Data Analyst | Fresh produce | 1 Year FTC
- Recruiter
- MorePeople
- Location
- Kent
- Salary
- Attractive
- Posted
- 06 Sep 2018
- Closes
- 04 Oct 2018
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client is a highly regarded fresh produce business who have been leading the way in the industry for a number of years. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong grounding in data analysis, business information systems or computer science to join our Forecasting team for a one-year fixed term contract. The role will be an office and field-based role, with a fair amount of time at our client's farms across the UK.
About the role:
A strong technical and commercial background is essential for this role. You will be required to communicate your findings to key stakeholders through presentations and workshops. Work with end users to improve model interfaces.
Your time will be spent in the office and in the field with a fair amount of time on the farms across the UK. You will conduct research. Gather, understand and document grower requirements. Design and carry out A/B testing whilst extracting, transform and maintain grower data.
The Ideal Candidate:
You will need to be a positive, outgoing & friendly person with excellent communication skills - verbal and written with particular skill in interpreting to non-technical audiences. You will need to be a creative thinker with a strong problem-solving skill set, logical, numerical & systematic with the ability to interact with any level of staff with confidence & clarity.
Candidate requirements:
Strong mathematical background/ computer science (statistics related)
Familiar with databases and data manipulation (SQL Server ideally)
Advanced Excel
Advanced PowerPoint
Knowledge of statistical packages (SPSS, Minitab, SAS)
Python/Jupyter Notebook/R Desirable
If this position sounds like the right opening for you, please don't hesitate to get in touch with Laura Brockbank. Please call / or email me at