Sr. Analyst, Brand Analytics- Arby's

Inspire Brands · Atlanta Support Center

The Sr. Analyst, Brand Analytics- Arby's plays a critical role in understanding and influencing brand performance through data-driven insights, strategic analysis, and business recommendations. The Sr. Analyst serves as a trusted thought partner to the brand, helping translate complex data into actionable strategies that inform key business decisions. This individual will be responsible for proactively identifying opportunities, framing business challenges, and driving insight-led discussions across cross-functional teams. The Sr. Analyst will be a highly visible resource for the brand, supporting leadership with analytical expertise, strategic guidance, and decision support.

* This position is required onsite 4 days per week, typically Monday- Thursday.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Insight Generation – Synthesize data across multiple sources (e.g., sales, competitor, market, customer, etc.) to develop actionable insights and strategic recommendations that inform business decisions.

Business Analysis – Lead complex analyses of brand performance and sales trends, including promotional and test analyses,

KPI Reporting – Own development of KPIs, create automated reporting, and communicate regularly to leadership on business performance, leading indicators, and explanatory factors,

Ad Hoc Analytics Support – Partner with cross-functional leaders to develop, execute and deliver high-impact analyses that address critical business questions and support decision making for various stakeholders across the organization,

Brand Performance – Analyze and monitor key metrics across brand health, product performance, and guest experience to assist in analyzing, understanding, and recapping the impact of overall business performance and/or promotional marketing programs,

Strategy Consulting and Thought Partnership – Serve as trusted advisor to brand and functional partners by providing guidance and strategic recommendations through data-driven storytelling on promotional marketing initiatives, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative measures and presenting to audiences at all levels of the organization.

Stakeholder Management – Own and develop strong relationships with key stakeholders and executive leadership, proactively identifying opportunities and being a thought partner on initiatives that drive the business. Effectively collaborating across the organization to achieve objectives.

Project and Initiative Leadership – Lead analytical workstreams and strategic initiatives. Ensure that all medium/long term projects are delivered on time, aligned to business priorities, and generate measurable impact on the business.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree (4 yr degree preferably in Business Management, Data & Analytics, Marketing, Finance, or other relevant discipline)

Preferred: Master’s Degree preferred

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum: 2-3+ years of relevant experience in relevant field

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES

Results-oriented with the ability to perform successfully with limited supervision

Ability to develop data-driven business recommendations and influence key decision-making through thoughtful analysis and strategic insights

Identifying key opportunities and risks with strong problem solving and analytical skills with the ability to research, reconcile, and arrive at conclusions

Strong project and time management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities, manage ambiguity, and consistently meet deadlines in a dynamic environment

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced QSR environment while responding to evolving business needs and delivering high-quality insights and recommendations to executive leadership under tight timelines

Proactive self-starter with a high degree of ownership and accountability, capable of working independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams

Exceptional verbal, written communication, and presentation skills

Excellent interpersonal skills, positive attitude, and effective collaborator committed to getting the job done

High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, with expertise in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, advanced functions, formulas, filtering, etc.)

Strong SQL and relational database expertise, with the ability to efficiently extract, manipulate, and analyze large datasets to solve business problems

Experience with Power BI, dashboard development, and data visualization best practices preferred.

QSR or restaurant industry experience preferred

DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY

Will be a key thought partner in assisting the brand and executive leadership in answering business questions and providing recommendations that will help inform future brand direction.

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,300 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.

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