Lead Analyst, Retail Data & AI Strategy

Sainsbury’s; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Pensions

Life cover

Bonus up to 10%

Holiday allowance

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work

Health cash plans

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Sainsbury's Limited is seeking a Lead Analyst in Retail to drive analytics across our data platforms, partnering with Retail Transformation and the wider business. You will translate complex data into actionable insights, shape analytical approaches and ensure measurable outcomes that impact store operations and customer experiences.

You will lead a small team, coach colleagues, and help advance our data analytics practices, tools and ways of working across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable SQL capability with large datasets.
• Experience delivering analytics that lead to business impact.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems and select analytical methods.
• Experience communicating findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics projects from problem definition to recommendations and implementation.
• Partner with stakeholders across Retail Transformation and wider business.
• Coach and develop Analysts and mentor colleagues.
• Communicate complex findings through clear data storytelling and influence decisions.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Data storytelling

Job description

Sainsbury's Limited is seeking a Lead Analyst in Retail to drive analytics across our data platforms, partnering with Retail Transformation and the wider business. You will translate complex data into actionable insights, shape analytical approaches and ensure measurable outcomes that impact store operations and customer experiences.

You will lead a small team, coach colleagues, and help advance our data analytics practices, tools and ways of working across the organisation.