Retail Data Analyst

Retail Data Analyst
£40,000 to £47,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A)
Manchester city centre (hybrid working)

Please be aware Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity

We’re looking for a Retail Data Analyst to join us in Manchester to help us understand how our customers interact with our food business. We’ll look to you to take complex data related to our food retail stores and transform it into clear and actionable insights that help to advise Co-op’s decision-making. In this role you’ll work in a hybrid way – spending a minimum of one day each week working from the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

What you’ll do

• Deliver end-to-end analytics projects, using a wide variety of advanced analytics techniques.
• Use statistical and modelling techniques to build segmentations, test and explore hypotheses, and predict future outcomes
• Share your findings and recommendations in a way that is accessible for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Manage relationships with key partners to identify requirements, and design data solutions that meet their needs

This role would suit people who have

• Significant experience working as a Data Analyst within a retail environment.
• Significant experience using coding languages such as SQL, R, and Python within tools such as SSMS and Databricks
• Experience working with large, complex datasets, writing efficient code, and the ability manipulate and analyse data
• Experience with linear and logistic regression modelling, segmentation, clustering, and correctional analysis
• The ability to share clear, accessible, data-driven recommendations with colleagues to help inform decision-making
• Good communication skills, with the ability to translate technical language for a non-technical audience

We know that some candidates are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet all the criteria in the job description. At Co-op, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment, so if you'd like to apply for this role but your experience doesn't quite meet every point, we'd still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or other roles we have available.

Why Co-op?

As a Co-op colleague, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You’ll also get:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• YuLife – an app that rewards you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.