Ready to turn complex data into powerful insights that shape the future of home improvement? Join Wickes as our new Senior Data Analyst.
Role Purpose:
At Wickes, we’re on a mission to create simple, digital-first experiences that help our customers build, repair, and improve their homes. Behind every great project is great data. As our new Senior Data Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of our data-driven decision-making, supporting various departments with advanced analytics, decision support, MI scoping, and hands-on training.
This role is based in Watford with occasional travel to Northampton.
What you’ll be doing:
- Deep Dive Analysis: Deliver detailed, relevant insights that empower business areas to make smart, impactful decisions.
- Data Lake Development: Collaborate with key stakeholders and fellow analysts to shape the development of our Data Lake, recommending and implementing robust analytical solutions.
- Reporting & Governance: Own data tables management, manage business rules and logic, and ensure top-tier data quality assurance, accuracy, and confidentiality across all systems.
- Empowering the Business: Support company reporting needs, maintain robust processes for team best practice, and champion super-user "spokes" across the business to foster self-sufficiency.
- Documentation & Training: Create user manuals, documentation, and training materials that translate complex IT and data concepts into clear, accessible guidance for non-technical colleagues.
What we’re looking for:
- Relevant professional or industry training, including advanced SQL and Data Analysis.
- 5+ years of BI and data experience, with a strong background in business partnering.
Skills & Technical Knowledge
- Expert proficiency with BI tools and cloud data warehouse technologies (e.g., BigQuery), with confidence handling large datasets.
- Strong understanding of SQL databases, star and snowflake schema modelling, and building both basic and complex queries.
- Functional and technical competence in Google reporting and data warehouse architecture.
- Exceptional communication skills, capable of explaining complex data simply, managing projects end-to-end, and providing first-line user support and triage.
- Collaborative team player who is energetic, proactive, well-organised, and responsive to competing priorities.
What can we offer you?
You’ll be supported with fantastic learning and development and have the opportunity to grow and develop your career with us. We also have an early careers network to support you if you’re in your first few years of your career.
We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that includes:
- Competitive bonus
- Save-as-you-earn scheme
- Private Medical and Life Assurance
- Enhanced contributory pension scheme
- Colleague discount
Discount platform including savings and cash back at numerous retailers, savings on gym membership, cycle to work scheme
Our widely recognised wellbeing strategy is something we’re proud of at Wickes. As part of this, we offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits and support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, financial education & loans, and access to parental, menopause and fertility support.
By giving you the support you need to do well at work, and the flexibility to make life work for you. We are giving you a career that doesn’t put your life on hold. Where you can be yourself, do your best work, and make a positive difference every day.
About Us:
Wickes is a multi-channel retailer operating in the home improvement market. With 50 years in industry, Wickes now generates revenue in excess of £1.6bn across 230 stores delivered by 8,000+ colleagues. But it is our culture that is considered our best kept secret; it’s a collaborative, down to earth, fun and inclusive environment where people feel part of a winning team. All our colleagues come from different backgrounds, but what we all have in common is a determination to succeed and a passion for being the best we can be. If that sounds like you, we’ll make you feel right at home.
