Operational Reporting Analyst

Overview

We are looking for an Operational Reporting Analyst to join our Commercial Finance Team based at our National Distribution Centre in Portbury, Bristol. This role enhances our data‑driven decision‑making capabilities and supports strategic initiatives within our warehousing and distribution operations.

You will be instrumental in leveraging data to provide actionable business insight. You should have a track record of pairing strong technical and analytical skills with excellent communication to engage and collaborate with key stakeholders, presenting insight and shaping operational decisions.

Experience in a warehousing, distribution or manufacturing setting is ideal. The ability to work with large datasets and create impactful data visualisation is critical.

This role requires site presence at least 3 days per week. A driving licence and access to your own transport are essential due to the location.

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings. Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, then frozen to lock in the goodness. Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready‑meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different frozen ready meals across the UK.

Produce actionable, accurate and timely reporting that enables the business to focus on key metrics to success.

• Absorb current reporting that exists, aiming to improve and streamline them
• Analyse operational data and performance metrics to identify trends, variances, and areas for improvement
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations based on data analysis to support strategic business initiatives

Develop effective working relationships with a wide range of teams across the business.

• Work closely with the Warehouse & Distribution teams to understand emerging priorities and support them with data
• Provide independent and thoughtful challenge to operational teams
• Use data & visualisations to enable storytelling of data to explain the ‘why’ and not just the ‘what’

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Proven experience in effective data analysis.
• Advanced Excel user.
• Strong proficiency in building and maintaining dashboards with tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar.
• Excellent analytical and a methodical approach to data analysis.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex data insights to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Attention to detail.
• Highly inquisitive with a passion for problem solving.
• Excellent organisational and time‑management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• UK driving licence and own transport.

Desirable:

• Experience in the warehousing, distribution or manufacturing sectors.
• Advanced degree or certification in data analytics or a related field.
• Passion for understanding emerging AI trends.

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer.
• 33 days holiday per year, including bank holidays (which are considered a normal working day).
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year.
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme.
• Pension scheme – employer matched contributions up to 4%.
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary.
• Free meals, snacks and beverages on site.
• Free parking.
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas.
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts.

As a family‑owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of. We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well‑being for all our customers. We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040. Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer. We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds. Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.