Lead Shrinkage Analytics Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Shrinkage Analytics Manager to drive insights and improvements in shrinkage performance. This role involves sophisticated analytical work, utilizing statistical methods and data warehousing tools to uncover shrinkage trends and develop actionable solutions. You will collaborate with various teams, providing expertise and building strong partnerships to enhance business performance. Join a supportive environment that values flexible working and prioritizes your well-being, offering a comprehensive benefits package including an annual bonus scheme, private medical insurance, and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

25 days holiday plus personal day

Private medical insurance

26 weeks maternity leave at full pay

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Numerate degree or equivalent, with strong statistical analysis skills.
• Experience with data warehousing tools and SQL is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Investigate shrinkage trends and engage teams using data-led approaches.
• Develop action plans for shrinkage reduction and lead solutions.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data warehousing tools

SQL

Excel

Root cause analysis

Education

Numerate degree or A-level maths

Tools

Excel VBA

Matlab

R

Python

Job description

About the role
We are currently recruiting a Lead Shrinkage Analytics Manager to undertake sophisticated analytical work to deliver insight and enable improvements in Tesco's shrinkage performance.

You will be responsible for:

1. Complete investigations into shrinkage trends to engage teams across the business on their unknown loss, utilising analytical skills to ensure that the department uses a data led approach to face the key challenges in present and future shrinkage performance.
2. Use understanding of data and statistical analysis to craft hypotheses and test findings, using effective interpersonal skills to deliver insight in a clear and engaging manner.
3. Effectively using data to find opportunities for shrinkage reduction, developing action plans and leading on solutions to deliver benefit.
4. Being the subject matter expert in natural work teams to advise on changes which may impact shrink while providing knowledge, insight and refining solutions to issues that arise.
5. Build strong partner relationships in other teams and describing the team's insights and plans to a variety of audiences with emotional intelligence and conviction.
6. Support Project Managers in Business Support and other functions to deliver change work projects, valuing the potential opportunity and any associated risks and benefits.
7. Develop and maintain non-financial reports for the wider shrinkage and security team, highlighting process issues, compliance and opportunities on how to reduce shrinkage.
8. Support with highly analytical tasks within wider shrinkage and security departments where the relevant expertise is not present.
9. Use your expertise to build the technical capability of other analysts in the shrinkage team and help craft their work to make it more relevant and engaging.
10. Use a suite of insight reports provided by the Tesco Business Services (TBS) reporting and analytics centre of expertise to give senior leadership transparency of how the business is performing and proactively identify areas which require improvement.
11. Follow our business code of conduct and always acting with integrity/due diligence.

You will need:

1. Numerate degree /A-level maths or equivalent.
2. Statistical analysis and research methods.
3. Experience of using data warehousing tools to extract/manage data.
4. SQL highly desirable.
5. Solid grasp of Excel (knowledge of VBA desirable). Knowledge of Matlab, R, Python useful but not required.
6. Good ability to root cause analysis sophisticated problems & provide outcomes/recommendations.

What's in it for you?
We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work.

1. Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
2. Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
3. Private medical insurance.
4. 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
5. Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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