Express Store Costs Analyst

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

Job summary

A leading retail company in Leeds seeks an Express Store Costs Analyst to manage store-level activities that impact operational expenditure. The role involves analyzing cost drivers and leading process improvements. Ideal candidates possess strong analytical skills, adaptability, and effective communication abilities. This position offers a competitive salary plus benefits, with a hybrid working model requiring at least 3 days in the office.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount in store and online

Free access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Analytical and data-driven individual skilled in data analysis.
• Strong communicator with excellent personal skills.
• Thrives in fast-paced environments and manages change effectively.

Responsibilities

• Analyse cost drivers and identify areas of concern.
• Lead process improvements for operational cost efficiency.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships across teams.
• Ensure process compliance across all sites.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Adaptability

Data-driven decision-making

Job description

Job Title

Express Store Costs 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

The Express Store Costs Analyst role plays a critical role in managing and controlling store-level activities that drive operational expenditure. This includes monitoring and analysing key cost areas such as Employment Costs, Waste and Markdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, and other store-related expenses. By delivering actionable insights and supporting cost-reduction initiatives, the Store Costs Analyst helps safeguard profitability and enable sustainable growth.

You will:

Analyse cost drivers and identify areas of concern, ensuring proactive management of expenditure.

Lead process improvements to uncover smarter, more efficient ways of working that reduce operational costs.

Build strong cross-functional relationships, fostering collaboration and alignment across teams.

Ensure process compliance across all sites, partnering with Retail teams to address gaps and drive adherence.

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.