Commercial Reporting Analyst, Waitrose - #142211

About The Role

Waitrose & Partners prides itself on being different. Our intention is to combine the convenience of a supermarket with the expertise and service of a specialist food shop. Add this to our unswerving dedication to our customers and the highest respect for our suppliers (the provenance and traceability of our food is vital) and, of course, the environment and you can start to see we’re a bit more than ‘just’ a supermarket. We are recruiting for 2 Commercial Reporting Analysts to join the Waitrose & Partners Commercial and Own Brand Team; these are brand new roles in our structure. 1 role will be reporting into Ben Abram, Category Manager and the other role will be reporting into Hannah Eames, Manager, Own Brand Strategy.

About The Role

• Contract Type: 2 x permanent positions
• Location: Bracknell based with hybrid working with an expectation to go into the office around 2-3 days per week
• Salary range: £59,000 - £110,000
• Expected salary: £59,000 - £80,000
• Partnership Level: 6
• 2 stage interview process: 1st stage virtual w/c 9th & 16th June
  
  

Key Responsibilities

As a key member of the Commercial team at Waitrose, through your reporting you are accountable for providing robust analysis, insights and recommendations to the team to inform our strategy and decision making and drive significant improvements in our performance.

With a relentless connection to customers, the market and branches alike, you’ll both; set up and continuously improve regular performance reporting, and lead strategic reporting projects to shape, optimise, and improve our performance.

Rooted in adaptability, driven by a continuous improvement mindset, and fueled by a commitment to getting it right the first time, our Commercial Reporting Analysts are a dynamic force steering the fast-paced and ambitious Commercial team.

There are no direct reports for these positions.

External candidates - please see the job outline attached to this vacancy for further details.

Essential Skills/experience You’ll Need

• Experience which demonstrates effective communication skills and stakeholder management
• Experience which demonstrates an ability to identify performance improvements
• Proficient in the use of Google apps (particularly Sheets) and Excel
• Proficient in the use of Tableau
• Experience of using data and analysis to make recommendations and influence decisions
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Self-motivation, energy and drive, collaborative approach
• Good organisational skills and project management
• Excellent numeracy skills
• Any experience in automation (Javascript/Google Apps script, VBA, XML) and advanced data management and manipulation (SQL, Big Query)
  
  

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About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.