Data and Insights Analyst

Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment.  As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation, and treating each other with trust and respect.

The role:

This role focuses on gathering, cleaning and validating large amounts of data from multiple sources to build dashboards and reports that are pivotal in understanding performance. Responsible for sharing key reports with right audiences and ensuring key insights, trends and opportunities are highlighted. This role will cover all categories and channels, reporting into the Senior Insights Manager UK and is ideal for someone with a strong interest in data and its role in shaping strategies. 

What you will do:

Data Quality Control: Collecting, cleansing and validating data:

• • Maintain existing databases (Regular Maintenance Checks, Maintaining New Product Coding, Reviewing Missing Products) 
  • Ensuring data used in Kao reporting is cleansed and accurate 
  • Supporting Senior Insights Manager with Database Restatements

Issuing regular reporting across Hair, Skin, Sun and Tan Categories for the UK:

• •  Updating and sharing regular performance reports and dashboards using a blend of sources | EPOS, Scantrack, Panel, Profitero etc
  • Updating and sharing monthly category performance reports using a blend of sources | Circana, Kantar, Retailer Insight Platforms

Optimising and evolving reporting solutions:

• • Explore solutions that allow KAO to evolve reporting to respond to emerging needs (new channels, new metrics, new categories, new data/ reporting tools) 
  • Implement solutions that automate reporting and allow key stakeholders to self serve for all basic needs. Creating uniform reporting solutions across our categories.
  • Continually provide regular training, and upskilling the business with latest analytical tools and data system usage 

Design and Oversee Performance Monitoring Tools:

• • NPD Monitoring: Create NPD performance trackers for Kao and Competitor launches 
  • Price and Promotions Monitoring | Explore and create solutions that allow KAO to monitor price and promo movements for our competitive set 
  • Share updates and results of performance monitoring tools blending data and insights 

Respond to ad-hoc Insight requests:

• • Support the Senior Insights Manager with ad hoc insight requests to serve the marketing and commercial teams 
  • Support with key Insight projects (ad-hoc insight projects, portfolio management, growth pillars, market share calculators etc) 
  • Input into key promo and pricing projects carried out by C&I, RGM teams

Additional requirements:

• • Excellent data management and reporting skills - Ability to collect, clean, integrate and maintain accurate and reliable data from multiple sources. Being able to combine multiple sources to generate easy to use reports.
  • Excellent analytical skill set - Skilled in exploring data, identifying trends, and translating findings into meaningful insights and leveraging them to make recommendations.
  • Extremely organized - Has the ability to manage a number of projects and priorities to tight deadlines
  • Superb communication and storytelling skills - Ability to present data in a clear, compelling way to influence decisions and drive an understanding across teams.
  • Commercial curiosity with a desire to develop customer understanding
  • Strong visualisation skills to present data and insights in an impactful and engaging way
  • Collaboration and stakeholder management skills - Able to work effectively with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and deliver data-driven solutions

Education and Experience:

• • BSc/BA Hons degree in Maths, Statistics/ Analytics or related discipline is essential
  • 1-2 years experience in a data and/or insights role in UK FMCG or Retailer
  • - Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI essential
  • - Ability to use Tableau, Python, SQL desired but not essential
  • - Ability to use Circana, Kantar and retail insight platforms essential
  • - Ability to analyse and interpret large volumes of data
  • - Excellent communication and presentation skills 

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 19 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community. 

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/) or EMEA website (https://www.kao.com/emea/en/)

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