Analyst, Market Insights & Analytics

Discover greater levels of performance. With over 1,400 stores throughout the U.S. and an innovative omni-channel ecosystem, Ulta Beauty is revolutionizing the beauty retail experience. Ulta Beauty is expanding its digital capabilities, opening new stores on a continual basis and re-designing existing locations with the latest design and technological advancements for heightened guest experiences. We’re not just growing, we’re thriving through consistent innovation and a bold commitment to re-imagination. If you want the opportunity to build something strategic, to take ownership of your career trajectory, to apply your passion to operational excellence, Ulta Beauty provides the kind of stability and support few organizations can match. So be curious. Be flexible. Be more than you thought possible. The future is yours at Ulta Beauty.   THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE: The Analyst, Market Insights & Analytics supports the development of a timely, accurate, and consistent view of market, competitive, and category performance across Ulta Beauty. Working with the Senior Manager, this role owns foundational data preparation, validation, and recurring reporting across internal and syndicated data sources, ensuring analyses are reliable and ready for business interpretation. The Analyst will integrate and reconcile data across providers, maintain recurring market and competitive reporting, support market tests and measurement, and help standardize and automate dashboards and analytical processes. The role will also translate data into clear initial findings and visualizations, enabling senior team members to focus on strategic implications, recommendations, and stakeholder leadership.   YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY: Market Tracking & Competitive Analytics Prepare and refresh weekly, monthly, and quarterly market, competitive, and category reporting across key metrics including share, rank, growth, innovation, and promotion Extract, clean, reconcile, and validate data from internal and external sources, identifying anomalies and coordinating resolution Conduct initial analyses to surface trends, patterns, risks, and whitespace opportunities for further interpretation and deeper investigation Measurement, Reporting & Frameworks Support market tests and measurement by organizing inputs, maintaining KPI trackers, and conducting pre- and post-analysis under senior guidance Create clear charts, summaries, and draft insights for market pulse updates, category reviews, strategic analyses, and executive materials Integrate internal performance data with external market and consumer data to build consistent and complete views of business performance Maintain standardized definitions, templates, dashboards, and methodologies across recurring analyses to ensure accuracy and comparability Cross-Functional Partnership & Communication Partner with Merchandising, Digital, Pricing, FP&A, Analytics, Merchandising Planning & Inventory, Consumer Insights, and Strategy on prioritized analytical questions Translate analyses into concise takeaways and visualizations, clearly documenting data sources, assumptions, and limitations Coordinate inputs, timelines, and follow-up with partners to keep analytical workstreams moving and deliverables on track Data Quality & Vendor Support Support data quality and governance across market data providers, including Circana, NielsenIQ, and Spate, by monitoring issues and coordinating resolution Maintain data dictionaries, source documentation, access records, refresh calendars, and vendor issue logs Support evaluation and onboarding of new data sources and tools by documenting requirements, use cases, and data-quality considerations Analytics Enablement & Automation Standardize and automate recurring reports and dashboards to reduce manual work and improve speed, consistency, and scalability Partner with Analytics and Technology teams to test enhancements and maintain reliable data refreshes and self-service