Retail Operations & Business Data Manager

Company Details Confidential; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Company Details Confidential is seeking a Retail Operations & Business Data Manager in Dublin to oversee day-to-day store management and advanced data analysis.

You will extract transactional data, build dashboards with Excel/SQL/BI, forecast demand, and analyze margins to drive pricing and inventory decisions. The role also covers staffing, compliance, and cost controls across fresh and grocery sections.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: Level 9 or higher, or data analytics/computer science background.
• Ambitious analytical thinker with strong data skills and business sense.
• Experience with data tools and reporting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Extract, clean and process transactional data from POS and retail databases.
• Design daily, weekly, monthly dashboards and KPI reports using Excel, SQL and BI tools.
• Forecast demand using sales history, footfall, promos and seasonal trends.
• Perform variance analysis against forecasts and budgets.
• Analyze margins, basket composition and purchasing behaviors to inform pricing.
• Oversee admin paperwork including financial reporting and audits.
• Audit stock loss, waste and shrinkage to drive cost controls.
• Prepare strategic summaries for store directors.
• Manage floor operations, staff rostering and labor budgets.

Skills

Data analytics

Analytical thinking

Administration

Financial literacy

Education

Level 9 or higher (incl Post Graduate & Diploma & Master Degree)

Data analytics / Business Analytics / Computer Science

Tools

MS Excel

SQL

Power BI

Data analytics software

Job description

Retail Operations & Business Data Manager

Company Details Confidential

Ref: #JOB-2467394

Job Description

We are seeking an operational and analytical Retail Operations & Business DataManager to oversee day-to-day store management. This role bridges store leadership,compliance, and administrative reporting with advanced business data analysis. Thesuccessful candidate will manage store operations, workforce supervision, supplychain coordination, and financial administration, using data analytics, EPOS platforms,and quantitative modeling to improve sales, reduce shrinkage, optimize inventory turn,and support strategic business decisions.Key ResponsibilitiesExtract, clean, and process transactional data from POS, inventory, and retaildatabases.Design and update daily, weekly, and monthly operational dashboards and KPIreports using MS Excel, SQL, and BI tools.Perform quantitative demand forecasting using sales history, footfall, promotionalplans, and seasonal trends to optimize stock levels.Conduct variance analysis comparing store performance against forecasts,financial budgets, and historical metrics.Analyze category gross margins, basket composition, and purchasing behaviors torecommend pricing, markdowns, and promotional placement.Oversee administrative paperwork, including financial reporting, cashreconciliation, invoice audits, supplier verification, and operational logs.Manage compliance documentation for Food Safety (HACCP), Health & Safety,consumer laws, and internal audits.Audit stock loss, waste, and shrinkage discrepancies between physical inventoryand database records to implement cost controls.Prepare operational summaries, cost-benefit reports, and strategic insights forstore directors.Manage floor operations, customer service standards, supplier delivery schedules,and stock rotation across fresh food and grocery departments.Supervise, train, and manage floor staff, assisting with recruitment, on-boarding,task delegation, and performance evaluations.Analyze footfall traffic, sales volumes, and labor productivity metrics to constructoptimized staff rosters and manage labor budgets

• Sector: wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Career Level

• Managerial

Candidate Requirements

Essential

• Minimum Experienced Required (Years): 0
• Minimum Qualification: Level 9 (incl Post Graduate & Diploma & Master Degree)OR Data analytics, Business Analytics, Computer Science

Desirable

• Ability Skills: Administration, Analytical, Financial, Technical IT
• Competency Skills: Management, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Time Management
• Competency Skills: HACCP
• Specialising In: ms excel, sql, power bi, data analytics softwares