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Category Analyst

London
£50000 - £55000 per annum

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CATEGORY ANALYST

LONDON

£50,000 - £55,000 + BENEFITS

This an exciting opportunity to join the expanding analytics function of a leading multinational retailer. Through your role as Category Analyst you will use your analytical understanding of multiple sources of customer data to provide actionable insights that will develop and influence customer strategy at a wider business level. You will work collaboratively with cross functional teams to create insight that challenges thinking and drives business success.

THE COMPANY

A FTSE 100 company, this business is a market leader within retail, with stores across the globe. Driven by customer data, this business operates across multiple platforms and is now looking to grow its insight team to capitalise on its extensive customer data set.

  • Focus on innovation and exploration
  • Open and collaborative culture
  • Champions of personal development

THE ROLE

As Category Analyst you will create commercial recommendations through analysis of marketing performance, competitor intelligence and customer behaviour data to develop strategy that fuels ROI and growth. You will work collaboratively across the business on strategic projects that deliver innovative and forward-thinking insights.

  • Present analytical findings to stakeholders and management
  • Innovate in your use of data
  • Identify new data sources to support category management decisions

YOUR SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

The successful Category Analyst will have:

  • Demonstrated experience in working with data from multiple sources
  • Previous experience in retail
  • Education at a degree level or higher
  • A background in customer analytics
  • Previous experience in category management

BENEFITS

  • A salary of £50,000 - £55,000 dependant on experience
  • Car allowance
  • Benefits and bonus scheme

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Sian Taylor via the apply link on this page

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