Lead Analyst (Supply Chain Transformation)

Leverage data and advanced analytical techniques to deliver insights and drive informed decision making for our stakeholders. Contribute to the data culture and enhancing analytical capability across the division by sharing best practice through effective business partnerships

What I am accountable for 

• Sit within the Supply Chain Optimisation team, liaising closely with members of the Supply Chain operations team.
• Be an Analytics Lead for a team of high calibre Analysts, supported by an Analytics Business Partner in utilising our data assets to establish the realisation of the business strategy. 
• Manage a direct report and coach junior analysts in the team.
• Assist in planning, prioritising, and delegating workload to help the business achieve their strategic aims. 
• Apply your analytical knowledge to business problems recommending and implementing the analytical approach.
• Lead projects, develop & maintain relationships with your stakeholders, championing a collaborative approach to requirements gathering and the formation of compelling analysis.
• Move at pace, whilst still delivering high quality, accurate, professional outputs that land the real truths that sit within the data. You will proactively ensure you are always in touch with the ‘Why’ behind every project – understanding the purpose of your analysis, and which decisions the business is looking to inform. 
• Deliver insights and recommendations through high quality data storytelling. We love data and deriving value from it. The key to the value is in being able to build and tell compelling stories based on this data.
• Embrace our values of Owning It, Making it Better and Being Human.

What I need to know 

Essential

• A highly numerate background. You will have a degree in Data Science, Mathematics, statistics or another analytical subject, or analytical work experience. 
• SQL knowledge is essential. 
• Brilliant communication skills, having the ability to explain complex information in simple terms
• An inquisitive mind, with the curiosity to be constantly on the lookout for opportunities and the ability to logically solve problems. 
• High attention to detail
• The ability to partner brilliantly with the business to understand their problems and deliver value, applying commercial acumen and communicating/connecting in a compelling way.
• A proven history of delivering actionable insights and demonstrable business change through the application of analytics.

Desirable 

• Experience working within the Food retail industry is helpful and within Supply Chain would be a big advantage.
• Experience using Python or R is helpful but not vital.
• Line management or experience within mentoring roles is preferable.
• Keen to learn and develop. Pro-active about driving your career development and progression.
• A high level of team contribution – looking for opportunities to provide input and support across the wider analytics community.

What I need to show

Our Valued Behaviours are our common DNA that every colleague should live by and provide the benchmark for how we deliver our goals/individual contribution, and how we relate to other colleagues in the organisation.

• Own it
  • Deliver a wide range of tasks, and take ownership for solving problems that you identify
  • Actively share your thoughts and are prepared to challenge others in a positive way
  • Use business context and other information sources to make decisions 
  • Regularly review your goals with your line manager
• Make it better 
  • Open minded and try new ways of doing things, making things simpler where possible 
  • Adaptable and respond positively when circumstances change 
  • Show curiosity about the business beyond your immediate role
  • Seek feedback from those you work with and understand your strengths and development areas
  • Provide regular fair and accurate feedback to others 
• Be human 
  • Ask questions to understand where others are coming from. Show care and respect for how others are feeling and provide support to those around you
  • Listen and ask questions about the needs and motivations of others to build effective relationships
  • Regularly gather customer feedback and use this insight to continuously improve the customer experience

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work/life balance. That’s waiting for you right here. Supply Chain and Logistics are the engine room for getting thousands of products from farms and factories, through the business and to our millions of customers every day. We plan around events from barbecue weekends to Sunday roasts, and who wants oven-ready cauliflower cheese to those who prefer to make it from scratch. Insight and data are everything. But so is judgement — if there’s an issue or ambiguity anywhere, we’re the first to spot it. There’s a big transformation going on. That calls for people who champion change, bring others with them, collaborate and communicate. Because those people can go a very long way. 

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: 

Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform. 

Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. 

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. 

Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).