Data and Insights Consultant

Job Description

Role: Data & Insights Consultant
Contract: Fixed-Term - 12 Months
Location: Nottingham
Recruitment Partner: Kershia Broughton

What you'll be doing:

Working in our Value and Market Insights team, you will be part of a high-performing team delivering strategic analytical insights and solutions to support both our categories and suppliers grow their business through understanding market performance and customer behaviour.

As a Data & Insights Consultant, you will be responsible for embedding and maintaining engagement of Gateway, an industry-leading insights platform within our UK internal business. With a wealth of data from our 17 million active Advantage Card holders and a comprehensive market view, this platform is transforming the insights used in crucial decision-making across the business, as well as the way we collaborate with our suppliers.

You should expect the role to change as our organisation evolves and as you do. It is a fantastic opportunity that allows you to demonstrate a blend of creativity and practicality, and to work with a wider range of stakeholders across the business and externally. A strong focus on development across the wider Insights and Trading teams will provide opportunities and support for considerable personal growth and progression.

A bit about the team:

Extremely passionate, our Insights team's ambition is to be a truly datacentric organisation, helping put insights are the heart of everything The Boots Group does. Understanding our markets, consumers, customers and brands to deliver commercial advantage; Creating valued partnerships with key internal stakeholders to drive insights-based decision-making; Communicating the critical elements of consumer / customer insight in a fact-based, objective and compelling way to diverse audiences.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the external partnership relationship with Circana, with a strong focus on data accuracy.
• Lead engagement with internal stakeholders by championing the use of insights, and particularly the Gateway platform, to shape and steer data-driven commercial decisions.
• Work with a broad range of stakeholders and experts across both Boots and Circana to increase usage of Gateway internally, support 'champion' users of the platform and develop the platform and analytics Circana deliver.
• Deliver monthly reports and ad-hoc insight requests to the business in a user-friendly format using insights from Gateway.
• Manage platform enhancement and analytics budget.

What you'll need to have (our must-haves):

• You have experience of working with large data sets relating to customer or market data and can demonstrate where and how you have produced insights from these.
• You can evidence experience in either project or programme management, from end to end, in a retail or consumer goods business.
• You have previous experience of working with a global insights programme.
• You have strong ability to facilitate positive working relationships and build rapport within Boots and externally, managing upwards and influencing senior level management.
• You have outstanding ability to manage expectations of internal and external stakeholders.
• You are able to work at pace, managing multiple activities simultaneously with a proven ability in prioritisation and decision-making, often with limited information, to meet business deadlines.
• You have strong analytical thinking skills, an ability to simplify complex situations and to push for efficient resolution of issues.
• You have an awareness of the importance of data quality, and an ability to switch between big-picture thinking being in the detail.
• Ideally, you have worked in a role that has required you to demonstrate an awareness of data governance and GDPR.

Rewards designed for you:

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

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A bit about us:

At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

What's next:

If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.
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