Channel Selection Analyst

Asda Stores Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary company bonus

Pension up to 7% matched 15%

Colleague discount in store and online

Wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/

24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health/d

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Discounts across services from parking

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd. is seeking a Channel Selection Analyst based at Asda House in Leeds. The role combines data-driven routing within Anaplan with close collaboration across Supply teams to optimise stock flow for depots and stores. Hybrid work is offered with three days in the Leeds office and two days at home.

You will learn and apply routing rules, perform data checks, and contribute to continuous process improvements while building strong cross-team relationships.

Qualifications

• Has strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with data and learning new systems.
• Builds great relationships and communicates confidently with others.
• Enjoys problem-solving and working through challenges logically.
• Is organised, adaptable, and able to manage your own workload.
• Has technical ability to work with tools such as Excel, Databricks, Power BI and cloud-based platforms (or is confident learning them).

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining channel selection routing rules within Anaplan.
• Working with Supply and other stakeholders to understand stock flow requirements.
• Checking data accuracy, identifying errors, and resolving issues before submission.
• Reviewing exceptions and ensuring routing is optimised for the network.
• Supporting continuous improvement across our processes and ways of working.
• Providing clear updates and insight to your manager and the wider team.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data handling

Communication

Problem-solving

Organization

Tools

Excel

Databricks

Power BI

Cloud platforms

Job description

Job Title Channel Selection Analyst

Location Asda House

Employment Type Full time

Contract Type Fixed Term

Hours Per Week 37.5

Salary Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category Allocation Closing Date 22 October 2026

Location: Asda House, Leeds (Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home)

Reports to: Channel Selection Manage

About the Role

As a Channel Selection Analyst, you’ll play a key role in making sure our stock flows smoothly through the ALS network. You’ll work closely with Supply teams to understand product movements and use data within Anaplan to create accurate routing rules that support our depots and stores. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys problem-solving, working with data, and building strong working relationships across teams. Full training will be provided, and you’ll be supported every step of the way.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Creating and maintaining channel selection routing rules within Anaplan.
• Working with Supply and other stakeholders to understand stock flow requirements.
• Checking data accuracy, identifying errors, and resolving issues before submission.
• Reviewing exceptions and ensuring routing is optimised for the network.
• Supporting continuous improvement across our processes and ways of working.
• Providing clear updates and insight to your manager and the wider team.

About You

• Has strong attention to detail and enjoys getting things right first time.
• Is comfortable working with data and happy to learn new systems.
• Builds great relationships and communicates confidently with others.
• Enjoys problem-solving and working through challenges logically.
• Is organised, adaptable, and able to manage your own workload.
• Has technical ability to work with tools such as Excel, Databricks, Power BI, and cloud-based platforms (or is confident learning them).

You don’t need prior experience in channel selection – we’ll give you all the training you need. What matters most is your willingness to learn and your ability to work well with people and data.

Work Pattern

Hybrid working: 3 days in Asda House Leeds, 2 days from home. Flexible start and finish times.

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

Benefits

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched 15%
• colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline
• discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day.

Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves

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