Data & Insight Analyst

Data & Insight Analyst
£35,000 to £45,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A)
Manchester city centre (hybrid working)

Please be aware Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity

We’re open to applications from candidates who may require flexible working arrangements. There’ll be an opportunity to discuss your flexible working requirements during the interview process, and at offer stage.

We’re looking for a Data & Insight Analyst to join our Digital Technology & Data function in Manchester to help us make the most out of our data and inform decision making across Co-op. You’ll be working as part of our Central Analytics and BI team – focusing specifically on one of our key business areas.

As a Data & Insight Analyst at Co-op we’ll look to you to use advanced analytical techniques to support projects and provide meaningful, data-driven insights to colleagues; bringing us even closer to our vision of ‘co-operating to build more value for our member-owners every day’. In this role you’ll work in a hybrid way – splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

What you’ll do

• Deliver end-to-end analytics projects, using a wide variety of advanced analytics techniques using data from various sources
• Collaborate with key partners across the wider business; identifying opportunities where analytics can help to make informed decisions
• Build an understanding of how each project interacts with the wider business
• Share your findings and recommendations in a way that is accessible for both technical and non-technical audiences

This role would suit people who have

• Experience in data analytics with significant data modelling experience 
• Experience writing and developing code using SQL, SAS, Python (or equivalents)
• Experience analysing and working with large data sets
• Strong numeracy skills, with a background in maths, statistics or equivalent
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present complex data in a compelling and accessible way

Why Co-op?

As a Co-op colleague, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You’ll also get:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• YuLife – an app that rewards you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.