Manager Quant Research - PLA Pricing

Req172204

Position Purpose

Manager Decision Analytics position manages people and processes related to the development of advanced analytics to support the company's strategic objectives. The role works cross‑functionally with business partners from Merchandising, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Online and IT to design and implement decision analytics, tools, and new visibility/reporting capabilities. This role has responsibility for creating analytics, translating business questions into actionable insights, supporting ongoing analytical needs, designing new analytical platforms and partnering with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality analytics solutions for Home Depot. The role also interfaces heavily with the Strategy, Product, and Engineering teams that support the PLA business, developing pricing and yield optimization systems that support Orange Apron Media’s (OAM’s) Product Listing Ad (PLA) business. These involve statistical and machine‑learning solutions written in Python & SQL, orchestrated at scale using Google Cloud Platform services such as Dataform and Composer. Effective communication skills are required to translate complex analyses and technical deliverables into understandable insights and to collaborate across teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders, business partners, colleagues, developers and business analysts to deliver high‑quality analytics solutions – 40%
• Conduct data analytics with large volumes of data, using SQL, SAS, R, and Python – 45%
• Perform data cleansing, validation, and testing – 5%
• Implement enhancements/modifications to systems and procedures – 5%
• Support end users, troubleshoot and problem‑solve – 5%

Direct Manager / Direct Reports

• Reports to a Sr Manager, Decision Analytics.
• This position has 1 direct report.

Travel Requirements

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements

• Most of the time is spent sitting comfortably; occasional light lifting may be required.

Working Conditions

• Located in a comfortable indoor area; any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Analytics, Data Science, Finance, or related field is preferred.
• Five to seven years of experience in analytics is preferred.
• Experience with SQL and Python.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.

Preferred Education

• No additional education required.

Minimum Years Of Work Experience

• 4 years.

Preferred Years Of Work Experience

• No additional years of experience required.

Minimum Leadership Experience

• None.

Preferred Leadership Experience

• None.

Certifications

• None.

Competencies

• None.

Apply End Date: 04/27/2026