Data Analyst / Engineer

Data Analyst looking to develop into Data Engineering- Battersea 2-3 days per week- Salary £35,000 to £50,000 + benefits- Job Ref J13016

The Role:
Reporting to the Data Lead within our Commercial team, this individual will play a pivotal role in transforming data into actionable insights through high-quality reporting and visualisation. This position requires a strong understanding of data engineering, analysis, and business intelligence tools to support informed decision-making across the company.
Data is central to the Client's success, underpinning how they understand customer behaviour, track performance, and respond to trends. You will contribute to the growth and optimisation of their newly developed data warehouse while also designing and delivering best-in-class reporting across all areas of the business. Over time, this role will evolve to include in-depth customer analytics and segmentation to drive enhanced business performance.

Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and maintain ETL pipelines, ensuring data is structured and accessible to support all areas of the business.
• Integrate datasets from various sources to provide a unified customer and activity-level view.
• Collaborate with department leads across Marketing, Finance, Product, Logistics, and Customer Services to understand and deliver on data and reporting requirements.
• Develop and maintain Looker dashboards, delivering actionable insights with intuitive drilldowns and visualisations.
• Translate stakeholder needs into robust, user-friendly reporting solutions.
• Manage the reporting backlog using JIRA, clearly communicating timelines, delays, and updates to stakeholders.
• Optimise Looker performance, especially for large and complex datasets.
• Conduct data validation and ensure high data quality and consistency across reports.
• Create customer-focused reporting tools to support performance measurement across the business.
• Champion a self-serve data culture, enabling teams to confidently access and utilise data independently.
• Ensure data accuracy and governance, maintaining documentation, data dictionaries, and business definitions.
• Deliver custom data extracts for internal and external stakeholders (e.g., CRM campaign lists, supplier reports, test group data).
Experience required:
• 2+ years of experience in data analytics and visualisation, with a focus on customer and/or transactional data.
• Proven ability to write complex SQL queries and build scalable data processes and pipelines.
• Experience developing reports and data visualisations, ideally using Looker; experience with Tableau or Power BI also considered.
• Strong Excel proficiency for data manipulation and analysis.
• A blend of advanced analytical capabilities, programming experience, and a strong understanding of commercial/business objectives.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and management skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into business value.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Python or Java.
• Hands-on experience in SQL database design and data modelling.
• Strong numerical reasoning and analytical thinking skills.
• Skilled at organising and analysing raw data to generate actionable insights