Senior Data and AI Analyst

Barrett Steel Limited; Bradford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary depending on your experience

Annual cycle to work scheme

Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure

On the job training

Job summary

Barrett Steel Limited in Bradford is seeking a Senior Data & AI Analyst to drive digital transformation and AI adoption across the business. The successful candidate will support ERP migration to Epicor, ensuring data integrity and enhancing reporting capabilities.

The role involves developing AI applications for sales productivity, automating workflows, and improving decision-making. Strong SQL and experience with Snowflake are essential for success.

Join a hybrid working environment with competitive salary and additional perks.

Qualifications

• Collaborative and innovative data professional with a passion for data and AI.
• Confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to drive meaningful change across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Help define and deliver Barrett Steel's Data & AI roadmap.
• Champion the adoption of AI across the business.
• Support the migration to Epicor, including data validation and reporting.

Skills

Strong SQL

Python basics

Data quality and governance understanding

Experience with Generative AI tools

Process mapping

Tools

Snowflake

Tableau

Alteryx

Job description

As a Senior Data & AI Analyst at Barrett Steel, you will play a pivotal role in driving the company's digital transformation through data, AI, and business systems. A key focus of the role will be supporting the migration to Epicor, ensuring data integrity, improving reporting capabilities, and helping the business maximise the value of its new ERP platform.

Alongside the ERP migration, you will identify opportunities to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered internal applications that enhance sales productivity, automate manual workflows, and improve business decision‑making. Working closely with stakeholders across Sales, Operations, Finance, and IT, you will translate business challenges into innovative, data‑driven solutions that deliver measurable improvements in efficiency and customer service.

You will be responsible for developing dashboards, reports, and analytics that provide actionable insights, while leveraging modern AI technologies to streamline processes and support business growth. As a senior member of the team, you will also champion best practices in data management, governance, and AI adoption, helping to build a data‑driven culture across Barrett Steel.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining technical expertise with business problem‑solving, has a passion for emerging AI technologies, and wants to make a tangible impact by delivering solutions that improve how the business operates every day.

Key Responsibilities

• Help define and deliver Barrett Steel's Data & AI roadmap.
• Champion the adoption of AI across the business by providing support with identifying high‑value use cases and delivering proof of concepts.
• Design and deploy AI‑powered applications to improve sales productivity, automate workflows, and enhance decision‑making.
• Support the migration to Epicor, including data validation, reporting, and process optimisation.
• Support the implementation and development of a modern data platform, including Snowflake.
• Integrate data from multiple business systems to deliver trusted, business‑ready insights.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and KPIs using Tableau and Tableau Pulse.
• Build and optimise automated data workflows using Alteryx.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify opportunities for data, analytics, automation, and AI solutions.
• Help establish and promote best practices for data architecture, analytics development, data governance, and AI governance.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, innovation, and the adoption of emerging AI technologies.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance across reporting and analytics.

We offer you

• Highly competitive salary depending on your experience
• Annual cycle to work scheme
• Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure
• On the job training
• Hybrid working environment

All About You

You are a collaborative, innovative, and commercially minded data professional with a passion for using data and AI to solve business challenges. You have the confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels, embrace new technologies, and drive meaningful change across the organisation.

Data & Analytics

• Strong SQL
• Python basics
• Data quality and governance understanding
• Requirements gathering from business users

AI & Automation

• Experience with Generative AI tools
• Basic understanding of LLMs and RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
• AI use case identification, assessment and delivering from concept through to implementation and adoption.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, or similar enterprise AI tools

Business Analysis

• Process mapping
• Workshop facilitation
• Translating business requirements into technical requirements

Data Platform Knowledge

• Exposure to Snowflake
• Cloud data warehouse concepts
• ETL/ELT processes

Highly Desirable Skills