Supplier Insight Analyst

Supplier Insight Analyst – Ocado Retail

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Hatfield (Hybrid working – 3 days in the office)

Working hours per week: 40 hours

Level: Associate

Final date to receive applications: Monday 12th January 2025

Our mission is to deliver joy in every shop, through unbeatable choice, unrivaled service, and reassuringly good value. We’re Ocado Retail, a market‑leading joint venture between Ocado Group and M&S and the world’s largest dedicated online supermarket  We also manage Zoom by Ocado, our same‑day grocery delivery service.

Data & insight is at the heart of the Ocado Retail grocery team – from advising the buying team on promotions to building models for new loyalty schemes and personalised marketing campaigns. We run regular training sessions on key tools – visualisations, presentation skills, SQL, VBA and more.

As a Supplier Insight Analyst you will join the Grocery Insight Team to collaborate with one of our largest suppliers, learning how customers decide what products to buy and how they find them online. The role involves extracting, manipulating and analysing data to make critical recommendations both internally and externally.

• Extract, manipulate and analyse data to provide critical management information to enable decision making on key retail and supplier questions.
• Draw out commercial implications of analyses and provide concise summaries to senior management.
• Write SQL code to extract data from Oracle and Big Query databases.
• Work directly with external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal trading teams to drive growth.

• Numerate and analytical with experience in retail or consumer‑facing FMCG.
• Commercially aware and able to solve problems.
• Curious about customer motivations and human behaviour.
• Strong communication, teamwork and influencing skills.
• Excellent Excel skills and experience with SQL.
• Strong written and verbal communicator.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Numerical or technical degree (2:1+), Mathematics A Level or equivalent Grade B+.
• Tableau experience advantageous.

By joining Ocado Retail you’ll experience life at the world’s largest online retailer, work with people who challenge what’s possible, and grow your career in online retail. In addition you’ll receive a range of benefits:

• Private medical insurance (you can add your family).
• Digital GP appointments, mental‑health support.
• Discounted gym memberships, dental insurance.
• Annual bonus scheme split between personal and business objectives.
• Recognition and reward platform.
• Up to 7% matched pension contributions.
• 15% Ocado discount, 20% M&S discount.
• Free breakfast daily in the office.
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme.
• Free shuttle bus from Hatfield station to the office.
• Blended/Hybrid working, 26 days holiday plus 8 flexible bank holidays.
• Option to buy extra holiday, 2 weeks work from anywhere, lifestyle break opportunities.

We receive many excellent applications and treat all respectfully. If you stand out you’ll go through our standard hiring process, starting with an initial call from a Talent Partner.

We are an equal opportunities employer. All potential colleagues are treated fairly and equally. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment let us know on the application form.