Trade Planning Senior Analyst (9-12 month Parental Leave Cover Contract)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trade Planning Senior Analyst to join the team here at Tesco on a 9-12 month Parental Leave Cover Contract.

This role supports the rollout of a wide range of strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for helping to shape our price and promotion strategies with timely insight and analysis utilising advanced analytical and modelling techniques.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience with handling large data volumes with modern data processing tools, especially SQL (Teradata and Hadoop).

You will be responsible for:

Supporting the delivery of key strategic projects across the product and channel teams e.g. Price Index development, Promotional Optimisation, and delivery of the Trade Plan
Designing and performing timely and insightful analyses for strategic projects such as indexing & competitiveness, investment modelling, promotional optimisation, price architecture and range optimisation, space allocation, regression analysis and trade plan & promotion forecasting
Identifying and solving complex and deep issues within the data to provide accurate analysis
Supporting the end-to-end process from planning and forecasting through to performance review and insight
Converting analysis into Tableau dashboards
Proactively identifying processes where we can standardise, simplify, and automate
Working closely with other teams in the Product division, such as Product Proposition, Promotions, Trade Planning, and Space, Range & Display (SRD) to ensure our full commercial strategy is aligned and executed efficiently
Collaborating with teams across the wider business, including Category, Insight, and Channel specialists, to identify opportunities and develop the right solutions for our customers and our business
Performing ad hoc research and analyses to diagnose recent performance and operational issues

You will need:

Operational Skills:

Substantial experience with handling large data volumes with modern data processing tools, especially SQL (Teradata and Hadoop).
Strong Excel skills
Good data visualisation skills, especially through Tableau
Strong written and verbal communication, ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels
Python, VBA, and other data visualisation tool experience

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mathematics, Economics, Applied Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering or related field
Experience focusing on the practical & pragmatic use of data and a passion for connecting your work directly to the customer experience, making a real and tangible impact

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What's in it for you:

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility