Associate Manager SO

Job Summary

The Associate Manager Statistical Operations leads endtoend statistical and analytical operations supporting RMS and OMNI business planning and decisionmaking. The role ensures highquality forecasting universelevel trend tracking KPI validation and Store & Sample Maintenance along with overall operational rigor using internal syndicated and panel data.

This role partners closely with Analytics Data Science Sourcing Transformation & Enablement Business Technology and People (HR) teams to deliver reliable statistical outcomes while fostering strong team collaboration and associate development.

Statistical Operations

• Own endtoend statistical operations across forecasting and analytics workflows including data intake validation model inputs output reviews and downstream handoffs.
• Ensure accurate timely and SLAcompliant delivery of forecasts validated KPIs universe metrics and analytical outputs across RMS and OMNI processes.
• Monitor and assess universelevel trends to ensure stability consistency and alignment across time periods and data sources.
• Perform KPI validation and data health checks ensuring completeness reasonability and adherence to defined statistical standards.
• Lead Store & Sample Maintenance processes including store and sample additions removals corrections alignment and ongoing universe maintenance.
• Ensure store and samplelevel data integrity through regular validation reconciliation and impact assessments on forecasts and KPIs.
• Leverage panel and syndicated data to support forecasting universe trend analysis KPI validation and statistical measurements.
• Support analytical enablement for new initiatives pilots and ongoing programs requiring statistical support or model updates.
• Manage historical and ongoing updates such as universe restatements store/sample maintenance updates trend adjustments and KPI corrections with strong governance and documentation.
• Review and validate statistical methodologies assumptions and outputs to ensure consistency across datasets models stores/samples and time horizons.
• Conduct forecast and KPI performance reviews and drive continuous stability and accuracy improvement initiatives.
• Lead and contribute to crossfunctional analytical projects aimed at strengthening statistical processes and operational efficiency.
• Drive automation and process optimization initiatives to reduce manual effort improve scalability and enhance data reliability.
• Partner with Analytics Data Science and Transformation & Enablement teams to transition pilots into BAU operations.

Tools & Systems

• Handson experience with R Python SQL and Advanced Excel.
• Familiarity with enterprise forecasting planning or analytics platforms and data warehouse environments.
• Exposure to automation scripting or workflow optimization initiatives is preferred.

Qualifications :

• 810 years of progressive experience in statistical operations forecasting analytics or decision science roles preferably within FMCG / CPG Retail or Consumer Analytics environments.
• Proven experience supporting business planning demand forecasting or performance analytics in largescale or matrixed organizations.
• Demonstrated exposure to panel and syndicated data used for demand forecasting causal analysis and trend interpretation.
• Experience working with retailerlevel data including promotions pricing assortment changes store coverage and distribution dynamics.
• Prior experience operating in production / BAU analytical environments with defined SLAs governance and recurring delivery cycles.

Additional Information :

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

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