Senior Insight Analyst

Sandwell - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

When it comes to performance skills and experience dont tell the whole story. They only tell uswhat to doinknown predictable and contextual situations.

We look for attributes as they tell us how youbehave in all situations particularly unknown challenging or stressful ones when you cant apply your learnt skills.

We have big ambitions and we needpeople who work here to have big ambitions too.

To achieve ourgrowth plans weneed talented and driven people who are curious andcomfortable with uncertainty and step outside their comfort zone to learn and try new things.

Ifyoure the kind of person who rolls up your sleeves and gets stuck in we want to hear from you!

WatchHEREto find out what it takes to be successful andbuild a better career at MSC.

Requisition ID :19247

Employment Type :Full Time

Job Category :Business Transformation

Work Location :Wednesbury UK

Potential WorkLocation :None

We areseekinga proactive and versatileSeniorInsightAnalyst to join our role is a unique opportunity for an individual who is passionate about using data to solve a wide range of business problems across all functions.

You will act as a critical data partner providing insights to every departmentfrom the warehouse floor to the e-Commerce team. You will be a champion for data-driven decision-making helping to improve data understanding and use across the company and serving as a key resource for ad-hoc requests and proactive analysis.

Key Responsibilities

Cross-Functional Analysis & Business Partnering:Serve as a data consultant for stakeholders with varying levels of data literacy across the entire business. You will be the go-to person for questions on everything fromlogisticsefficiency and inventory turnover to sales performance and marketing campaign effectiveness.

Proactive Insights & Storytelling:Go beyond simply answering questions. You will independently explore datasets to uncover trends anomalies and opportunities that are not immediately obvious. You will then translate these findings into clear compelling narratives using visualisations and presentations empowering department heads to make informed decisions.

FP&A Support:Assist with reporting and analysis for the finance team. This will involve providing data to support financial planning analysis and reportingleveragingyour analytical skills to contribute to a deeper understanding of our financial performance.

Data Advocacy & Education:You will create analyses that prove the value of a certain metric or insight. Your work may serve as the foundation for new permanent reports. You will also help users understand how to interpret and use data and existing reports to answer their own questions.

Technical Proficiency:Work hands-on with our data platform Microsoft Fabric. This involves using SQL to query large cross-functional datasets and Python for more advanced analysis data manipulation and automation of repetitive tasks.

Skillset

Technical Skills:Youllneed to be proficient in SQL for data extraction and manipulation. A strong command of Microsoft Excel is also essential for day-to-day ability with a BI toolsuch asPower BI or Tableau is a significant advantage wereopen to candidates with a great analytical mindset who can learn new tools. We also highly value familiarity with Python (e.g. pandasnumpy) for more advanced analysis. Any experience with Microsoft Fabric is a bonus.

Experience:Werelooking for someone with proven experience in a data analyst or business intelligence role preferably within a wholesale or distribution experience with a major ERP system as well as with Salesforce and Google Analytics is highly desirable.

Analytical Abilities:Exceptional problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail. The ability to work with large complex datasets and translate them into simple actionable insights.

Communication & Mentoring:Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience. The ideal candidate will be a natural teacherpatientand enthusiastic about helping others develop their data literacy.

Business Acumen:A solid understanding of business operations and a high degree of intellectual curiosity. The ability to understand what drivesdifferent functions(e.g. sales marketing supply chain) in a wholesale environment.

Soft Skills:A proactive and autonomous individual who is comfortable working in a fast-paced fluid environment and managing multiple priorities from different departments.

Why MSC

The journey to the best version of yourself starts with us. If youre searching for an employerthat will enable you to learn grow and make a difference youve found it.

You will feel a sense of purpose and belonging as we allow our people to have a voice and the opportunity to makea genuine impact.

We have created a psychologically safe and inclusive environment wherewe treat our associates as adults and give them autonomyto make decisions takerisks and learn from mistakes.

You will be encouraged to challenge the normmakedecisions and take ownership to make changes enabling you to significantly contribute towards our business success.

Our people-centric culture will encourage you to continuously develop both professionally and personally.

From ourculture to our forward-thinking leadership youll soon realise that you have an incredible opportunity here to be your best self.

Whether your career path is vertical or squiggly wed love to watch you grow and reach your full potential with us.

WatchHEREto find out what its like to work at MSC and join us as we continue to build a team of people doing their best work

We wont just give you a job well enable you to be yourself discover opportunityunlock your potential and design yourcareer.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

When it comes to performance skills and experience dont tell the whole story. They only tell uswhat to doinknown predictable and contextual situations.We look for attributes as they tell us how youbehave in all situations particularly unknown challenging or stressful ones when you cant apply your le...