Junior Data Analyst

Buy It Direct is one of the UKs fastest-growing online retailers. Appliances Direct Laptops Direct Furniture123 Better Bathrooms Drones Direct - theyre all ours and between them they shift an enormous amount of product every day. Every one of those orders leaves a trail of data behind it and our Data team is the one that helps turns that trail into decisions.

We dont follow the normal ways of working. We think unconventionally we move quickly and wed rather back someone with the right attitude and teach them the rest. Thats exactly what this role is.

This is a genuine entry point into a data career. Youll sit in the Data team who will show you the ropes and youll be given real work from day one. Over time youll learn how our data is put together how the business uses it and how to spot when something isnt adding up.

What matters most to us is how you think. If youre the sort of person who cant leave an obscure number or pattern alone until you understand why and are comfortable asking questions youre the kind of person were looking for.

• Digging into the numbers when something looks off and working out why and ultimately proposing solutions that drive improvement.
• Learning how our data flows from website to warehouse to reporting and getting to know the quirks in it.
• Getting under the skin of how our processes work and flagging where they could work better.
• Answering questions from around the business and asking plenty of your own.
• Building up your technical toolkit (SQL Python R) with support from the team around you.

We are far more interested about your attitude work ethic and curiosity than we are about your technical or educational background. Specifically:

• A genuine drive to understand how things work not just what the number is but why it is what it is.
• The tenacity to keep pulling at a thread when the answer isnt obvious.
• An eye for improvement: if a process is clunky or a report takes three hours it shouldnt we want you to say so.
• Comfort with numbers and logical structured thinking.
• The professional confidence to ask questions of people more senior than you and the clarity to explain what youve found.
• A background in a numerate or scientific subject - maths science engineering computing or similar - to at least A Level or equivalent. Degree apprenticeship self-taught career-changer: all welcome.

You do not need to be able to write code already. SQL Python or R are all part of the job eventually but were happy to teach you. What we need is the aptitude and appetite to pick them up. You also dont need commercial experience a data degree or a portfolio of projects. If youve got those great. If you havent apply anyway.

Were happy for you to use AI tools as part of your application and interview. Its something youll be utilising as part of the role. Were interested in how you think with it.

• depending on experience.
• Healthcare cash plan.
• Your birthday off after a year with us.
• Staff discount across all of our brands.
• Free on-site parking.
• 39.5 hours week based at our Huddersfield head office.
• 5 days in the office requirement initially with the possibility of hybrid working once integrated into the team and business.
• Real investment in your development this role is built to grow into a fully-fledged analyst position.

Send us your CV and a few lines on something youve figured out that other people had given up on e.g. at work at university at school or otherwise. It doesnt have to be about data.

Do you think you have what it takes Wed love to hear from you.

Required Experience:

Junior IC