Logistics Data Analyst

B&Q Limited; Eastleigh; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

PMI

ShareSave

6.6 weeks holiday

Hybrid Working

Job summary

B&Q Limited in the Southampton Store Support Office is hiring a Logistics Analyst to help improve availability, optimise stock flow and drive efficiency across our logistics network.

You will turn complex logistics data into actionable insights, partner with stakeholders at all levels, and deliver scalable analytics solutions that support decision-making across supply chain operations.

Qualifications

• Experience working with Supply Chain and/or Logistics in an analytical role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with complex datasets.
• Proficiency in SQL, with Python and/or R desirable.
• Experience in cloud-based data environments (Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery).
• Ability to translate data into clear insights and actionable recommendations.
• Experience creating and delivering presentations communicating the problem, context, potential and recommended solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management across operational and commercial teams.
• Curiosity, creativity, and willingness to challenge the status quo to improve ways of working.
• Proactive mindset — ownership, testing ideas, and driving improvements.
• High attention to detail and a strong commitment to data quality and integrity.
• Confident decision maker.

Responsibilities

• Use data from logistics network (HD and retail) and from outside the network to uncover insights that drive better business decisions and help solve logistics strategy problems
• Translate complex datasets into clear, compelling stories and actionable recommendations for operational stakeholders
• Engage with the logistics operation to ensure a grounded knowledge and to make sure analysis and the operation are in alignment
• Tackle a wide range of problems, from performance optimisation to understanding availability drivers
• Deliver deep‑dive analysis, highlighting risks, opportunities and areas for continuous improvement
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, influencing and supporting decision‑making at all levels
• Work collaboratively with analysts and data scientists to deliver scalable and impactful analytical solutions
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and data‑driven thinking across supply chain and logistics
• Keeping up to date with best practice in the logistics sector, understanding emerging technology and having a view about how it could be applied in the B&Q network to improve efficiency, capacity or service

Skills

Supply Chain analytics

Analytical skills

SQL

Python

R

Cloud data environments

Data storytelling

Stakeholder management

Curiosity

Proactive mindset

Attention to detail

Decision making

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

BigQuery

Job description

Overview

Permanent

Up to £50,000+ Pension + PMI +ShareSave+ 6.6 weeks holiday+ Hybrid Working ( 1 per week in the office)

Southampton, Store Support Office

We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they’ll love. Join us as a Logistics Analyst and you’ll be a big part of this.

The wider Analytics & Data Science team is growing to support more areas of the business. As part of this,we’re creating new analyst roles focused on Logistics.

In this role, you’ll work closely with stakeholders to understand real business challenges, translate them into analytical problems, and deliver insight that drives measurable impact—whether that’s improving availability, optimising stock flow, or enhancing operational efficiency.

You’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking analytics community that values curiosity, creativity, and continuous improvement. We encourage new ideas, experimentation, and smart risk-taking to evolve how we use data to support better decisions across our operations.

What's the job?

• Use data from logistics network (HD and retail) and from outside the network to uncover insights that drive better business decisions and help solve logistics strategy problems
• Translate complex datasets into clear, compelling stories and actionable recommendations for operational stakeholders
• Engage with the logistics operation to ensure a grounded knowledge and to make sure analysis and the operation are in alignment
• Tackle a wide range of problems, from performance optimisation to understanding availability drivers
• Deliver deep‑dive analysis, highlighting risks, opportunities and areas for continuous improvement
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, influencing and supporting decision‑making at all levels
• Work collaboratively with analysts and data scientists to deliver scalable and impactful analytical solutions
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and data‑driven thinking across supply chain and logistics
• Keeping up to date with best practice in the logistics sector, understanding emerging technology and having a view about how it could be applied in the B&Q network to improve efficiency, capacity or service

What we need:

• Experience working with Supply Chain and/or Logistics in an analytical role
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with experience working with complex datasets
• Proficiency in SQL, with experience in Python and/or R (desirable)
• Experience working in cloud‑based data environments (e.g. Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery)
• Proven ability to translate data into clear insights and compelling, actionable recommendations
• Creating and delivering presentations communicating the problem, context, potential and recommended solutions
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships across operational and commercial teams
• Curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to challenge the status quo to improve ways of working
• A proactive mindset — comfortable taking ownership, testing ideas, and driving improvements
• High attention to detail and a strong commitment to data quality and integrity
• Confident decision maker

What's in it for me?

As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes:

• Award‑winning pension scheme
• Bonus
• ShareSave options
• 6.6 weeks holiday
• Payroll giving
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Shopping discounts
• Colleague wellbeing benefits—and much more.

We welcome applications from all candidates; however, please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role, and applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Equality and Inclusion

We want to ensure that all employees, future employees, and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.