Overview

Junior Data Analyst – Distribution – Booker Distribution

Location: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 6GR

Shift Hours: 38 hrs per week (Any 5 form 7 per week)

Salary: Competitive

Kick‑start your analyst career at the heart of one of the UK’s busiest wholesale networks. Our team supports 9 Distribution Centres, 200+ branches and thousands of independent retailers – and you’ll be helping us keep everything moving.

As a Junior Data Analyst, you’ll turn performance data into clear insights that help our Customer Services, Transport, Warehouse and Facilities teams work smarter. You’ll look at how our network is performing, spot trends, and help us improve the way we deliver for customers every day.

This role is perfect for someone starting out in analytics. You’ll learn how a major distribution operation works, build real hands‑on experience with transport and warehouse data, and make an impact from day one.

  • Developing a deep understanding of how the wholesale industry and our end-to-end distribution operations work and why.
  • Using a combination of data and business understanding to turn data into insight, root causing issues, defining problems, designing creative solutions and implementing them in the business.
  • Reporting data accurately and turning it into useful information which has context and supporting narrative.
  • Supporting applications which simplify business processes for Customer Services, Facilities and the wider supply chain team.
  • Supporting the day to day operation of the Customer Services, Facilities and the wider supply chain team.  Creating tools which simplify their processes.
  • Measuring the costs & benefits associated with your work.
  • Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

This role will have exposure to teams across the Booker business as well as interaction with the whole distribution network.  This is an excellent opportunity to develop cross-functional working and problem solving skills.

To be a keen problem-solver who can demonstrate:

  • Strong business acumen and the drive to make changes to the way the company operates
  • Strong analytical and numerical skills with exceptional attention to detail
  • The ability to simplify complex issues and implement practical solutions
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to engage and collaborate with other teams to deliver to objectives
  • The ability to innovate new and pragmatic solutions using your own ideas
  • Experience of spreadsheet tools and data visualisation software (Tableau or Microsoft Power BI).  An understanding of VBA is desirable but not essential.
  • Distribution experience is desirable but not essential
  • The aptitude to learn new technical skills quickly

 

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