The Starbucks Global Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory Strategy and Operations team creates value at Starbucks by converting strategy into results via data-driven insights and strong operational rhythms.   As part of our team, the DATA ANALYST will integrate data from numerous sources and make sense of it by conducting data manipulation, cleaning it and analyzing it. The analysis and accompanying visualizations will enable internal stakeholders and cross-functional leaders to make decisions that optimize product quality and mitigate food safety risk across the value chain. The position will be a member of the Global Food Safety, Quality, & Regulatory organization, and will frequently collaborate with cross-functional Analytics, Supply Chain, Operations, and Technology teams at Starbucks.

SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Extracts data from various databases; performs exploratory data analysis, cleanses, massages, and aggregates data

• Applies basic statistical concepts and descriptive statistics to understand and describe relationships in data

• Builds predictive models and complex descriptive analytics, such as clustering and market basket analysis

• Participates in discussions with business partners to define business question and to consult

• Creates impactful visual representations of analytic insights and concise summaries of methodology geared to audience needs; presents selected portions to stakeholders

• Provides analytic support (code documentation, data transformations, algorithms, etc.) to Information Protection Services to implement analytic insights and recommendations into information security and risk program and processes

• Contributes to analytic project proposals

• Promotes and advocates for value of analytics and data among peers

• Mentors others analysts in databases, tools, access, data prep techniques

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

• Data analysis and modeling: minimum 1-year professional or equivalent experience

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to apply knowledge of multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities

• Exposure and experience in several Modeling & Machine Learning Techniques (regression, tree models, survival analysis, cluster analysis, forecasting, anomaly detection, association rules, etc.)

• Exposure and experience in several data ETL (Teradata, Oracle, SQL, Python, Java, Ruby, Pig)

• Exposure and experience in several analytic languages (R, SAS, SPSS, Stata)

• Big data processing techniques, preferred

• Experience with information security, risk or threat management principles, preferred

CORE COMPETENCIES

Customer Focus

• Delivers legendary service that meets and exceeds all customers' expectations

  Ethics and Integrity

• Adheres to Starbucks values, beliefs and principles during good and bad times

  Composure

• Remains calm, maintains perspective and responds in a professional manner when faced with tough situations

  Personal Learning

• Takes personal responsibility for the continuous learning of new knowledge, skills and experiences

  Dealing with Ambiguity

• Able to successfully function during times of uncertainty and changing priorities

  Decision-Making

• Makes timely and quality decisions based on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgment

  Interpersonal Savvy

• Builds effective relationships with all people; up, down and sideways, inside and outside of Starbucks

  Results Oriented

• Gets results and achieves goals

ALL STARBUCKS JOB DESCRIPTIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY, AND ARE TO BE HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STARBUCKS STANDARDS OF BUSINESS CONDUCT. ACCORDINGLY, JOB DESCRIPTIONS CANNOT BE SHARED WITH INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF THE COMPANY WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION, STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY.

__ Starbucks and its brands are an equal opportunity employer of all qualified individuals. We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving customers throughout our global communities. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal state and local ordinances. Starbucks Corporation is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at 206-318-0660 or via email at applicantaccommodation@starbucks.com__

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