Data Analyst
Location: Asda House- Leeds
Employment Type: Full time; Permanent; 37.5 hours a week
Hybrid working opportunity: Yes
Closing Date: 10 September 2024
“Everything about Asda”
We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.
Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.
We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
“Everything you'll love.”
- Hybrid and flexible working – everyone is looking for that work/life balance and Asda have it on point. Flexible working meaning you work where it works to meet both your needs and the business needs.
- Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.
- Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future.
- Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off.
- 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year.
- Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us.
- Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year.
- Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.
- Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours.
Plus, much more!
“That's more like it.”
“Find your role”.
As a data analyst in Asda Brand you will play a critical role in ensuring that our team have data to support them making decisions that benefit our 18 million customers each week. Working in the Asda brand team means that you will be able to look at data surrounding food safety, quality, product development, innovation, health and sustainability, as well as the performance of our products and our suppliers. We don’t wait to make good things happen so providing our teams with proactive analysis to support the identification of trends and understanding what our customers are telling us is key. There has never been a more exciting time to be in data at Asda as we transform our data capabilities.
We are looking for people that have a good understanding of Databricks, Power platforms and Azure. If you are ready to elevate your career to the next level come and join us as a vital member of our diverse own brand function. This role is perfect for those with a collaborative spirit and a passion for building professional networks.
Joining Asda during our digital and data evolution means you're arriving at an exhilarating time. Data and analytics are the bedrock of our transformation strategy, and you'll be positioned at the epicentre of this exciting phase!
“Let's find out about you.”
- Relevant experience in business intelligence, IT support, data science or analytics.
- Knowledge and experience of Power BI, Power Apps, SQL, Microsoft Azure and Power Automate.
- Experience with Databricks and Cloud platform (especially Azure)
- Knowledge and experience of Python, PySpark and SQL would be a plus.
- Experience acquiring structured, semi- structured and unstructured data from various sources, including databases, blob storage and API’s.
- Experience in both producing datasets and reports for analysis and presenting findings and making recommendations to stakeholders.
- Employ Databricks for collaborative data exploration, manipulation, and visualisation.
- Engage in all stages of model development, from conception to deployment and monitoring.
- Communicate complex data-driven insights to stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, find insights from data and through experimentation, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Strong communication skills, capable of conveying complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences.
- A team player who is also capable of working independently when required.
- Familiarity with machine learning, statistical analysis, A/B testing, and predictive modelling techniques would be advantageous.
- We put our customers at the heart of everything and you will seek to understand their concerns and requirements and be the voice of the customer in your interactions
“Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone's reach.
We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to be Asda and proud to be themselves
Work Where it Works
Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including;-
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
We are proud supporters of Women in Data®. Connect, engage and belong to the largest free female data community in the UK – visit: www.womenindata.co.uk to join our community.