Senior Analyst, Labor Planning and Efficiency

IVP; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing technology company in the UK is seeking a Senior Analyst to enhance labor efficiency across operations. This role involves developing metrics and dashboards, collaborating with finance on planning processes, and applying data-driven insights to improve performance. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills, a relevant degree, and experience in business analytics. A passion for using data to influence operational decisions is essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in business analytics with strong data analysis and visualization skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 3+ years of experience in business analytics with a focus on financial planning or operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop metrics and tooling for labor efficiency and operations.
• Build models and dashboards for labor forecasting.
• Collaborate with finance for annual and quarterly planning.
• Monitor labor efficiency performance and identify trends.
• Provide insights and analysis for operational improvements.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

Data visualization (Tableau)

Financial analysis

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Mathematics, Finance, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Tableau

Spreadsheets

Job description

Overview

Lime is hiring a Senior Analyst to join our Global Operations team. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of improving labor efficiency, reporting, and financial planning across our warehouse and street operations. You'll develop key metrics and tools to enhance real-time visibility of performance and drive targeted analysis that informs operational decisions and strategic opportunities. You'll collaborate closely with Finance, Strategy & Planning, and local operations teams to help shape the future of Lime's labor planning as we continue to scale.

Responsibilities

• Improve real-time visibility of labor efficiency and spend: Develop metrics and tooling to improve visibility of warehouse and street operations labor efficiency, to support operational decision making and business intelligence
• Build models and dashboards: Use data analysis and visualization tools (SQL, tableau, spreadsheet) to build models for labor forecasting and dashboards for local operations teams — ensuring robust logic, consistent and clearly-defined assumptions, intuitive user-interface
• Contribute to financial planning process: Collaborate with Finance, S&P, and local operations to support the labor aspect of Lime's annual and quarterly financial planning process
• Monitor trends in performance: Monitor labor efficiency performance vs plan and identify root causes for any variance or new trends
• Collaborate with partner teams to improve labor efficiency: Provide insight and targeted analysis to troubleshoot issues or highlight opportunities. Partner with Operations leadership and local teams to land recommendations and drive action
• Drive continuous improvement in data analytics capabilities across global operations: Contribute to a culture of data-driven decision making and analytical excellence through peer collaboration and support

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate is highly analytical, has a strong understanding of financial principles, and is passionate about using data to solve complex problems. If you have 2+ years of experience in business analytics, strong data analysis & visualization skills, and a drive to influence outcomes through insight, we'd love to hear from you. Extremely strong proficiency in data analytics, including advanced SQL, spreadsheet, and data visualisation (e.g. Tableau)
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Mathematics, Finance, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
• 3+ years of experience in business analytics, where prior experience in financial planning, operations, tracking spend, or equivalent is highly preferred
• Strong understanding of financial principles
• Curious mindset to spot trends in data, deep-dive root causes, and generate proposals for both tactical and strategic solutions
• Clear verbal and written communicator, strong collaboration and influencing skills
• Previous experience in a fast-paced scaling-up environment
• Experience working closely with Finance or S&P stakeholders