Geospatial Insights Manager

To identify, build and deliver insight and analysis to the Functional Leadership team and key business stakeholders relating to the market, driving decision making. You will implement this through a data led approach providing recommendations which are aligned to the corporate strategy.

Your role:

• Be a key driver of insight, modelling & analytics across the function and wider business providing a data led approach to decision making and strategic priorities
• Proactively set/identify analytics, modelling and insight opportunities, enabling the business leadership teams to make informed decisions in line with the core strategy
• Support business stakeholders by leading timely and robust insight, utilising latest market data and store performance trends
• Manage ad hoc analytics within the team and spot opportunities for growth through value driven data initiatives
• Bring recommendations to life, through a range of interactive dashboards, reporting tools and insight papers
• Utilise latest data, insight and analysis tools to continually evolve our learnings and recommendations
• Manage projects from start to completion driving timelines and deliverables whilst owning the build process
• Lead a team of analysts supporting their personal and technical development
• Build stakeholder relationships by delivering with integrity and leadership
• Lead best practice by formalising the service delivered and where appropriate using established analytical techniques to ensure integrity of outputs

About you:

• Confident querying and obtaining large geospatial datasets (through SQL, Azure or equivalent)
• Comprehensive knowledge or previous background in geospatial analytical/data modelling techniques.
• Capable of manipulating and transforming these datasets to ingest into a model (e.g. through Alteryx, SQL or equivalent).
• Creating data led actionable insight through strategic alignment and clear recommendations
• Capable of working with large data sets and manipulation through various techniques
• General knowledge or background in analytical/data science modelling techniques
• Desirable – knowledge of the retail landscape and competitive market
• Data visualisation – PowerBi or equivalent
• Directly motivate your team whilst also acting with leadership to indirectly motivate those in the wider function
• Capable of working with non-technical end users to interrogate a business process or current tool to understand requirements and opportunities
• Manage stakeholder engagement, create and scope clear project deliverables as

Hybrid Working

Work Where it Works.  Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works.  This enables you to complete your daily tasks 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.  We would love to talk to you about this.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Company car or £5,700 car allowance, plus 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.

If you have any questions, then please email Daniel.wood0@asda.co.uk

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