About the role
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
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
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