Fantastic opportunity for a Merchandising Data Analyst to join the Data Team at the Comfy Group, recent winners of the 2023 North West Family Business of the Year for large manufacturing!
We are looking for a friendly, independent and outgoing analyst who can think proactively, take initiative, and strategically push our business forward. The ideal candidate will be confident in implementing positive change. You will play a key role in improving the quality of our merchandising and sales data, providing insights, and helping teams work smarter together.
This is an important new role, supporting the Demand Management Team in data improvement, insights and optimising ways of working.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Report directly into the Senior BI Analyst – Work closely with the Demand Management team on data strategy and ways of working.
- Provide data support to the Demand Management Team, improve underlying data used throughout the business and ad hoc information projects as needed.
- Take the lead in optimising reporting, processes and ways of working cross functionally between Demand Management and Sales.
- Collaborate with the Data Team to build dashboards in our data analysis software, to support data led commercial decisions. Our goal is self-service reporting, enabling all team members to find answers to their own questions.
- Monitor and maintain a high level of data integrity in all systems. Work with teams to improve data accuracy and integrity, to support business wide consistency and trust in dashboards.
- Collate data from a variety of sources to be used throughout the business.
- Confident leading meetings, facilitating decision making and enabling change.
KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- Highly Analytical mindset
- Friendly, independent and proactive thinker
- Experience analysing retail category data and driving insights
- High level of proficiency in Excel
- Use of other analytical software advantageous
- Deep understanding of commercial KPI’s
- Ability to spot trends, highlight issues and apply creative thinking to all situations
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Knowledge and experience of both B2B and B2C advantageous
- Working within the Home category advantageous
- Good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
eBedding (part of the Comfy Group family of companies)
- Hybrid Working
- Competitive salary & bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Employee discount
- EAP
- Access to virtual GP
- Short working day Friday
THE COMPANY:
Founded in 1973, the Comfy Group demonstrates a strong record of growth and are looking forward to exciting times ahead. It is our proud claim that one in four pillows sold in Britain is made by us in our manufacturing facility, based in Manchester. We sell products under trusted brands such as Silentnight, Sealy, Snug and Jeff Banks and work closely with national retailers to ensure our products are widely available in-store and online. Our on-line e-tailing was established in 2006, offering pick, pack and despatch solutions to online retailers. More recently, the company has diversified to offer a direct to consumer proposition through its relationships with Amazon, eBay and Groupon, along with direct to consumer offerings through our own Branded sites.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/comfy-quilts-limited/
