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We’re looking for a Senior Data Analyst to join our Merchandising team, supporting our three Heads of Merchandising and the Trading Director in delivering accurate, insightful, and timely analysis that drives commercial decisions across the business.
In this role, you’ll consolidate trading and financial performance across categories, turning complex data into clear insight that helps drive sales, margin, and stock efficiency. Your analysis will ensure that the numbers roll up, helping translate complex data into actionable insights that guide strategy, forecasting, and trading decisions, giving leadership a reliable view of the financials across our merchandising function.
Responsibilities
* Partner with the Heads of Merchandising and the Trading Director to consolidate performance data across product categories, channels, and markets.
* Build and maintain robust financial and trading dashboards to clearly present KPIs, trends, and variances.
* Support weekly, monthly, and seasonal performance reviews with accurate, well‑structured reporting.
* Ensure all merchandising financials (sales, margin, stock, intake, markdowns, etc.) are correctly rolled up to provide a single, reliable view of performance.
* Collaborate with Finance and Data teams to align on definitions, structures, and forecasting methodologies.
* Identify and communicate data‑driven insights that help improve profitability, efficiency, and stock management.
* Drive process improvements and automation opportunities across reporting and data consolidation.
Qualifications
* Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Data Analyst, ideally within FMCG, retail, or consumer goods.
* Strong commercial acumen and understanding of sales, margin, volume, and stock metrics.
* Advanced Excel skills and experience using Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization tools.
* Confidence working with large datasets and complex hierarchies (product, customer, channel).
* Excellent communication skills and ability to simplify complex data into clear stories that drive decisions.
* Ability to work at pace in a dynamic, trading‑led environment.
This is a unique opportunity to shape a new function and play a critical role in the evolution of our store estate. You’ll be joining at a pivotal time, with the scope to make a tangible impact on how our customers experience B&M.
Benefits
We offer discounts in our stores, a colleague portal offering discounts for numerous retailers, hospitality and much more! Check out our full benefits here - https://careers.bmstores.co.uk/our-bm-benefits/.
B&M Retail are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment for all colleagues.
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