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10 months ago
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Description NB To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected. What’s in it for you Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special… 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing. Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work What you’ll do Your key accountabilities will include Extracting, refining, and preparing large datasets for analysis using SQL and advanced data tools and techniques Driving visibility and process improvement through building visualisations and dashboards that translate raw data into practical insight, metrics and recommendations using creative practices and user-friendly solutions such as PowerBI Autonomously working with partners on collating, delivering and actioning business requirements in the project space and data analytics space Working independently on analytics and reporting tasks and projects from scoping to delivery, ensuring robustness and sustainability of the data solution Proactively identifying data and process improvement opportunities, evaluating various initiatives through data-driven approaches, and supporting long-term strategies Who you are Your skills and experience will include Hands on experience with sophisticated Big Data sets, proficient in SQL reporting and visualisation building Experience using Advanced visualisation tools such as PowerBI or other software Previous exposure to datasets within the retail or supply chain sector and experience in fundamentals of statistics and business measures Clear and concise communication style, the ability to simplify and explain complicated concepts and story-tell with data and crafting high-quality presentations that effectively articulate sophisticated concepts to non-technical partners Everyone’s welcome We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen. We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together. If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process. LI-ME1 LI-Hybrid

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