Entry Level Python Data Analysis Jobs in Fayetteville, AR

Position Summary... What you'll do...Role summary:
The (USA) Data Analyst II plays a critical role in supporting business decision-making through comprehensive data analysis, quality management, and visualization. This position involves identifying relevant data sources, applying analytical techniques, and delivering actionable insights to drive project success. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to understand business context and communicate findings effectively. Proficiency in SQL, Python, and business intelligence tools is essential to support data-driven strategies and continuous improvement initiatives within a dynamic environment.
About the team:
The Transportation - Inbound Planning and Optimization team enhances the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and service quality of inbound transportation operations. By leveraging advanced analytics, data-driven insights, and collaboration with operational partners, the team optimizes shipment planning, routing, and execution. Responsibilities include analyzing shipment patterns, ensuring data quality, conducting root cause analysis, and developing scalable solutions. Utilizing tools such as SQL, Python, and developing Agentic AI solutions, the team drives continuous improvement, process automation, and reliable transportation planning aligned with organizational goals. This team plays a vital role in translating business needs into actionable projects and system enhancements.
What you'll do:

• Identify, extract, and validate data from multiple sources to support business requirements and process optimization.
• Perform initial and ongoing data quality checks, ensuring data is fit for purpose and meets business needs.
• Apply data strategy principles, including data governance, accessibility, and scalability, to routine and complex business problems.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis using SQL, Python, and statistical techniques to uncover trends, outliers, and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business context, develop business cases, and translate requirements into actionable projects.
• Demonstrate strong project management skills, stakeholder management, and a continuous improvement mindset.

What you'll bring:

• Proficiency in SQL, Python, and data visualization tools such as Tableau to analyze and present complex data effectively.
• Strong understanding of data quality management, including profiling, cleansing, and validation techniques.
• Experience in exploratory data analysis to identify trends, correlations, and outliers.
• Ability to interpret business context across multiple domains and translate data insights into actionable recommendations.
• Skilled in communicating findings clearly to stakeholders and supporting decision-making processes.
• Proficient with relational databases, business intelligence tools (Tableau preferred)
• Demonstrated project management capabilities and experience with ad hoc reporting.
• Critical thinking, curiosity, and a problem-solving mindset.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00 - $130,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Arts, Finance or related field Option 2: 2 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Data science, data analysis, statistics, or related field, Master’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field, Related industry experience (for example, retail, merchandising, healthcare, eCommerce), Successful completion of assessments in data analysis and Business Intelligence tools and scripting languages (for example, SQL, Python, Spark, Scala, R, Power BI, or Tableau) Primary Location... 805 Respect, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.