Role Summary

Staples is seeking an Analytics Engineer to support the Asset Protection, Inventory Control & Claims teams through the development and maintenance of business intelligence, reporting, and data solutions. This role plays a critical part in helping the organization understand, monitor, and reduce cargo loss and shrink across the supply chain by transforming operational data into actionable insights.

The Analytics Engineer will work with data related to shipments, deliveries, claims, transportation activity, inventory movement, carrier performance, exception events, and loss investigations. By leveraging Snowflake, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, and Python, this individual will develop dashboards, automate data processes, and create analytical solutions that help identify trends, uncover root causes of losses, measure operational performance, and support the claims recovery process.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical and analytical skills with the ability to work across large and complex datasets.



While the role will primarily support Asset Protection Inventory Control initiatives, it also provides an chance to gain exposure to broader cybersecurity, risk, fraud, and asset protection analytics functions as the organization continues to expand its analytics capabilities.

Duties & Responsibilities

Business Intelligence & Reporting

• Develop, maintain, and enhance Tableau dashboards supporting Asset Protection operations.

• Create intuitive and actionable visualizations that enable stakeholders to monitor key performance metrics and identify trends.

• Support ad hoc reporting and analytical requests from business and technical partners.

• Validate reporting accuracy and investigate discrepancies when identified.

Data Engineering & Analytics Development

• Design and maintain SQL-based analytical datasets within Snowflake.

• Develop and support Alteryx workflows to automate data preparation, transformation, and reporting processes.

📌 Senior Data Analyst (Chennai)
🏢 Staples India Business Innovation Hub
📍 Chennai