BI Data Analyst & Coach
Attractive Salary & Benefits
36.5 Hour week (Hybrid)
Newtownabbey
Who are we?
At Henderson Group, we are proud to be Northern Ireland’s leading foodservice provider. Our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Foodservice and Henderson Group Property.
We employ over 5,500 staff and have been placed 5th in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2024.
We're a family-owned team that cares about our people and the community in which we live.
Our leaders care about employees and our employees succeed together and celebrate the success of others. We are interested in your aspirations, interests and skills and we strive to support and inspire you to do well.
A look into the role
Henderson Wholesale is a leading Wholesaler in Northern Ireland and supplies goods to over 450 stores across various brands such as SPAR, EUROSPAR and VIVO. We source from local farmers, growers and producers and are proud to contribute to our local economy and environment.
We achieved Gold accreditation against the Investors in People standard framework in 2023 in recognition of people management excellence and our commitment to investment in people.
The Purpose of the role:
This innovative role sits within the Group Data Team who are dedicated to Transforming Data & Analytics practices throughout the Group through the deployment of our modern Qlik Sense & Qlik Catalog platform. The successful candidate will focus on improving the quality and impact of business insights.
With technical expertise, this role will work closely with data professionals through a coaching and co-creation model to deliver modern, impactful solutions which minimise the effort required to process business data and identify new insights to business leaders.
This role will be very well suited to a candidate with a strong background in Data Analytics and an aptitude for coaching others and knowledge sharing.
Working as BI Data Analyst & Coach you will:
* Coach technical best practice for self-service analytics
* Apply strong knowledge of Qlik suite to maximise impact
* Act as subject expert for Group BI Community in modernising analytics
* Proactively assess new features and promote adoption
* Provide training & coaching on Qlik Sense to BI Champions
* Drive safe adoption of scripting such as set analysis
* Apply automations where possible to drive productivity
* Ensure robust security compliance for safe data & app access
* Continually push the boundaries to adopt modern analytics techniques
Skills for Success
Joining us as BI Data Analyst & Coach the minimum criteria you’ll need is:
* At least 2 years’ experience in a data analyst or technical coaching role.
* Experience in data analysis & business insights.
* Experience of building analytics apps.
* Exposure to modern business intelligence tools (e.g. Qlik, Tableau, Power BI).
* Experience in data modelling.
The Attributes you’ll need include:
* Aptitude for teaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing.
* Creativity to deliver impactful business insights.
* Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
* Excellent communication skills when working with both technical and business colleagues.
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Capable of planning, coordinating and prioritising multiple tasks.
* Ability to develop effective relationships internally at a variety of levels and work closely with other business units.
* Self-motivated and reliable.
It is Desirable if you have:
* Third level business, IT or Data & Analytics qualification.
* Experience in technical coaching or training.
* Experience in Retail sector.
* Experience in self-service technologies.
* Experience of integrations e.g. APIs
Are we right for you?
As part of this role, it will be important that you feel aligned with the values that we live and work by.
Ambition – We always strive to be better. We seek new challenges and look for ways to do things better.
Customer First – We provide exceptional service. We put customers at the heart of everything and support our communities.
Teamwork – We succeed together. We help colleagues to succeed, and we share our knowledge and skills.
Integrity – We are fair, honest and ethical. We treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are inclusive and champion diversity.
The Reward
The impact you can make with Henderson Group goes far beyond your day to day. You will be part of a business supporting defibrillator installations and school sports days. In the last year Henderson group staff and retail stores raised over £1 million for charity partners.
You will have the balance necessary to enjoy your job and your life. We will help you to feel proud of what you do and achieve. And we will be here to celebrate your success.
Our business has been recognised externally for delivering excellence in employment. We value employee development and heavily invest in our people.
Benefits include market competitive salary, company car or allowance, bonus, contributory pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, employee assistance programme, social club, Reward Gateway Employee Recognition & Discount Scheme throughout UK/Ireland, staff discount (grocery/fuel) at SPAR/EUROSPAR Henderson Group company-owned stores and many more.
This is a full-time position working 36.5 hours per week. Working hours will be 8:45am-4:45pm Monday to Thursday and 8:45am-3:45pm Friday. Hybrid and flexible working arrangement available.
If you'd like to speak with us before making your application, our Talent Acquisition Specialist - Joanne McClelland would be happy to have a confidential chat with you about the role on offer - email joanne.mcclelland@henderson-group.com to get in touch.
*Applicants should note that we reserve the right to apply the desirable criteria if required at shortlisting stage
Completed applications must be submitted online by midnight on Wednesday 19th November 2025
We are an equal opportunities employer