Business Analyst

TEAM4REC; Newbridge; Hybride; GBP 42 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Anderson Knight is seeking a commercially minded Retail Analyst to transform complex data into clear, actionable recommendations that drive sales, profitability and operational performance. This fully remote UK role collaborates with teams across Retail Operations, Finance, Marketing, Commercial, Property, Supply Chain and Data & Insights to shape strategy through evidence-based analysis.

You will analyze performance, build dashboards, evaluate pricing and promotions, and provide insight to

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset with ability to turn data into actionable business insights.
• Experience in retail analytics, finance or data analytics roles.
• Strong problem solving and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and Power BI for dashboarding and analysis.
• Ability to work with large, complex data sets and multiple sources.

Responsabilités

• Analyse store performance across sales, margin, footfall and KPIs.
• Create dashboards and reports for senior leaders.
• Benchmark stores and formats to drive trading performance.
• Evaluate pricing, promotions and supplier performance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning.
• Develop predictive retail models and scenario planning.
• Collaborate with Finance, Marketing and Operations to influence decisions.
• Drive data quality and automate reporting processes.

Connaissances

Analytical thinking

Retail analytics

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Data storytelling

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Outils

Excel

Power BI

Power Query

KPI development

Data cleansing & validation

Analytics

Trend & Variance Analysis

Multiple Data Source Integration

Description du poste

About the role Anderson Knight is looking for a commercially minded Retail Analyst who loves uncovering insights, solving problems and helping businesses perform at their best. In this role, you'll play a key part in supporting the growth and success of a dynamic retail operation, transforming complex data into clear, actionable recommendations that drive sales, profitability and operational performance. Working alongside teams across Retail Operations, Finance, Marketing, Commercial, Property, Supply Chain and Data & Insights, you'll help answer critical business questions, identify opportunities for improvement and influence real commercial decisions. This isn't just a reporting role. We're looking for someone who wants to understand the story behind the numbers, challenge assumptions and help shape strategy through meaningful analysis. Our client is based in Newbridge however the role is fully remote.

Responsibilities

Retail Performance Analysis

• Analyze store performance across sales, margin, footfall, transactions, basket spend, profitability and key retail KPIs.
• Track trends and identify opportunities to improve trading performance.
• Produce insightful dashboards and reports for operational and senior leadership teams.
• Benchmark stores, regions and formats to understand what drives success.
• Investigate underperforming locations and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support the evaluation of new store openings, relocations, refurbishments and closures.

Commercial & Category Insight

• Analyze sales, margin, pricing, promotional activity and supplier performance.
• Evaluate the commercial impact of pricing and promotional strategies.
• Support category reviews and range development projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve sales, margin and overall profitability.
• Provide valuable insight to support commercial planning and supplier discussions.

Promotional & Marketing Effectiveness

• Measure the success of promotions and marketing campaigns.
• Analyze customer behavior, sales uplift and profitability impact.
• Assess campaign ROI and identify opportunities to optimize future activity.
• Produce post-campaign reviews and recommendations for key stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Finance teams to understand business performance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning processes.
• Monitor performance versus budget, forecast and previous year.
• Develop scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support decision making.
• Understand how operational performance impacts commercial outcomes.

Data, Reporting & Automation

• Create and maintain engaging dashboards and management reports.
• Improve the quality, accessibility and consistency of retail data.
• Help automate reporting processes and reduce manual workloads.
• Investigate data issues and ensure information remains accurate and reliable.
• Build tools that enable stakeholders to easily access and understand performance metrics.

Advanced Analytics

• Support the development of predictive and data-driven retail models.
• Analyse factors influencing store performance and growth potential.
• Work with demographic, geographic and market data to uncover opportunities.
• Test and refine analytical models to continuously improve business insight.
• You’ll become a trusted partner across the business, working closely with stakeholders at every level.
• You’ll:
• Present complex information in a clear and engaging way.
• Challenge thinking through evidence-based recommendations.
• Understand the commercial objectives behind analytical requests.
• Proactively identify opportunities rather than simply reporting results.
• Help senior leaders make informed, data-driven decisions.

Required Skills

• About You You'll be analytical, curious and commercially aware, with a genuine passion for using data to drive business performance.
• Experience within Retail, Commercial Analysis, Finance, Business Analysis or Data Analytics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with large and complex data sets.
• Ability to identify trends and turn data into practical business recommendations.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of business performance drivers.
• Technical Skills
• Excel
• Advanced formulas and analysis
• Power Query
• Power BI
• KPI Development
• Analytics
• Data Cleansing & Validation
• Trend & Variance Analysis
• Profitability Analysis
• Multiple Data Source Integration

Preferred Skills

• Experience within convenience, grocery or multi-site retail environments.