As a Data Analyst, you will play a key role in shaping strategic decision-making by transforming complex data into meaningful insights that drive business performance and operational excellence. This is a newly created role offering the opportunity to build reporting frameworks, analytical processes, and data solutions from the ground up, making a significant impact across the business.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will provide data-driven recommendations that influence store investment decisions, store refresh strategies, acquisitions, and operational efficiencies across retail, transport, and distribution operations. You will be responsible for developing automated reporting solutions, analysing large datasets, and delivering clear, commercially focused insights that support profitability and long-term growth.
The role will also focus on driving innovation through AI-powered analytics, predictive modelling, and automation, helping the business stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies. You will challenge existing processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and help embed a strong data-led culture across the organisation.
Key responsibilities
- Developing and automating reporting solutions using Power BI and other analytical tools.
- Analysing store performance, commercial, financial, and distribution centre data to identify trends and opportunities.
- Partnering with senior leadership to influence strategic decision‑making.
- Evaluating KPIs, customer behaviour, store investments, and operational performance.
- Delivering advanced analysis on trials, investments, and strategic initiatives.
- Supporting operational efficiency improvements and risk management through data insights.
- Leveraging AI and automation to enhance forecasting and predictive analytics.
- Producing executive‑level reports and presentations.
- Supporting and mentoring junior analysts where required.
You will be an experienced Data Analyst with a strong commercial mindset and the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that influence strategic business decisions. Ideally, you will have experience working within a retail, commercial, or operational environment and be confident working independently within a newly established role.
You will have advanced technical skills across Power BI, SQL, and Excel, with a proven ability to build automated reporting solutions and analytical frameworks from scratch. Alongside your technical capability, you will be highly confident communicating with senior stakeholders, presenting insights in a clear and compelling way, and challenging the status‑quo to drive continuous improvement.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Experienced within a Data Analyst role, ideally in retail or commercial environments.
- Highly proficient in Power BI, SQL, and Excel.
- Commercially aware, with a strong understanding of financial metrics and operational performance drivers.
- Skilled at translating complex data into strategic recommendations.
- Confident working autonomously and establishing best‑practice analytical processes.
- Strong in stakeholder management and relationship building across all levels of the business.
- Proactive, strategic, and solutions‑focused in approach.
- An excellent communicator with strong presentation skills.
- Passionate about innovation, continuous improvement, and leveraging AI‑driven analytics to enhance business performance.
We know as a team, we are stronger together – we champion equality for all and make lasting connections that go beyond work. We thrive off our inclusive culture, encouraging our colleagues to bring their true selves to work and contributing to collective creativity, open‑mindedness and growth.
We want give every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the application and interview process and then ultimately in their role. If you require any adjustments during our recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.
In addition to competitive salaries, we also offer the below core benefits:
- 20% staff discount, which increases with length of service
- Thrive Recognition Scheme
- Wellbeing support provided by the Retail Trust
- Life Assurance
- Retail Rewards platform offering discounts for other retailers
- Pension Scheme
- Access to a wide range of career development
- Additional benefits may apply depending on your role and area of the business
As a Data Analyst, you will play a key role in shaping strategic decision-making by transforming complex data into meaningful insights that drive business performance and operational excellence. This is a newly created role offering the opportunity to build reporting frameworks, analytical processes, and data solutions from the ground up, making a significant impact across the business.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will provide data-driven recommendations that influence store investment decisions, store refresh strategies, acquisitions, and operational efficiencies across retail, transport, and distribution operations. You will be responsible for developing automated reporting solutions, analysing large datasets, and delivering clear, commercially focused insights that support profitability and long-term growth.
The role will also focus on driving innovation through AI-powered analytics, predictive modelling, and automation, helping the business stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies. You will challenge existing processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and help embed a strong data-led culture across the organisation.
Key responsibilities
- Developing and automating reporting solutions using Power BI and other analytical tools.
- Analysing store performance, commercial, financial, and distribution centre data to identify trends and opportunities.
- Partnering with senior leadership to influence strategic decision‑making.
- Evaluating KPIs, customer behaviour, store investments, and operational performance.
- Delivering advanced analysis on trials, investments, and strategic initiatives.
- Supporting operational efficiency improvements and risk management through data insights.
- Leveraging AI and automation to enhance forecasting and predictive analytics.
- Producing executive‑level reports and presentations.
- Supporting and mentoring junior analysts where required.
You will be an experienced Data Analyst with a strong commercial mindset and the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that influence strategic business decisions. Ideally, you will have experience working within a retail, commercial, or operational environment and be confident working independently within a newly established role.
You will have advanced technical skills across Power BI, SQL, and Excel, with a proven ability to build automated reporting solutions and analytical frameworks from scratch. Alongside your technical capability, you will be highly confident communicating with senior stakeholders, presenting insights in a clear and compelling way, and challenging the status‑quo to drive continuous improvement.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Experienced within a Data Analyst role, ideally in retail or commercial environments.
- Highly proficient in Power BI, SQL, and Excel.
- Commercially aware, with a strong understanding of financial metrics and operational performance drivers.
- Skilled at translating complex data into strategic recommendations.
- Confident working autonomously and establishing best‑practice analytical processes.
- Strong in stakeholder management and relationship building across all levels of the business.
- Proactive, strategic, and solutions‑focused in approach.
- An excellent communicator with strong presentation skills.
- Passionate about innovation, continuous improvement, and leveraging AI‑driven analytics to enhance business performance.
We know as a team, we are stronger together – we champion equality for all and make lasting connections that go beyond work. We thrive off our inclusive culture, encouraging our colleagues to bring their true selves to work and contributing to collective creativity, open‑mindedness and growth.
We want give every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the application and interview process and then ultimately in their role. If you require any adjustments during our recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.
In addition to competitive salaries, we also offer the below core benefits:
- 20% staff discount, which increases with length of service
- Thrive Recognition Scheme
- Wellbeing support provided by the Retail Trust
- Life Assurance
- Retail Rewards platform offering discounts for other retailers
- Pension Scheme
- Access to a wide range of career development
- Additional benefits may apply depending on your role and area of the business
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