Analyst (People)
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Manchester Store Support Centre and Home, Manchester, M4 3AL
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Marketing
Closing date: 22 July 2025
Requisition ID: 400004903
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK with one of the largest websites. So marketing here really happens at scale. We move a lot faster than you’d think too, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360, Insights, and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. More people shopping with us each week means more interactions. And thanks to data insight, we understand customers in a way that almost nobody else does. We work alongside incredible brand partners and the best agencies around. So if you have a passion to learn, grow and experience new teams, come and explore it all with us.
This role is a 12 month FTC
Why join us
Joining our People Analytics team means being part of an organisation that truly values its people and strives to make a positive impact on the lives of millions of customers. With access to a diverse range of data of more than 150,000 colleagues and the support to explore innovative approaches, you will have the chance to contribute to proactive insight projects and shape the future of HR analytics at Sainsbury's. We offer a collaborative and customer-centric environment where your skills will be valued, and you will have the opportunity to continuously learn and develop. In addition to a competitive salary, we provide a range of benefits including a bonus scheme, generous maternity/paternity policy, career break opportunities, and more. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a difference through data-driven HR strategies and initiatives.
What you'll do
As a HR Data Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in providing HR management information, data analysis, and insights to both internal and external stakeholders. Using statistical and quantitative analytical techniques, you will analyse people-related business problems and present the findings in relevant and easily understandable formats. Your expertise in visualisation tools, SQL, Python, and Excel will be essential in interrogating and analysing data, supporting regular reporting outputs, and contributing to proactive insight projects. Additionally, you will collaborate with HR teams to enhance the business and model colleague data, maintain data integrity, and provide guidance on accessing, analysing, and interpreting colleague data. Your passion for innovation in data analysis and continuous improvement, as well as your ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines, will contribute to the delivery of high-quality and actionable deliverables.
Who you are
You are highly skilled with a passion for data analysis, insights, and delivering impactful reporting solutions. Your ability to engage with stakeholders and manage multiple priorities enables you to collaborate effectively and deliver timely and accurate outputs. You have the technical proficiency to manipulate and integrate large complex datasets, while also designing and building new data products based on customer specifications. Your dedication to continuous improvement is demonstrated in optimising analytics processes, simplification, and automation. Your commitment to data protection principles make you a valuable contributor to the people analytics team at Sainsbury's.
Essential Criteria
- Advanced MS Excel skills
- Experience in engaging with senior stakeholders
- Experience of using data analysis and/or visualisation tools to generate insights and reports
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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 5% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
