Retail Operations Analyst

As a Retail Operations Analyst, you will process, analyse and interpret data to support the retail teams to create effective decision making and problem solving.

As a Retail Operations Analyst you will:

Effectively analyse sales performance, customer and cost metrics using data to support teams to create effective decision making and problem solving
Liaise with key stakeholders and produce event guidelines and comparative analysis for key trading events, from CCE, sale, to new space / brand launches.
Propose and implement initiatives to improve the customer experience whilst driving efficiencies. Coaching our teams to think differently about ways of working and making operational excellence the norm
Build a strong working relationship with the WFM analysts. Collaborating to ensure that data supports scheduling efficiency and optimisation to allow teams to provide the best customer experience
Analyse and visualise data to give recommendations to key stakeholders. Utilising data to create a story / opportunity to better manage time and processes, allowing for retail teams to focus on customer and team
Understand the needs of stakeholders and use data to allow them to articulate/ prove what they are trying to achieve. Take an idea and make it happen with recommendations

A bit about you

Collaborative. Working with key stakeholders to simplify ways of working, influencing where necessary
A great communicator. You have excellent influencing and negotiating skills, whilst building professional, lasting relationships at all levels . Able to build strong working relationships across all areas especially with Retail Ops teams, Finance, IT and B&M
All over the numbers. You are comfortable and able to provide reports and analysis of financial position and forecast , with a strong working knowledge of Excel and management and exploitation of master data
Naturally pragmatic and solutions orientated. You find solutions in the data you analyse and can give clear guidance
Knowledgeable of Retek, Hyperion, Salesforce, Oracle, JRNI, Medallia, My Workday as well as MS Office including Teams and PowerPoint
A team player. You support the wider Retail Management and Operations team as a whole
Able to analyse and visualise data to show recommendations to key stakeholders
An example of our values, a trusted and respected colleague

This guide represents a summary of the role, however all team members are expected to be flexible in the work they undertake, which may change from time to time, according to the needs of the business