Senior Data Analyst- 12 Month Contract

What you'll do

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Analyst to empower our stakeholders with the insights they need to make informed decisions. This role involves developing a comprehensive suite of self-serve tools and reports, enabling quick and effective answers to any business question. As a key advocate for automation, you will create data assets and processes that ensure timely access to accurate information.

Supporting the Sport Chek banner, the ideal candidate will excel in all facets of data analytics—from extraction and transformation to visualization. Your expertise will be instrumental in driving innovation, fostering growth, and helping us achieve our strategic objectives.

The primary responsibilities of this role include:

• Provide the business with a full analytical service offering. This includes developing operational reporting, ad-hoc analysis, and data driven insights.

• Develop new tools and capabilities to drive inventory optimization and profitability, leveraging statical models where possible.

• Champion the Data Science resources of the organization to improve forecasting and predictive analysis.

• Support the development of data pipelines and data marts to support the analytical process.

• Be relied upon as an expert of the full merchandising process and associated data to help drive progress in the pursuit of our financial plans.  

• Use modelling techniques to identify and quantify sales drivers, conduct what-if scenario analysis, and measure causal impacts.

What you bring

• Over 5 years of experience in an analytics-focused environment.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to quickly understand and address business problems, identifying patterns and insights within both structured and unstructured data.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerBI, including a strong understanding of DAX expressions.

• Working knowledge of SQL and PySpark.

• Experience in Azure Synapse Analytics developing and optimizing data queries, as well as constructing notebooks and ETL pipelines.

• Familiarity with Alteryx, KNIME, or other low-code data transformation tools is considered an asset.

Who you are

• Creative problem solver who has the ability to work independently and in an ambiguous environment.

• Proactive and action oriented, willing to work with stakeholders to isolate problems and help develop solutions.

• Team player with a willingness to listen, collaborate, and work in a group setting to solve challenging problems.

• Value progress over perfection, using a growth mindset to continuously aim to help grow the business.

About Us

At Sport Chek, we want to find what moves you, and help build your career from there. As Canada’s destination for footwear, apparel, and sporting goods; we believe that sport and activity has the power to help shape your style, your relationships, and your mind. Along with colleagues across the Canadian Tire family of companies, you’ll be a part of a collaborative network of like-minded individuals who draw on their collective experience to best serve customers across all banners from coast-to-coast. Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging 

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations  

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.