Director Merch Operations & Business Intelligence - Sprouts Farmers Market

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, innovative, and growing team.  The Merch Solutions team at Sprouts is chartered with driving growth and profitability through designing business processes, reports, and insights that are scalable, analytically robust, and increasingly data-driven. 

The Director is responsible for building strong Master Data Management, Governance, Operations, and Business Intelligence Centers of Excellence, equipping Merchandising teams with the data, tools and structure needed to optimize the business. The Director is a thought partner to Merchandising, IT, and cross-functional team leaders, fostering meaningful and lasting change across the organization.

This role is foundational to the development and ongoing enhancement of data-driven decision-making by improving data flow, and enabling better decisions related to buying, pricing, promotion effectiveness, and vendor collaboration.  The director will also be key in shaping and implementing robust data management and governance frameworks, and ensuring the integrity, security, and accessibility of our data. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in leading both the technical and cross-functional leadership aspects of data management and governance. 

Leadership, Collaboration, & Strategy Development:

• Design, implement, and maintain data governance frameworks, policies, and standards to ensure data quality, integrity, security, and compliance
• Establish, modify, and document data governance strategies and initiatives. Provide guidance to business stakeholders on the implementation of data governance practices.
• Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to understand data requirements and ensure data governance practices meet their needs
• Partner closely with IT teams to develop scalable solutions for delivering data to the organization
• Build, lead and mentor a cross-functional team of professionals
• Drive Master Data integration, ongoing business requirements and business intelligence roadmap
• Demonstrate understanding of business value of data-enabled insights

Driving Results via Strategic Initiatives & Process Improvement:

• Understand complexities and intricacies of multiple departments & channels to ensure that proposed data/systemic approaches are scalable and work across the portfolio
• Implement and supervise processes to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of data
• Promote appropriate application and understanding of data ecosystem including management, quality standards, governance, accessibility, storage and scalability
• Create clear roles, responsibilities and process related to Item, Vendor, and Location Master Data

Promoting a Culture of Innovation, Adaptability, and Advocacy:

• Champion the organization and advocate for solutions in the company's best interest.
• Foster a collaborative and supportive work environment that enables employees to perform at their highest potential.

Talent Development:

• Empower, support, and develop talent to perform to their maximum potential, strengthening the team through capability development, talent management, succession planning, and recruiting.
• Lead a team of direct managers and indirect analyst reports, ensuring accuracy, thought process, timeliness, and viability of recommendations.

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• Bachelor’s degree in business, Computer Science, Information Management, Finance, Supply Chain or related field preferred
• 10+ years of experience in data management or governance roles, w/ 3+ years in leadership position
• 5+ years’ experience in retail/CPG/consulting with progressively increasing responsibility
• Expert knowledge of retail, merchandising and end-to-end process in a multi-channel retail environment
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and data quality management
• Experience in a mid-sized company or in establishing a new data management and governance function from the ground up
• Strong understanding of SQL, MS Excel and data visualization platforms; familiarity with databases such as MS SQL Server, Oracle etc., and data visualization platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, etc.
• In-depth experience and knowledge of statistical software (such as R, Python, SAS), machine learning packages, and/or optimization software
• Demonstrated success in communicating across various levels across organizations, aligning teams to strategic vision, and motivating teams to execute change
• Analytical mindset with detail orientation and entrepreneurial work ethic – in short, a “general athlete”
• Demonstrated success in leading teams and efforts to create process efficiencies
• Proven ability to translate data into insights and insights into action
• Ability to present and calibrate on critical challenges on the executive level

In addition to a rewarding career, Sprouts offers a comprehensive program to help support you and your family. These programs include:

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!

Eligibility requirements may apply for the following benefits:

• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Company paid short-term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
• Paid holidays

Get Paid Every Day!

Sprouts Farmers Market offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible employee, you’ll be able to transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free.  We offer DailyPay so you don’t have to wait for payday to access the money you’ve already worked for. With DailyPay, you can see how much you’ve made every day and you can transfer your money any time before payday.

 You can learn more by visiting https://www.dailypay.com/partners/sprouts-farmers-market/.

Grow with us!

If you have a passion for inspiring people and a flair for fresh food, consider applying for a job at Sprouts! With a focus on customer service, our neighborhood grocery stores offer high-quality, farm fresh produce, natural meats, plenty of scoop-your-own bulk goods and much more in a fun, friendly, old-fashioned farmer’s market setting.  Come grow your career in healthy living with a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and teams that pride themselves on empowering others along their journey.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Sprouts’ management reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

Sprouts will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance.

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• Bachelor’s degree in business, Computer Science, Information Management, Finance, Supply Chain or related field preferred
• 10+ years of experience in data management or governance roles, w/ 3+ years in leadership position
• 5+ years’ experience in retail/CPG/consulting with progressively increasing responsibility
• Expert knowledge of retail, merchandising and end-to-end process in a multi-channel retail environment
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and data quality management
• Experience in a mid-sized company or in establishing a new data management and governance function from the ground up
• Strong understanding of SQL, MS Excel and data visualization platforms; familiarity with databases such as MS SQL Server, Oracle etc., and data visualization platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, etc.
• In-depth experience and knowledge of statistical software (such as R, Python, SAS), machine learning packages, and/or optimization software
• Demonstrated success in communicating across various levels across organizations, aligning teams to strategic vision, and motivating teams to execute change
• Analytical mindset with detail orientation and entrepreneurial work ethic – in short, a “general athlete”
• Demonstrated success in leading teams and efforts to create process efficiencies
• Proven ability to translate data into insights and insights into action
• Ability to present and calibrate on critical challenges on the executive level