About the team and the role
The Insight team is at the heart of the Ocado retail – from advising the buying team on promotions to run and products to range, to understanding how our customers buy their weekly shopping, through to building models for new loyalty schemes and personalised marketing campaigns – data and insight are critical to everything we do. Our analysts become experts in the business function they support and develop the skills to produce great insight.
What you’ll do
- The insight stream encompasses 4 x 6-month placements in analyst teams across the business; including Marketing, Category, Operations, Forecasting, Customer Research, Web Merchandising, and Trading (Range, Pricing, and Promotions)
- Within each rotation, you’ll be an integral part of the team, delivering on key projects for the team and wider business
- After each rotation, we will discuss your preferences for your next placement and try to match your needs, with those of the business
In addition to your core scheme, you will have the opportunity for cross-functional rotations to gain broader business exposure outside of your primary discipline.
Who you are
- Someone who brings your passion, enthusiasm, and has a willingness to learn
- A logical thinker, with a knack for problem solving
- Someone who embraces challenge and thrives when seeing work through to completion - delivering results
- Strong problem-solving skills with an ability to interpret data and translate it into actionable insights.
- Has a mindset that challenges the status quo, driving yourself and the teams around you to push the boundaries of what is possible
- Excellent Excel skills and experience with programming languages (such as SQL, R, Python, VBA, JavaScript) would be advantageous
What’s in it for you
By joining Ocado Retail, you’ll have the chance to experience life at the world’s largest online retailer, work with an amazing bunch of people who challenge what’s possible each day, and grow your skills and career in online retail. You'll also be part of our AI Academy, a dedicated learning journey designed to empower every colleague with the smart technology skills of the future. If that’s not enough to tempt you, you’ll also get access to loads of great benefits to sweeten the deal. Here’s a taste of what we offer:
- Health & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance with option to add your family, Digital GP appointments, market-leading family policies, mental health support, discounted gym memberships, dental insurance, and more.
- Spend & Save: Annual bonus scheme split between personal and business objectives, recognition with reward platform, up to 7% matched pension contributions, 15% Ocado discount, 20% M&S discount, free breakfast every day in the office, electric vehicle leasing scheme, and free shuttle bus from Hatfield station to the office.
- Never miss the moments that matter: Hybrid working, 26 days holiday plus 8 flexible bank holidays, options to buy extra holiday, 2 weeks work from anywhere, and lifestyle break opportunities.
What you need to apply
- A 2:1 degree or higher in a STEM subject or a business/analytical discipline from a UK accredited University
- The legal right to work in the United Kingdom upon scheme commencement and duration of the scheme
