Are you an experienced data analyst/data scientist ready to take on your next challenge? Kum & Go is looking for a Senior Data Analyst to deliver advanced analytic insights and capabilities to understand key drivers of the business and support decision making and planning across the organization. This role will work closely with a variety of teams and departments to perform statistical analyses and predictive modeling to address business challenges and inform strategic initiatives.

What you’ll do

• Apply business, analytic, and technical knowledge to meet wide ranging business and strategic needs using techniques such as segmentation, statistical inference, visualization, experimentation, and predictive modeling

• Work with large, sometimes disparate data sources to build analytic datasets for analysis and modeling.

• Manage assigned projects from inception to completion with a consultative approach: meet with business partners, define the problem/question, formulate an approach, execute the analysis, create recommendations, and present findings to stakeholders

• Identify and lead implementation of advanced data solutions, tools, or capabilities to meet strategic needs of the organization and enable self-service frameworks for analytic consumers

What we’re looking for

• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills

• High attention to detail and quality

• Ability to manage multiple projects that are at various stages

• Comfortable working both independently and collaborating in a team atmosphere

• Strong desire to provide quality work while meeting critical deadlines

• Highly skilled with statistical software and programming languages such as R, Python, SQL, and SAS and enabling statistical/data science packages such as pandas, scikit learn, H2O, caret, ggplot, and Spark.

• Advanced knowledge of statistical (e.g., sampling, regression, PCA, time-series forecasting, hypothesis testing, design of experiments) and machine learning (e.g., neural network, random forest, GBM) techniques

• Advanced knowledge of relational databases such as MS SQL Server, Oracle, and Teradata

• Working knowledge of cloud technologies such as Azure or AWS

Other key requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a similar role

• Relocation to Des Moines, IA area required

Leadership Competencies

• Communication: Delivers clear, effective communication and listens to others

• Conceptual/Systems Thinking: Recognizes patterns, trends, themes, and connections in information to develop innovative ideas and solutions

• Constructive Engagement: Expresses ideas and disagreements, constructively resolves conflict, and encourages others to do the same

• Customer Orientation: Meets the expectations and needs of internal and external customers

• Decision Making: Makes good decisions in a timely manner

• Empowerment: Takes initiative and solves problems

• Talent Development: Maximizes potential and improves overall performance

• Influence: Proactively builds relationships and influences others

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Accurately assesses problems and effectively and efficiently arrives at solutions

• Strategic Thinking: Understands the current state and is able to visualize the ideal state and how to achieve it

About Kum & Go

At Kum & Go, our purpose is to make days better. We do that by connecting with people. Every day, whether in stores or at our Store Support Center office, we take a people-first approach to developing associates, serving customers, and solving problems. We provide a unique working experience where our associates are given the opportunity to make connections and to have fun along the way. Our culture is supported by our five core values:

• Passion - We love what we do, and it shows in our work

• Integrity - We do the right thing, even when it is difficult

• Teamwork - We believe that greatness is only achieved in unity

• Caring - We have genuine compassion for our customers, associates, families, and communities

• Excellence - We expect and deliver superior performance

Established in Hampton, Iowa in 1959, Kum & Go is a fourth-generation, family-owned convenience store chain providing a fresh perspective by meeting customers where they are and offering them the choices they deserve. For over 60 years, the company has been dedicated to sharing 10% of all profits back to the communities it serves. The chain is growing, employing more than 5,000 associates in more than 400 stores in 11 states with expansion into three new states and markets (Salt Lake City, Utah, Grand Rapids, Michigan & Boise, Idaho) planned for 2022-2023.

Kum & Go believes in People First. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer building a culture of equity and inclusion.