Job description
Could you be our new Data Visualisation and Insight Analyst?
Do you have a passion for data? Are you analytically creative and motivated by new challenges?
What about working within the creative, dynamic and constantly evolving greeting card market?
Sound interesting? On top of this, you get to work with some of the largest and most exciting retailers in the UK.
Did we mention that we offer hybrid working too! True flexibility to work at work and work at home.
Data and Analytics plays a pivotal role in delivering and reviewing strategy for UKG & their customers which impacts all parts of the Business. Providing accurate and automated reporting has become essential for our customers and we should continually improve and develop our analytical capabilities.
Reporting into BI Lead Developer and working alongside stakeholders of all levels, you will use data to drive forward strategic initiatives and make informed data-driven decisions. Providing a central support in the ongoing development of reporting and analytical functions across the business, focus will be placed upon improving analytical systems & processes, ensuring data integrity and driving automation.
Analytical software tools will be used including Alteryx & Tableau to support ongoing data projects. You'll take charge of your own day-to-day analysis, liaising with internal stakeholders, whilst ensuring projects are seen through to completion according to your project plan. You must be able to look beyond the data to find relevant and actionable insights that are useful and relevant to our customers needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build compelling, interactive dashboards in Tableau for internal and external deployment through our Strategic Account Teams.Developing interactive, visually striking graphics and data visualisations using large amounts of data that facilitate the presentation of data.
- Responsible for making your insights actionable; explaining complex analytics to non-technical audiences and making clear recommendations internally. You should have the ability to discuss and present Tableau dashboards, with a breadth of analytical methodologies across all levels of the business, specifically tailoring your style to the audience
- Identify market trends, economic impacts and insights using external data to support strategic decision making.
- Take a pro-active role such as improving process efficiencies and experimenting with new methods and data to enhance our analytics.
- Assessing the potential of new analytical techniques & software for implementation across the business.
- Defining and determining appropriate solutions to analytical requests.
- Project managing your own projects, with documented plans to completion.
- Independently prioritising long term projects (incorporating departmental feedback) to align to wider business objectives.
Experience:
- Experience in an analytical role or a relevant qualification.
- Previous experience using software such as Tableau and Alteryx.
- Demonstrated ability to create visually advanced dashboards and presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to construct, manipulate and manage data sets in Tableau or a related software.
- Experience presenting to stakeholders at all levels.
Key Skills:
- Highly analytical and excited / interested about interpreting data
- Able to handle large amounts of data and convert complex unstructured information/data sources into easily understood deliverables
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to summarise and present complex information in a clear and concise manner to technical and non-technical audiences
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Self Motivated with a passion for self development
- Results oriented
- Problem solver
- Excellent team player
We help make the world a more thoughtful and caring place every single day with our greeting cards and gift dressings created for life’s big events, special occasions and those “saw-this-and-thought-of-you” moments of life. Along with our sister Company John Sands, we’re part of the American Greetings Corporation, one of the largest privately owned greeting card publishers in the world.
We are the largest direct to retail publisher of greeting cards in the UK - so you’ll find our amazing products just about everywhere!
Here at UK Greetings we take pride in being an inclusive and diverse employer - we are dedicated and committed to building a culture where difference is valued and everyone is able to fulfil their potential at work regardless of their background.
Among the great benefits of working at UK Greetings are:
- Hybrid Working, work from home or at our Dewsbury head quarters
- Employee Benefits Platform
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Free onsite parking at Head Office sites
- Staff shop
- Pension Scheme
- Leadership Development opportunities, Levels 3, 5 and 7
- Online Doctor and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Employee Recognition scheme
So if you feel like the role ticks all of the right boxes and you would love to be part of a talented team, you’re in the right place!