet, Play It Again Sports, Once Upon A Child, Music Go Round, and Style Encore, we use technology, data, and innovation to support thousands of franchisees and millions of customers. We're looking for a Business Analyst who is passionate about solving business challenges, uncovering insights, and driving continuous improvement. In this role, you'll partner with teams across Finance, Information Technology, Operations, and Franchise Development to enhance enterprise applications, deliver impactful Power BI reporting, and help advance AI-driven solutions that support strategic across the organization." Paragraph2 (Why Join Winmark): "This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of business strategy, enterprise technology, data analytics, and AI. You'll collaborate with teams across the organization, develop in-demand technical and analytical skills, and have opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within a company committed to innovation and sustainability." Paragraph3 (Position status): "Position status: Exempt" Paragraph4 (Physical Requirements): "This position involves working at a desk and computer for approximately six hours per day, with the ability to move around as needed. The role may require lifting up to 40 pounds without assistance and performing activities customary in an office environment, including sitting, walking, bending, reaching, repetitive motions, talking, hearing, and using visual acuity." We could combine into fewer paragraphs but fine. Now Responsibilities list: all duty items. Let's list them: - Design, develop, and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions that provide actionable insights across the organization. - Partner with leaders to define key performance indicators (KPIs), reporting requirements, and executive-level analytics. - Lead efforts to improve reporting capabilities through modern data platforms, automation, and scalable solutions. - Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity through validation processes, governance practices, and ongoing quality reviews. - Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting processes and improve access to business information. - Translate complex business questions into meaningful visualizations, metrics, and insights that support decision making. - Collaborate with data engineering and technology teams to improve data accessibility, reporting performance, and