Data Analyst - Contract (Outside IR35) in London

Connecting Industry Experts with IT Transformation Delivery Projects at Dynamic Search Solutions and Herd DigitalJob Title: Data Analyst – Contract (Outside IR35)

Location: Remote (occasional UK travel)

Eligibility: UK Residents only (data sensitivity)

The Company:

A leading logistics organisation is embarking on a major data and analytics transformation, moving away from traditional, reactive BI reporting towards a modern, AI-driven and insight-led analytics capability.

This role requires an experienced Data Analyst who has previously helped transform data environments and can enable forward‐looking insight, forecasting, and proactive decision‐making.

Responsibilities

Support the shift from traditional BI to a modern, AI-ready analytics platform

Design and deliver Power BI dashboards focused on trends, forecasting, and operational insight rather than historic reporting

Work with stakeholders across operations, finance, and technology to understand data challenges and define analytics solutions

Transform, model, and optimise data to improve quality, consistency, and usability

Enable predictive and proactive analytics to support demand planning, performance forecasting, and decision‐making

Collaborate with data engineers and AI specialists to ensure analytics outputs are scalable and future‐proof

Contribute to best practices around data governance and data quality

Skills & Experience

Proven experience as a Data Analyst on transformation‐led programmes

Strong experience moving organisations away from reactive BI towards proactive, insight‐driven analytics

Advanced Power BI experience (DAX, data modelling, performance optimisation)

Strong SQL skills with experience handling large, complex datasets

Experience supporting or enabling forecasting, predictive analytics, or AI use cases

Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Comfortable working autonomously in a contract environment

Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, etc.)

Exposure to Python or R for data analysis or advanced analytics

Experience working in logistics, supply chain, or similar operational environments

Understanding of data governance and data quality frameworks

Seniority levelMid‐Senior level

Employment typeFull‐time

Job functionInformation Technology

IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting

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