Job Description
All potential candidates should read through the following details of this job with care before making an application.
Location: South Elmsall, Pontefract
Shift: Monday-Friday 09:00-17:30
£16.38ph
Grade 3 role
Up to £450 uniform allowance
This position is based on site in South Elmsall Pontefract, interviews will also take place in person.
Purpose
Working in the Optimisation team, the WF Resource Validation & Support Analyst is responsible for providing all senior stakeholders with regular and ad hoc reports, aimed mainly at improving cost across NDL.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports on key Health & Safety metrics
- Translate business requirements into clear, user-friendly reporting solutions
- Automate recurring reports to improve efficiency and consistency
- Analyse trends and patterns in safety data to identify risks, root causes, and improvement opportunities
- Provide actionable insights to H&S leaders and operational teams
- Work closely with the Health & Safety team to understand their needs and priorities.
- Act as a bridge between technical data teams and non-technical stakeholders.
- Present findings clearly to a range of audiences, including senior leadership.
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes
- Introduce best practices in data visualisation and storytelling
- Proactively monitor safety data to detect serious risks, anomalies, or deteriorating trends and elevate promptly to Health & Safety and operational leadership.
Desirable
Experience in Health & Safety & knowledge of metrics
Behaviours
- Accuracy
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
- Confidentiality
- Curious
- Cost Focus
- Decision making
- Honesty
- Growth Mindset
- Initiative
- Proactive
- Problem Solving
- Team Working
- Work Ethic
Experience/Knowledge/Skills
- Ability to plan and prioritise own workload, working to tight timescales
- Ability to critically analyse data and provide recommendations
- Technical skills and expertise working with datasets across different sources and formats
- Strong data visualisation skills – ability to simplify complex information and present trends and key performance indicators for decision makers.
- Calm under pressure and ability to work to short deadlines
- Proactively identifying opportunities for innovation
- Focused on continuous learning and growth within the role
- Previous business intelligence and data analysis experience.
- Automate repetitive daily/weekly tasks
- Setting up and maintaining Google Forms
- Experience in basic coding
- Proven ability to design, build, and maintain scalable spreadsheet-driven workflows using Google Apps Script / JavaScript, including automated email and data processes via Gmail API, Drive API, and other Google services, improving efficiency and reducing manual work
- Strong sense of accountability, taking ownership of work and delivering results to a high standard.
- Comfortable asking questions and engaging in open dialogue to drive better outcomes
- Advanced knowledge of Google Workspace ecosystem particularly Sheets/Excel plus Forms, Drive, Docs, Slides, Calendar
About Us
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE‑100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on‑line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
About The Team
- Sharesave scheme
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria’s Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Generous bonus scheme for many roles
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Free on‑site parking
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Hot deals and exclusive offers from over 3,500 retailers through our online benefits platform
- Financial Wellbeing – Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship – Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Support Networks – Access Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. xwzovoh Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long‑term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email (please include ‘Workplace Adjustments’ in the subject line), or call us on and leave a voicemail.
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