Senior Analyst, Supplier Insights & Audience Science

Job Summary

The Supplier Insights and Audience Team (SIAS) under Walgreens Advertising Group oversees the availability, development, commercialization, and thought leadership of analysis/insights around 1st

party data. The Senior Analyst, SIAS, supports complex operational activities that have a significant impact on the overall business – including but not limited to sales, revenue, analytics, insights, research,

media activation, and measurement. Through this role, you will have the opportunity to partner with internal teams and external clients to drive growth for the business.

Job Responsibilities

• Works on variable-sized project and may lead some project work streams, as necessary. Ensures project initiatives are completed within budget and on time to meet business units’ needs.
• Ensures that problematic issues for key initiatives are tracked, summarized and presented to management.
• Reviewing alignment of functional area strategies with assumed outcomes.
• Builds knowledge and understanding of the specified area and works with internal/external resources to build confidence in partners and build own abilities within area of responsibility.
• Contributing in planning and implementing a broad range of activities to meet objectives.
• Performs as subject matter advisor to specified area of responsibility and constructively challenges current methods to identify areas of improvement, support established standards and deliver improved results. May design specifications of assigned initiatives and may lead in implementation. Become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems.
• Monitoring strategies of functional area and recommending / implementing adjustments.
• Preparing related program budgets.
• Identifying and establishing relationships with internal/external partners.
• Participating in development of programs that establish and enhance standards.
• Identifies opportunities and makes appropriate recommendations to improve processes and/or operating efficiencies. May perform as customer advocate.
• Communicates effectively and tailors communications appropriately to different audiences.
• Engaging and developing analysis for Interpretation of results and analyzing trends.
• Developing and executing assigned high profile plans/programs to enhance/maximize consumer awareness, market share and support specified initiatives.
• Performs, develops and implements operational activities that impact important components / processes of the specified Customer Loyalty & Insights work function, and may include responsibilities in the area of vendor collaboration, pharmacy insights, customer insights, pricing & promotion and/or consumer research such as:
• Developing tactical plans.
• Collaborates and shares information cross-functionally to improve workflow processes and operational efficiencies. Interacts with internal and external peers and management to share highly complex information related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced business solutions/initiatives.
• Mentors less experienced team members. May participate in teaching and training members of the work team.
• Anticipates and prevents problems and roadblocks before they occur.

About Walgreens and WBA

Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the U.S. Retail Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader with a 170 year heritage of caring for communities. WBA’s purpose is to create more joyful lives through better health. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving nearly 10 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services, including those that drive equitable access to care for the nation’s medically underserved populations. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital platforms supported by the latest technology to deliver high quality products and services in communities nationwide.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year of experience in promotions, marketing, retail, analytics, pricing, consumer packaged goods, insights, vendor collaboration, consumer research, inventory, category management and/or business analysis OR High school / GED and at least 4 years of experience in promotions, marketing, retail, analytics, pricing, consumer packaged goods, insights, vendor collaboration, consumer research, inventory, category management and/or business analysis.
• Experience collaborating with internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet department goals within budget and established timelines.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
• Experience with MS Office Suite.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year of relevant experience with analysis/insights using 1st party data

• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, as

well as external partners

• Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve

problems

• Experience creating and delivering presentations to various audience levels within an organization