Manager of Testing and Measurement

Manager of Testing and Measurement

Select Comfort, Minnesota-based Creator of the Sleep Number® Bed and the nation's #1 ranked bedding retailer for each of the past 6 years running (Furniture Today, 2000-2005), is seeking a Manager of Testing and Measurement for our corporate headquarter offices in Plymouth.

Responsibilities:

Contribute to Select Comfort’s success through quality test design, test implementation, and interpretation of test results.

Manage all marketing tests, including market-based tests, in-store tests, and mail tests. Typical testing includes: Advertising tests, promotional tests, pricing tests, mailer format tests.

Assist clients to define test objectives, key metrics, and test parameters. Assure that tests are planned and executed to maximize confidence in the results. Assist clients to define thresholds for decisions in advance of the test.

Employ statistical methods to assure test groups are representative, such that test results can be replicated in a companywide roll-out.

Employ statistical methods to measure the confidence of test results. Educate test initiators on the importance of statistical significance of results.

Interpret test results, and provide recommendations to test initiators and senior executives

Research and define best practices for mail tests, in-store tests, and market-based tests.

Apply statistical methods to other project analyses to improve corporate decision-making.

Assist other analysts to implement statistical measures in their project work.
REQUIREMENTS
Requirements:

Bachelors Degree, preferably in quantitative field

Masters Degree in quantitative field preferred

5+ years in testing & measurement or data analysis role

Experience employing statistical methods for problem solving and decision-making, including confidence measures and regression analysis

Knowledge of databases, sales analysis, customer analysis

Experience with data analysis tools (SAS, SPSS, Access)

Experience with SQL programming

May have formal and informal supervisory responsibilities.

Substantial collaboration with other departments, particularly Marketing and Sales

Provide guidance to other analysts in the course of their analytical work






MORE ABOUT SELECT COMFORT

COMPANY:
Founded in 1987, Select Comfort (NASDAQ: SCSS) exceeded $691 million in sales in 2005 by selling products at more than 400 company-owned stores in major shopping malls, at selected furniture retailers and other wholesale initiatives, through the company's national direct marketing operations, and online at www.selectcomfort.com. Select Comfort employs over 2,500 people nationally and we're still growing! Since 2001, Select Comfort has been the "Official Bed Provider" for Ronald McDonald House Charities®.

PRODUCTS:
Feel proud to be a part of a company whose products are changing people's lives for the better everyday! We manufacture & sell the Sleep Number® Beds and personalized comfort accessories!

CULTURE:
Employee-focused with rewards for performance & a commitment to personal development and professional growth. A team comprised of diverse backgrounds who are passionate about the company's mission, vision, and values.

MISSION:
To improve people’s lives by improving their sleep. To deliver personalized comfort through innovative technology and high-quality products.

VISION:
To be the world leader in better sleep and the bed industry, starting with the U.S. market. To be profitable, fast growing and a great place to build a career.

VALUES:
People, Passion, Pride, Persistence and Performance.

BENEFITS:
Medical/Dental/Vision, matching 401K, Paid Time Off, onsite fitness facility, business casual work environment, Flexible Spending Accounts, employee stock purchase plan, annual bonus potential, Education/Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Purchase Plan, and much more!



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