Associate Commercial Analyst - SQL

Sainsbury's; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Pensions scheme

Performance bonus

Wellbeing support

Annual leave

Employee discounts

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Argos Analytics is transforming and seeks an Associate Analyst to shape commercial pricing strategies through data-driven insights. You will contribute to evaluating price campaigns and identifying opportunities to improve profitability, working within a fast-paced team.

You’ll apply SQL and Python/R skills to generate actionable insights, collaborate with stakeholders across the business, and communicate findings clearly to non-technical audiences while upholding rigorous standards.

Qualifications

• Experience using SQL and either Python or R to analyse data and generate insights that support business decision-making.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret data, identify trends and make evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience developing and reporting on KPIs, metrics or performance measures to assess business performance and support strategic decisions.
• Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, translating data into actionable insights.
• Demonstrable ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accuracy, and work effectively in a fast-paced commercial environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Commercial Value: generate analytical insights to support pricing strategies and business decisions.
• Apply Analytical Thinking in Context: tailor data analysis to Argos’ business model and goals.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: build relationships across the business for requirements and analyses.
• Communicate with Impact: present findings clearly to influence decisions and actions.
• Live Our Values: act with ownership, continuous improvement, and accountability.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Job description

At Argos, we’re a digital-led UK retailer that keeps pushing boundaries to meet every generation with what they want, how and when they want it. As a market leader in general merchandise, serving millions of customers through our website, app, same-day delivery and Click & Collect services, we offer real opportunities to learn, grow and shape your career. With roles spanning Commercial, Buying, Merchandising, Design and Supply Chain, through to Digital, Operations, Customer Experience, Marketing, and People and Transformation, you will work with brilliant colleagues and directly shape how we serve our customers every day. From enabling inspiring choice across our owned brands, including Habitat, Chad Valley and Bush, alongside the world’s biggest brands like Apple, Lego, Xbox and Samsung, to making shopping effortlessly convenient, championing trusted value and accelerating our strategy — Argos is an exciting place to build your future.

Why join us?

This is an exciting time to join Argos. As we embark on a new chapter, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of one of the UK's most recognisable retail brands. Working in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment, you'll tackle meaningful challenges, collaborate with talented colleagues, and see the impact of your work on millions of customers. If you're looking for ownership, growth and the chance to make a real difference, Argos is the place for you.

A bit about the role:

The Argos Analytics team is undergoing significant transformation, leveraging data to drive change. This analyst role in Argos Commercial Analytics focuses on commercial strategy, including evaluating price campaigns and identifying key steps for pricing strategy development. We want you to have a point of view, combining commercial insight, curiosity, and an understanding of our business to provide recommendations and identify opportunities for improvement.

As an Associate Analyst at Argos, you'll play a key role in unlocking the value of our data to drive commercial success. Working within a high-performing team of Analysts and supported by Analytics Managers, you’ll help shape and deliver Argos’s strategic ambitions through data-driven insight.

• Deliver Commercial Value: Focus on generating analytical insights that support our Commercial business, helping inform pricing strategies and business decisions.
• Apply Analytical Thinking in Context: Use your strong analytical foundation to understand how Argos operates, recommending tailored approaches to data analysis that reflect our unique business model.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Build and maintain strong relationships across the business, championing a collaborative approach to requirements gathering and analysis development.
• Stay Purpose-Driven: Work at pace while maintaining high standards of accuracy and professionalism. Always stay connected to the “why” behind each project—ensuring your analysis is aligned with business goals and decision-making needs.
• Communicate with Impact: Present findings with empathy and clarity, translating complex data into compelling stories that resonate with non-technical audiences and inspire action.
• Live Our Values: Embrace values of Owning It, Making It Better, and Being Human—bringing curiosity, and accountability to everything you do.

What you need to know and show:

• Analytical Mindset & Problem Solving: Apply logical, creative thinking to complex commercial challenges. Leverage novel data sources and predictive techniques to uncover opportunities.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in SQL and either R or Python, with a numerate background and solid grasp of statistical methods, including their practical applications and limitations.
• Pricing & Analysis: Conduct competitor pricing analysis and evaluate product trends to develop data-driven pricing strategies that enhance profitability and commercial impact.
• KPI & Framework Development: Design and interpret KPIs and analytical frameworks to guide strategic decisions and identify growth opportunities.
• Insight Generation & Communication: Deliver actionable insights through clear, compelling data storytelling. Present recommendations that drive measurable business transformation.
• Efficiency & Automation: Prioritise automation of repetitive tasks to focus on high-impact, value-adding projects.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner effectively with cross-functional teams to understand business needs, applying commercial acumen and strong communication skills.
• Growth & Community Engagement: Committed to continuous learning and career development. Actively contribute to team success and support the wider data and analytics community.

Essential Criteria

• Experience using SQL and either Python or R to analyse data and generate insights that support business decision-making.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and make evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience developing and reporting on KPIs, metrics or performance measures to assess business performance and support strategic decisions.
• Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, translating data into actionable insights.Experience working collaboratively with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver analytical solutions that meet business needs.
• Demonstrable ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accuracy, and work effectively in a fast-paced commercial environment.

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.

• 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 5% 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).