Associate Analyst

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We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work‑life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK, with one of the largest retail websites. So marketing here happens  move faster than you might expect, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360 and Insights. With more people shopping with us every week, there are more interactions, more moments to connect.

And thanks to data and insight, we understand our customers in a way few others can. We work alongside incredible brand partners and some of the best agencies in the industry. So if you’re passionate about learning, growing and experiencing new teams, come and explore it all with us.

Associate Analyst

Customer and Loyalty Analytics

We are seeking a highly motivated Associate Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving impact through analytics, deriving insightful findings, and contributing to potential recommendations. This role requires a strong understanding of coding languages, data visualisation and analytical methodologies.

• Analytical Thinking – Identify relevant metrics, analyse trends, and provide contextual insights to support business decisions.
• Data Visualisation & Communication – Present findings using appropriate visualisations and confidently explain insights to stakeholders.
• End‑to‑End Project Ownership – Independently manage analytical projects using diverse datasets, ensuring clarity in briefs and delivering to a defined scope.
• Technical Proficiency – Apply SQL/Python skills, understanding of relational databases, and perform quality checks on standardised code.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication – Build strong relationships, set clear expectations, and present insights confidently to stakeholders.
• Operational Awareness & Governance – Recognise data limitations, investigate anomalies, and adhere to data protection and security policies.

• A proactive personality, looking to deliver additional analytical value to our stakeholders, such as improving process efficiencies and experimenting with innovative methods to enhance analytical outputs.
• Experienced user of SQL and ideally Python. Previous experience of BI tools (e.g., Tableau or Microstrategy) and/or AWS / Snowflake would be advantageous.
• Strong communication skills, a confident curiosity to explore and understand analytical problems, with evidence of how you share insights with colleagues to achieve actionable results.

• Strong analytical thinking:
  Ability to identify relevant metrics, analyse trends, and deliver contextual insights to support business decisions.
• Effective data visualisation and communication:
  Confidently present findings using appropriate visual tools and explain insights clearly to stakeholders.
• Technical proficiency:
  Experienced SQL skills, understanding of relational databases, and ability to perform quality checks on standardised code.
• Project ownership and prioritisation:
  Capable of managing analytical requests independently, assessing scope, and balancing ad‑hoc demands with existing commitments.

The Nectar Customer Analytics team is a central hub for data‑driven decision making, supporting the Nectar programme and wider business initiatives through analytical expertise. We work on high‑impact projects that directly influence customer experience, commercial performance, and operational efficiency.

Lead the nectar campaigns (such as Collect for Christmas, Healthy Choices Challenge) from an analytics point of view. From initial forecasting and scoping of costs, to customer selection, comms, tracking and ultimately to review and recommendations as to how to improve the next iteration.

Champion the idea of playing customers' data back to them, including feeding back their nectar savings or healthy choice behaviour. Take…