Recruitment Partner: Akash Karia
Location: Nottingham
Contract: 9-month fixed term contract
Who we are
International Technology & Advanced Analytics (IT2A) is a multi-national function of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) based in the UK, Europe, Asia, South America and the USA. We use emerging technology and robust data to transform our pharmacy and retail offerings, improve experiences for customers and patients and enhance our operational effectiveness. Partnering with some of the finest tech providers and utilising a cutting-edge tech stack, we support two of the UK's most trusted and established brands - Boots and No7. We're a team of specialists spanning security, hosting, architecture, software engineering, networks, project delivery and more. A proud equal opportunity employer, we passionately embrace team member diversity and provide a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
About the role
As a Category Re-Profiling (CRP) Assistant Data Analyst you will play a central role in the CRP team, working with the Boots UK team to turn raw data and fragmented, multi sourced information into meaningful insight, understanding both the bigger picture and detail. To succeed you will be passionate about delivering analysis solutions for a leading global retailer.
Our Data Analysts work in close collaboration with all members of the CRP analyst and coaching team, along with specialist insight teams and category, brand and merchandising teams. Strong interpersonal and relationship skills, combined with a can-do attitude and desire for data accuracy and rigorous analysis is key to success. You will have sole responsibility for particular category projects e.g. Baby, Skincare, Pain Relief, Cosmetics.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver end-to-end category analysis with your experience of analysing large data sets through SQL or similar
- Prepare retail lever analytical tools to manage and evaluate commercial decisions for price, range/distribution and supplier/brand
- Coordinate and curate a suite of automated reports and text file-based trend information to support each category project
- Work with a wide range of stakeholders across our commercial and insight teams in Boots UK and / or International Retail
- With your passion and curiosity for retail, our markets and competitors you will produce competitor insights from market competitor audit activity.
- Continuously maintain and develop insight best practice to build and share category management capability with the commercial teams across Boots UK.
What you'll need to have
- A keen interest in how retail works and in the Boots business in general.
- To be computer literate and skilled in using SQL (or similar), Excel and Power Point.
- To be qualified to degree level (or equivalent) in a numerate discipline – preferably Statistics, Mathematics, Marketing or Business Studies with knowledge of business analysis, marketing or similar disciplines.
It would be great if you also have
- 1 year's commercial experience in an analytical role
- Experience of PowerBI or other data visualisation tools
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and presentational skills
Our benefits
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by WBA and may not be accurate.
What's next
If your application is successful, our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you will be notified by email.
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
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