Join Our Team as an Insights Analyst
We're looking for a data-driven and commercially minded Insights Analyst to join our Merchandising & Floor Planning team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping product ranging and space planning decisions that directly impact sales performance, customer experience and business efficiency.
Working across Merchandising, Floor Planning, Trading and Store Format teams, you'll use data and insight to support strategic decision-making, create impactful reporting and help drive continuous improvement across the business.
If you enjoy turning complex datasets into actionable recommendations and thrive in a collaborative retail environment, we'd love to hear from you!
What You'll Be Doing
As an Insights Analyst, you'll:
Analyse and interpret large datasets to identify trends, opportunities and actionable business insights.
Develop and maintain reports, dashboards and visualisations to support merchandising, ranging and space planning decisions.
Partner with stakeholders across Trading, Merchandising, Floor Planning, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, Digital and Store Operations teams.
Support the development of self-service reporting solutions and help improve data accessibility across departments.
Ensure the accuracy, integrity and quality of range and merchandising data.
Translate complex information into clear recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, increase efficiency and deliver scalable solutions.
Support the successful delivery of key merchandising and floor planning initiatives throughout the product lifecycle.
What We're Looking For
Essential Skills & Experience
Strong analytical skills with the ability to work confidently with large datasets.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SQL .
Experience building and maintaining dashboards and reports using Power BI .
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Ability to present findings clearly and influence decision-making.
Experience working in a fast-paced, evolving business environment.
Qualification in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience in data analysis.
Desirable Skills & Experience
Experience working with Microsoft Fabric and Azure-based data environments.
Knowledge of data warehousing and data pipeline management.
Experience using Microsoft Office and SharePoint platforms.
Exposure to retail, merchandising, floor planning, category management, or commercial analytics environments.
What Success Looks Like
In this role, you'll help deliver:
Improved sales and profitability through data-led recommendations.
Cost savings and operational efficiencies.
High levels of data accuracy and governance.
Time-saving reporting and analytical solutions.
Effective support of key trading, merchandising, and floor planning critical paths.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative and forward-thinking team where your insights will directly influence commercial decisions across the business. You'll work with a wide variety of stakeholders, gain exposure to strategic projects and help shape the future of data and reporting capabilities within the organisation.
Ready to make an impact through data?
Apply today and help us drive smarter decisions across our retail business!
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