Sales Data Analyst

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative publishing powerhouse is seeking a detail-oriented analyst to join their Sales Analysis and Reporting team. This role focuses on transforming data into compelling insights that drive online sales and enhance discoverability. You will collaborate with diverse teams, leveraging your SQL and Excel expertise to produce clear reports and dashboards. Your ability to communicate findings effectively will be crucial in supporting process improvements and optimizing product listings. If you are passionate about storytelling through data and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience with SQL and Excel for data analysis.
• Strong communication skills for presenting insights.

Responsibilities

• Produce insightful reports from various data sources.
• Administer and develop departmental dashboards.

Skills

SQL

Excel

Data Visualization (Power BI/Tableau)

SEO

Ecommerce

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

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At Penguin Random House we believe in the power of stories, and our Sales Analysis and Reporting team are on the lookout for someone who believes in the power of telling stories with data.

Do you get a kick out of getting into the detail and teasing out insight? If you’re an adaptable and resourceful analyst, then this could be the role for you.

The Sales Analysis and Reporting team works across all Penguin Random House UK divisions, delivering commercial and consumer sales-based business intelligence to colleagues across the breadth of the group Sales department and throughout the wider organisation, striving to provide accessible and actionable insight.

You will have a focus on the online retail space, working particularly closely with our Retail Advertising and Online Sales teams, and leveraging consumer search and retail sales data sources to drive discoverability of our titles online.

Key responsibilities

• Producing clear and insightful reporting from different cloud-based and manual data sources (numerical and textual) on a regular and ad-hoc basis
• Administering existing and developing new departmental and corporate dashboarding, as business needs require
• Supporting process improvement measures through analysis, including optimising our online product listings
• Acting as a subject matter expert for online sales data sources in response to business queries and in ongoing projects
• Being an active member of the PRH data community, adhering to central governance and performance best practices, and upholding data quality measures

What you will bring

• Experience of using SQL to query relational databases as well as strong Excel skills
• Some knowledge of data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Proven experience of working with large datasets and distilling outputs into reports for a broad audience of consumers
• A confident communication style, able to present their work compellingly, both visually and verbally
• A desire to build relationships and an ability to juggle competing priorities
• An understanding of SEO or ecommerce
• Experience of working within a sales or commercial environment

Experience of publishing is not required, but working across the breadth of the PRH UK catalogue would certainly complement an interest in books, as you’ll play an important part in getting our authors’ works into the hands of readers.

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Monday 12th May.

Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the requirements of the role. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.

£31,000 - £34,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

What you can expect from us

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we have a hybrid approach, and the expectation is that you will be working a maximum of three days a week from our office in London, but this can be discussed further during the interview stage.

About Penguin

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

The recruitment process

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.