Sr Data Science Analyst
Company: Mars
Location: Chicago, IL
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-11-05
About this role
Job Description:
We are Nature’s Bakery,
one of the fastest growing snack brands
in the category and have recently joined the Mars family of companies, to accelerate the growth of our healthier snacking platform.
We have a bright future ahead
of us.
Come bake with us
and create a world of snacking that is both good, and good for you.
The Sr Data Scientist Analyst will play a critical role in enabling data-driven decision making across the organization. This role partners closely with Sales, Supply, and Category teams to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive business performance. The role will be critical in enabling key demand processes (S&OP, IBP, Customer Meetings, Forecasting) with simple and clean reporting to drive quick insight and decision making.
Responsibilities
- Generate insights to support strategic decision-making across omni-channel sales, supply planning, and category management
- Build and maintain reporting and dashboards in Power BI leveraging Scintilla, Nielsen, and internal supply chain data
- Analyze large datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that impact revenue, distribution, and execution
- Translate complex analyses into clear, compelling narratives for business stakeholders
- Improve and automate data processes and workflows, including data collection, validation, and integration across multiple sources
- Support ad hoc analysis and deep dives to inform key business initiatives and leadership decisions
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in data science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
- 2–4 years of experience in a data, analytics, or technical role (CPG or retail experience a plus)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (modeling, data manipulation, scenario analysis)
- Experience with Power BI or similar visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, etc.)
- Working knowledge of a programming language suc...