Sr. Analyst, Retail Strategy & Analytics
About the role
The Retail Strategy team is a collaborative group of analysts working to drive CarMax’s $20B retail sales business through strategic and technical means. Our team focuses on extending CarMax’s market leadership and preparing for future growth by transforming our eCommerce and omnichannel strategies.
Responsibilities
- Design & analyze tests to evaluate the effectiveness of changes to our products and operations
- Perform data-driven analyses to support prioritization decisions and address key business questions
- Influence the strategic decisions of business partners in Product, Technology and Operations
- Partner with business & product owners to ensure their business areas drive innovation & ladder to CarMax’s overall retail vision
- Develop & enhance analytical tools, such as data sets, models, reports, and dashboards, utilizing them to monitor performance and drive ongoing performance
- Generate value-creating ideas and work with business partners to prioritize and activate against these ideas
Requirements
- A track record of excellent problem solving, strategic thinking, and quantitative/qualitative analysis
- Experience conducting large scale data analysis to support conclusions, and a willingness to gain proficiency in data analysis tools such as SQL, or Tableau
- Ability to apply business and technical knowledge to solve complex problems, produce results, and make recommendations
- Ability to communicate complex topics to people with varying backgrounds and levels of technical familiarity
- Willingness and enthusiasm to collaborate with a team of passionate analysts and business partners who are regularly shaping strategy at a big-picture and a detailed level
- Two or more years of experience in an analytical or strategic role
- A four-year undergraduate degree with strong academic performance
Qualifications
- Ability to consistently deliver at a high level on the responsibilities listed above
Work Location and Arrangement
This role will be based out of the CarMax Midtown Office (Richmond, VA) and associates will work onsite 4 days per week.
About CarMax
CarMax disrupted the auto industry by delivering the honest, transparent and high-integrity experience customers want and deserve. This innovative thinking around the way cars are bought and sold has helped us become the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, with over 200 locations nationwide.
CarMax Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
CarMax is committed to bringing together people from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment.
Pay
The annual salary for this position is: $88,400.00 - $132,600.00 May be eligible for bonus and equity.
Benefits
Except as otherwise required by state law, CarMax Associates are entitled to the following paid sick, vacation, and holiday time.
- To earn up to 48 hours of sick time per year accrued on a per pay period basis and between 80 hours and 200 hours per year of vacation time after a 90 day waiting period depending on years of continuous service with the Company.
- For 8 hours of pay for each of a total of 6 paid scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday. If such an Associate does work on a scheduled holiday due to business need, they are eligible for Holiday Premium Pay.
- Associates considered full-time salaried are entitled to paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, floating holiday, etc. subject to manager approval.