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 organisation with oversight of both BI Development and BI Analysis sections of the team. You will support the Head of BI with the delivery of the company wide BI infrastructure bringing together the data from all our core systems to provide a single view of the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the Head of BI to contribute to, agree and continuously develop the BI strategy and roadmap with view of prioritising effort where potential return and impact is greatest.
• Provide leadership to a team of BI developers and Analysts.
• Taking a leading role in developing and managing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
• Promote, lead and proactively manage the development of BI products and resources ensuring the quality of work meets the needs of internal customers.
• Ensure that all documentation of the technical design and procedures are kept up to date in accordance with Data & Analysis standards.
• Promoting and managing an Agile development approach.
• Supporting the Head of BI to implement the company's policies, processes and procedures relating to data governance & risk.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Solid experience and understanding of BI tools, development and database management systems.
• Experience of line management, or coaching/mentoring others.
• Proven experience of managing and implementing BI platforms within organisations.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collate complex business requirements from stakeholders.
• Proven experience of working to an Agile development approach and tools (DevOps).
• Exposure and experience of Azure or any other Cloud Platforms.
• Significant experience of planning, producing and delivering data products.
• Proven experience of creating and maintaining a data driven culture.
• Knowledge and experience of coding languages such as SQL, T-SQL, Pyspark and DAX.
• Knowledge of ETL Design and tools such as Azure Data Bricks, Synapse, SSIS or similar.
• Experience of delivering Analysis and Insights through BI Visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau and Qlikview. Preferably, Power BI.
• Experience with any ERP system.

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Python and API integration.
• Exposure to Azure and Cloud Platforms.
• Exposure to Data Lakes and other Big Data Technology.
• Experience of development through PowerApps.

THE PERSON:

• Self motivated to define and execute team strategy.
• Able to empower and motivate a team.
• Able to identify team strengths and needs.
• Excellent problem solver
• Organised, delivery focussed and comfortable working on own initiative.
• Comfortable with leading on 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.