Pick Optimisation Analyst (Data and Mapping)

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

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer is seeking a Pick Optimisation Analyst to oversee transformative projects within the Online Operations team. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and project management skills, and will be responsible for ensuring a customer-focused and efficient pick operating model. This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and a comprehensive benefits package including a company bonus and discount.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount

Free access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Online Grocery operations in store.
• Experience in designing and landing projects.
• Need a full driving license.

Responsibilities

• Manage comms to stores and gather feedback.
• Coordinate the pick operating model.
• Design and implement data presentation for stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Job description

Job Title

Pick Optimisation Analyst (Data and Mapping)

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Agile

Closing Date

6 October 2025

Find your role

It is an exciting time to join the Pick Optimisation team within Online Operations. The team’s core objective is to create a Pick operating model that offers unrivalled service and profitability.

The Pick Optimisation Analyst is responsible for translating strategic aims into deliverable projects that generate tangible results. You will be accountable for cradle to grave project delivery with the aim of forging a market leading proposition. In order to achieve this, the Pick Optimisation Analyst must ensure that all projects are delivered with a customer mind-set, considering everyday low cost and an innovative approach.

Focus areas of responsibility include:

• Store Process – Managing the comms to stores from the Pick Optimisation team in Asda House, completing Newsflash updates, spends one day a week in stores gaining feedback and looking at opportunities to develop the model further, ad-hoc weekly reporting from Power BI.
• Support the Cross Load settings within Optima to have the most efficient pick model for each store group, analyse and present the data, own the store mapping process and modular compliance reporting
• Innovation/Continuous Improvement – This colleague would be improving the costs of subs and quality refunds through data.

The ins and outs:

• Co-ordinate all elements of the pick operating model within a store from when the orders are downloaded until they are on the van
• Design, test and implement ways of presenting data to key business stakeholders to support decision making

What you’ll need

Knowledge:

• Knowledge and awareness of Online Grocery operations in store
• Evidence in designing and landing projects and step change improvements
• Project management experience
• Commercial awareness and the ability to make sound financial decisions
• Full driving licence and the ability to stay away from home when required

Skills:

• The ability to analyse and utilise complex data in determining strategy and informing decision making processes
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An innovative approach that is backed up with high levels of organisation

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 Wagestream, 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