Entry Level Data and Insight Analyst London, England
Job description
Summary
At SportPursuit we use data to show the right content to the right member, to spend marketing money wisely and effectively, to buy the right products, to find and deal with supply chain issues quickly… and we’re only just getting started! For these reasons we are searching for a Entry Level Data and Insight Analyst to join our Data Team.
At SportPursuit you’ll focus on using data and insight to make our business even better – and the work you do will generate more revenue and make us more efficient as we scale. This role will give you the opportunity to work closely with every team in the business, to understand how our business operates, what the challenges are, and how you can help resolve those through the use of data.
A little bit more about this role:
This role is UK remote based and suits someone who is genuinely interested in what makes our business tick, and how data and analysis can be used to understand and improve every aspect of the business, generating long term value. The role will be varied and engaging, but will include:
1) Building Consistent Centralised Reporting
Use our BI tool Mode to:
- Maintain and enhance real time reporting for our Trading and Customer Service teams.
- Automate daily/weekly/monthly reporting to monitor business performance for all teams.
- Help inform business decisions with insightful reporting
2) Delivering Insight
- Provide analytical insight for commercial owners across the business to both inform and support operational and strategic decision making.
- Deliver ad hoc bespoke analysis and field queries to help the executive team and wider business answer key commercial questions.
- Analyse web analytics data and provide insight on the likely explanations behind deviances with actionable suggestions for improvements.
- Use Bayesian Statistics to run A/B Tests, delivering robust advice to the business on which improvements to implement.
3) Supporting on Data Driven Projects
- These include various forecasting models typically built in Python
- Anything from helping work out how many people will visit the website each day through calculating the future value of all our members
- A chance to deploy cutting edge machine learning techniques that really have an impact
A little bit about you:
To thrive in the SportPursuit team you will have a problem-solving mindset, able to respond to challenges with creative solutions. You will be a team player and will be willing to get stuck in, one of our key values at SportPursuit. We actively encourage everyone in the SportPursuit team to continue to develop and build new skills so a willingness to learn will be important. We do however require a few specifics from you.
To be successful in this role you must:
- Have excellent analytical and numeracy skills
- Possess a passion for data and accuracy
- Be very logical and very detailed!
- Numerate degree
- Curiosity and a desire to constantly learn new things
Nice to have but not essential:
- Good written and verbal communication skills, comfortable explaining simple conclusions from complex analysis to anyone across the business
- Some experience with SQL preferred, and some experience of Python or R would be advantageous, although we value a desire to learn more than what you know
Benefits:
- Friendly and dynamic working environment with a Core Hours working pattern! Our Core Hours are 10am-4pm. Make up the rest of your time when you like
- Holiday – get stuck into your adventures. 25 days of holiday a year as standard with the opportunity to purchase an additional 7 days extra! Our Bank Holidays are flexible as well.
- Work anywhere in the world for up to 30 working days a year!
- Workplace pension - we're set up with The People's Pension to make sure we're contributing to help you save for retirement.
- Learning and Development budget available to all employees.
- Staff discount for access to great quality kit.
- Lunch & Learn sessions.
- Socials – A social budget which grows every time we hit budget, with a social team that just loves using it!
- Hybrid working model where we are mostly remote. But don't worry when you're in the office we'll have lots of free food and drink - help yourself to tea and coffee as well as healthy snacks and fresh fruit. Other treats are also on hand - Chocolate Hobnobs are an office favourite!
Diversity at SportPursuit:
SportPursuit recruits, employs, trains and promotes regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender identity and/or expression, or any other protected status. SportPursuit are dedicated to nurturing an inclusive environment where employees can bring their full selves to work. We celebrate diversity of thought and recognise the strength and dynamism that comes with it.
About us:
SportPursuit fuels sporting adventure with affordable, great quality kit. Founded in 2011, we are an innovative online retailer with over 7 million members across the UK, Europe and beyond. We hunt down the best deals available online on a wide range of quality sports and outdoor brands and create an inspiring, personalised shopping experience for each customer. Everyone in the SportPursuit team has the opportunity to make a difference and help grow the business.
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Private medical insurance
- Sabbatical
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
