Senior Data Analyst

Kia ora.  We’re Foodies.  You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right?  That’s us!  With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life.  Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.

Our Merchandise team works with supplier partners and store teams on category ranging, buying, pricing, promotions and master data management, ensuring high-quality product, pricing and promotional data supports great customer and business outcomes.

We're looking for a Senior Data Analyst to join our Master Data Management (MDM) programme and help shape the future of data quality, help shape the future of master data, business processes and data quality outcomes across Foodies.

This newly created role will play a key part in ensuring our master data is accurate, trusted and fit for purpose. Working across data, systems and business processes, you'll partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvement, support the adoptions of sustainable controls and governance practices, and drive long-term data quality outcomes across the business. The role will continue to evolve as our MDM capability matures, offering the opportunity to take ownership of critical master data components and influence future ways of working.

Key responsibilities include:

• Own and analyse data, processes and systems to identify opportunities to improve data quality, governance and business outcomes.
• Lead data profiling, root cause analysis and remediation planning across large and complex datasets, identifying whether issues stem from data, systems or business processes.
• Support the development of business controls, data quality requirements and process improvements that help ensure master data remains accurate, trusted and fit for purpose
• Partner with Data Owners, Data Stewards, Technology, Data Governance and business stakeholders to support data quality improvements, remediation initiatives and sustainable business outcomes.
• Develop and interpret data quality reporting, dashboards and metrics, providing insights and recommendations to support business outcomes.

You'll be a naturally curious and commercially minded analyst who enjoys solving complex data and business process challenges. You'll combine strong analytical thinking with stakeholder engagement skills, using data-driven insights to influence outcomes, improve ways of working and deliver sustainable business value.

To be successful, you'll bring:

• At least 5 years' experience working in a data analysis, business analysis, data quality or similar role, ideally within retail, FMCG or a complex enterprise environment.
• Proven experience working with large and complex datasets, performing root cause analysis and delivering remediation outcomes.
• Strong analytical and technical capability, including advanced Excel, SQL and Power BI or similar reporting and visualisation tools.
• A sound understanding of Master Data Management, data governance, data ownership, business controls and process improvement practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to educate, influence and collaborate across both business and technical teams.

We're interested in your diverse experiences, your strengths and how adaptable you are to learn and grow. If you don't meet every requirement, but feel this role could be for you, we'd still love to hear from you!

We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness and inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.

We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.

If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment.Foodstuffs@foodstuffs.co.nz. Accessibility support could include an alternative interview location, a sign language interpreter or assistive technology.