Triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry founded his brand in 1952. He was the son of a cotton spinner, who played and fought his way through, always with style – and despite the establishment. Today, Fred Perry is a global community of over 370 employees, all inspired by the Laurel Wreath and what it represents

PURPOSE:

This is a key role in the Business Insight team responsible for the delivery and development of the organisation wide BI infrastructure, bringing together data from our core systems to provide a single view of the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This role will work across the full Delivery Lifecycle – Define, Design, Develop & Deploy.
• Designing and developing new Data Models used to build the reports that support decision making and providing Insight throughout the company.
• Creation of ETL/ELT processes, using Azure Synapse/, between source systems and the cloud based Data Warehouse.
• To document the technical design of developed components in accordance with Data & Analysis standards.
• Ensure the implementation of company's policies, processes and procedures relating to data governance & risk.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to deliver BI solutions.
• Working in collaboration with internal teams to embed a Data and BI driven culture.
• Supporting the BI Manager to maintain focus on the company and the teams’ strategic objectives

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Solid experience and understanding of BI tools, development and database management systems.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of SQL, T-SQL, Pyspark and DAX.
• Significant knowledge of ETL design and development using Azure Data Factory/Synapse/SSIS or similar.
• Significant knowledge of SQL Server.
• Experience in data warehousing techniques (dimensional modelling) and tools SSAS/Power BI Datasets or similar.
• Hands on experience of working with BI Visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau and Qlikview. Preferably Power BI.
• Exposure to Azure and Cloud Platforms.
• Experience with any ERP system.
• Understanding and experience of Agile development approach and Tools (DevOps).
• Strong analytical skills.

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Python and API integration.
• Exposure to Data Lakes and other Big Data Technology.
• Experience of development through PowerApps.
• Previous experience mentoring junior team members

THE PERSON:

• Excellent problem solver.
• Numerical and analytical mindset.
• Organised, delivery focused and comfortable working on own initiative.
• Collaborative and team orientated.
• Desire and passion for continuous learning.
• Comfortable with working to agile principles.
• A clear communicator that is comfortable with working with all departments and levels of seniority.

HOURS:

We actively encourage our teams to have a good work/life balance and so we are pleased to offer flexible working shifts at Fred Perry HQ. Our core shift hours are from 10am – 4.30pm and so employees can choose to start and finish early, or start and finish late. (i.e. work 8:00am-4:30pm, or 10:00am-6:30pm etc). We also have 30-minute early finish on Fridays.

As we continue to work in a more flexible way, the Head Office acts a brand hub, where we can all connect and collaborate with one another. This role is a mix of office based (London) and remote working. We will expect the employee to come into the office regularly for face-to-face meetings and to work alongside their team on collaborative projects.

BENEFITS:

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to all our staff, and continue to reassess what our community needs from us to thrive. We don’t want to be a good company to work for, we want to be a great one. Here are some things we currently offer:

• Annual performance-related bonus
• Competitive salary, reviewed every year
• Generous staff discount and regular sample sales
• Generous pension scheme with 8.5% company contribution
• Option to buy an extra 5 days holiday annually
• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• Life insurance
• Private healthcare
• Cycle to work scheme
• Early finish Fridays
• Season ticket loan
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Annual Birthday vouchers
• Regular opportunities to attend gigs / events

We actively welcome applications from people of all different backgrounds. Your CV will be submitted to hiring managers with all personal details hidden to ensure anonymity.