Express Coffee Analyst

Asda; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail firm in the UK is seeking an Express Coffee Analyst to drive performance in coffee categories. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience and maximize commercial success. The ideal candidate should be analytical, a strong communicator, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. This position offers a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, including a discretionary bonus and flexible working options.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount

Free access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Skilled in using data to make informed decisions and optimise results.
• Great personal skills to work with people at all levels.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the Buying Manager on key categories.
• Lead initiatives for operational excellence and reliability.
• Drive strong sales and deliver exceptional customer experience.

Skills

Analytical and data-driven

Strong communicator

Ability to manage change

Effective decision maker

Job description

Job Title

Express Coffee Analyst

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Project Support

Closing Date

1 December 2025

Find your role

In this role, you will collaborate closely with the Buying Manager to deliver and review performance across key categories, with a particular focus on coffee. You will lead initiatives to ensure best‑in‑class uptime across the Express estate, driving operational excellence and reliability. Through detailed analysis and actionable insights, you will support growth and profitability, helping to shape strategies that enhance customer experience and maximise commercial performance.

You will:

• Thrive in a collaborative environment, working cross‑functionally with Commercial teams to translate strategic plans into actionable results.

• You ensure that all aspects of the Coffee and Food‑to‑Go strategy are fully supported and embedded across the business.

• Keep a sharp focus on driving strong sales, conversion, and delivering an exceptional customer experience.

• You will take ownership of post‑launch reviews, leading promotional analysis and event autopsies to identify opportunities and optimise future performance.

• Be passionate about continuous improvement, increasing productivity through consistent process reviews and enhancements.

• Spend time in stores with partners and champion best practice to support growth at every level.

Let’s find out about you.

• Analytical and data‑driven, skilled in using data to make informed decisions and optimise results.

• Be a strong communicator with great personal skills to work with people at all levels – not just in our business, but also beyond it.

• Thrives in a fast‑paced environment, with the ability to manage change and drive results.

• You will be agile and an effective decision maker, willing to move, fail and learn fast.

• Be obsessed about our purpose and our customers.

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.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• 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, alongside 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.