Business Data Analyst (JHO) - JAX Mercantile Co.

At JAX Mercantile Co., we are passionate about serving our customers.  Join our local, family and employee-owned company as our Business Data Analyst at our JAX Support Center location in Laporte, CO.  Be a critical partner to business decisions guided by clean data.  Extract, cleanup, manipulate and analyze data to improve efficiency, accuracy, and performance of our retail business.

The Business Data Analyst examines, cleans, and manipulates large data sets, including sales and consumer data, marketing metrics, and inventory metrics to provide insights that inform business decisions company-wide and at individual locations.  This position will collect and organize information crucial to identifying problems, determining appropriate solutions, and measuring data for evaluation of the effectiveness of business efforts, projects, processes, or decisions.

This position could be Part-Time or Full-Time, as the role might be expanded to take on IT hardware and software administration responsibilities, depending upon the candidate's background, experience in hardware and software administration, and level of interest in forwarding JAX's objectives and goals.

All JAX employees are expected to provide excellent work, professional customer service, and step up to do additional office, cleaning or reporting work as needed.  Duties and responsibilities include:

• Analyze sales, inventory, and customer data to identify trends, patterns, and insights.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Assist in forecasting sales and inventory needs based on historical data and market trends.
• Provide insights on customer behavior and preferences to inform marketing and sales strategies.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of data by conducting regular audits and clean-ups. 
• Work closely with various operations teams to provide data-driven recommendations. 
• The position is on-site at the Support Center in Laporte, Colorado.
• Communicating professionally, presenting a professional appearance and demeanor.
• Taking steps to advance teamwork and develop solid working relationships with co-workers.

• Must be very proficient in both Mac and Windows operating systems.
• Must have experience working with Office 365, especially Excel.
• Must have SQL DB query and insert competency.
• Must have FileMaker Pro database experience.
• Minimum of one year of experience in a data analysis role, preferably within the retail industry.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and the ability to produce reporting dashboards.
  
• Experience with retail management systems (RMS), retail point of sale (POS) software, and customer relationship management (CRM) software preferred.
• Experience with Microstrategy as a data warehousing tool is a plus.  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and a requires a sense of urgency for deadlines.   

Schedule Requirements:

• Generally, M-F business hours
• Some flexibility for on-call availability is preferred 
  

Pay Range:  $23.00 - $26.00 an hour 

Company Benefits:

Jax Mercantile offers a variety of benefits and rewards for our employees.  These include:

• Paid Time Off
  
• Paid Holidays 
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• 401K Plan
• Employee Discount
• Monthly Performance Bonus Program
• Anniversary and Birthday Gift Cards
• Matching Gifts & Donations
• Tuition Assistance
• CO2 Conservation Credit
  
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Peer Recognition Programs
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Referral Bonus
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance 
• Pet Insurance

Full-Time employees also have the ability to elect medical, dental, and/or vision insurance. 

For over 60 years JAX has been providing customers with outstanding service with our passionate and expert staff. We are at work and still having fun!

Please note that the pre-screening questions in the application process are important for screening purposes and may be the deciding factor in whether or not your application is forwarded for further review. 

JAX Mercantile is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.