Data Analyst

Job Title: Data Analyst
Reports to: Category Controller
Depot: Manchester Support Centre
Objectives of the job
As the Data Analyst you'll play a pivotal role working with LWC’s vast amount of data, to provide accurate insight on our performance to stakeholders across the business, helping to guide the future direction of the business. You’ll be able to transform thousands of records of sales data into easy to consume reports on a regular basis, providing the key details that decisions are made on. You will play a part in the new product setup process to ensure data is capture accurately and in accordance with current business and legislative requirements. Whilst sitting within the commercial team, you will have a degree of independence to manage your workload and use your knowledge to suggest improvements across the wider-business. You’ll have demonstrable numerical and insight experience - this could be from a degree or previous experience as an Analyst.
Main Duties
• Deliver accurate, insightful, and timely analysis on business performance.
• You will work proactively with stakeholders in the business to make improvements based on these insights, presenting data in a way that’s easy to understand & suggesting actions to drive better outcomes.
• Keep up to date with the latest thinking and insight when it comes to product data management and suggest continual ways of improvement.
• Manage Product Information Management (PIM) system to ensure accurate data is held on product range and ensure compliance with current regulation.
• Work closely with the Buying team, E-commerce and third-party brand owners to ensure all product data is up to date with the latest information.
• Ensure that all new products listed within the business have the required product information prior to "going live" within our ERP system.
Key Skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex data in a simple and understandable way.
• Minimum 12 months experience of designing and maintaining reports in PowerBI.
• Intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP/SUMIFS/INDEX/MATCH formulae, Pivot tables, Charts).
• Experience of working in a commercial environment, proactively identifying opportunities for efficiency across the business.
• Experience in the wholesale industry is desirable but not essential.
• A degree in analytics is desirable but not essential.
LWC Drinks Ltd provides licensed establishments with all their bar and sundry supplies. However we are more than just a distributor, becoming the fastest growing privately owned drinks company in Britain, placing 24th in the Sunday Times PWC Profit Track 100. Our aim is to provide the best customer service in the industry, employing over 1,500 people, at 18 depots across the UK, with a Support Centre and Hub Distribution Centre based in Manchester.