BI Analyst Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Job description
- This is a permanent, full time role
- We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
- The base location for this role is Innovate House, Balliol Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Reporting to the BI Manager the role will be responsible for delivering and supporting insights from the Power BI toolset, championing the BI strategy throughout Greggs and striving for a quality service delivery.
Working closely with the business, analysing the business insights needs, understand them and turn them into a powerful story told through engaging visuals in Power BI
Keeping abreast of insight trends in our market, future BI trends and technology changes (such as Power BI roadmaps)
Translating business requirements to technical designs including data modelling solutions, working closely with the Senior BI Analysts, data platform engineers, testers, architects and MDM
Designing effective layouts using themes and report grids, working closely with our UX Designers and standards
Utilizing the navigation features in Power BI (e.g. bookmarks, drill-throughs) to guide users through a compelling data-driven story
Working with the testing team to manage the processes around User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and fixing any defects identified
Publishing reports via the Power BI service, managing them through distribution of apps and monitoring usage/data refreshes/security access
You are passionate about insights and data, have an inquisitive mind and want to be part of a high performing team. You understand the value of data to a business and the competitive advantage it can bring when used in the right way. You want to push the business forward to deliver best in class BI solutions.
You will fit right into this role if you:
Can demonstrate excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail
Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together
Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good
Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!
Essential Skills:
Strong understanding of BI concepts and tools
Ability to take business customer requirements, understand them and turn them into a powerful story told through engaging visuals in Power BI
Skilled in Power BI and other visualisation tools
Experience of designing conceptual and logical data models
Experience of DAX calculations
SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL)
Confident communicating with stakeholders of all levels around the business
Experience of working in dynamic business environments, and managing delivery of multiple initiatives
The ability to self-start with a proactive approach to daily tasks, overcoming problems and maintaining momentum
Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.
Vacancy InformationWe are a team of bright, creative, talented people who are looking for a Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst to join our team. If you are analytically minded, aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo and love all things data then you could be who we are looking for. The BI Analyst is business focussed so you will not only get to work on the cutting edge of technology in our Azure and Power BI stack but you will get to know and understand Greggs ‘under the covers’.
This is a permanent, full time position based at Greggs House / Innovate House in Newcastle upon Tyne.
We can offer you:
25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary
Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme
You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages
Defined contribution management pension scheme
Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary
Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
Career progression and learning and development
Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
Cycle to Work scheme
A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another
