Associate Analyst

Do you take satisfaction in seeing your recommendations implemented in the ‘real world’? Are you analytically creative and motivated by new challenges? Do you have a passion for working with data to drive insight and improve customer understanding?

When you join us you will be providing world-class customer insights for our clients. Utilising the Nectar data to understand how we can personalise the customer experience and drive business impact, this role is a fantastic opportunity to apply and develop your analytical capabilities.

The role is based at Holborn on average 1-2 days a week, with home working expected the remainder of the time. Occasional travel to our FMCG clients is required.

What will you be doing?

• You’ll analyse Nectar, Sainsbury’s and supplier data to maximise understanding of customer behaviour and provide impactful insights and recommendations. You’ll take responsibility for delivering end-to-end analytical projects, utilising multiple datasets such as Sainsbury’s transactional data, ranging data & contextual customer profiling.
• You’ll build your analytical knowledge as you help deliver analytical projects on a large variety of topics, such as customer journeys, segmentation, ranging and promotions.

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrated ability to deliver innovative solutions – Ability to break down problems logically and apply sound analytical thinking
• Proven experience in data analysis using Excel and SQL/R/Python - advanced formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP and at least one programming language, SQL, R, or Python, to clean, transform, and interpret large datasets

This role will suit you if:

• You’re looking to grow your career in a fast paced, commercial environment.
• You’re looking to work autonomously in a client-facing environment. You’ll take accountability for your analytical projects and build strong collaborative partnerships with both Sainsbury’s suppliers and internal teams.
• You thrive on excellence all the way. You will need to deliver high-quality insight with attention to detail.
• You’re looking for variety and new challenges. We work with a wide range of contacts across Nectar360 and Sainsbury’s, providing analytical advice to multiple business units. No two questions are the same, so you’ll need to be analytically creative whilst thinking on your feet to understand the real question we need to answer and implementing the best analytical techniques to do so

What we offer

• Colleague discount across the multi-brands – Sainsbury’s, Argos and Habitat
• Holiday allowance
• Bonus scheme
• Pension plan
• Special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more

You’ll also benefit from being part of the wider Data & Analytics community at Sainsbury’s. We have Big Data with a great culture and huge learning and development opportunities.

Flexible working and job share conversations are encouraged. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer that champions a diverse and inclusive culture. If you’re reading this, even if you’re not 100% sure you’re there with your experience, we’d still love to hear from you.