We¿re Avanti West Coast and we¿re busy making rail the greener, cleaner, and comfier way to go. A joint venture between First Group and Trenitalia, we¿re going all out to transform train travel on the West Coast Main Line and we¿re looking forward to whooshing more people to their destinations in industry-leading comfort.
Every one of our colleagues are encouraged to make a difference today to look after tomorrow. We¿re passionate about people sharing their spark and get a buzz seeing our teams take pride. With employees based right across the country, we love to win together and drive a culture which stands for progress ¿ ready to raise the bar at every opportunity.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Revenue Management team as a Student Business Analyst on a 13 month placement!
You will be involved in a wide spectrum of analysis projects across Revenue Management, Sales, and Marketing. You will support key initiatives, creating and producing reports to help predict and analyse changes such as new products, promotional activities, and pricing changes. As well as measuring the impact of changes, you will also be supporting Revenue Analysts by providing them with critical information and recommendations they require to make informed strategy and pricing decisions on our services.
As well as the above, as a placement student you will have the ability to explore numerous roles within the company and learn the complexities and knowledge of the UK rail industry. You will have the opportunity to lead numerous projects and develop highly employable skills within business and data analytics with exposure to various IT programmes such as SQL and PowerBI.
Your key accountabilities as a Student Business Analyst :
¿ Analyse and report revenue, reservations, and passenger count trends across our network.
¿ Manipulate data efficiently to provide useful outputs to help inform Revenue Analysts with pricing and strategy decisions.
¿ Manipulate databases across numerous sources to create faster, efficient, and more accurate data
¿ Utilise numerous data sources to highlight useful trends and provide robust conclusions.
¿ Communicate trends to all levels within the company.
¿ Support key initiatives within the commercial team and interpreting the effect they have across the business.
You will be able to demonstrate that you:
¿ Are a university student undertaking an undergraduate degree with a year placement before your final year studies.
¿ Are on course to a achieve a 2:1 or above in their university studies.
¿ Have a grade B or above at Maths A-level.
¿ Have strong teamworking skills
¿ Have excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex technical ideas to any audience.
¿ Experience in prioritising multiple streams of work for yourself and others, focusing on those with the most importance and value for the business.
¿ Whilst not essential, studying towards a maths-based degree would be an advantage
¿ Whilst training will be provided, strong IT skills and ability to learn quickly will be beneficial. Any SQL or PowerBI experience will be preferred.
Benefits include:
- Free travel on Avanti West Coast for you/spouse/partner/dependents
- Privilege Travel card (75% off other train operators fares for leisure travel)
- 30 days holiday rising by 1 for every completed year of service to a maximum of 37 days (inclusive of bank holidays)
- 10 free journeys on other First Group Train Operators
At Avanti West Coast, we value the differences that make each of us outstanding! Avanti West Coast recognises the benefits of building a diverse workforce and employing people from diverse backgrounds, which includes their race, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability and sexual orientation.
Everyone who joins Avanti West Coast becomes part of our close-knit team. We're committed to ensuring that Avanti West Coast is inclusive, a place where people are encouraged to be themselves, and not an edited version to fit in. A place where differences are encouraged, recognised, accepted and put to good use!