Lead Analytics Manager

What’s in it for you

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About the role

This role combines people leadership, strategic thinking, and hands‑on analytical direction, ensuring the work of your team lands successfully in the business. You’ll sit within the Supply Chain Development & Change team; reporting into the Head of Supplier-to-Depot Transformation.

You will lead and enable a team of analysts to deliver transformational change across Tesco’s end‑to‑end supply chain. You’re responsible for shaping direction, setting standards, and ensuring analytical work is focused on the biggest business opportunities. Working closely with senior Supply Chain leaders, you will help Tesco make better decisions through data‑driven insight, strong commercial thinking, and effective storytelling.

You will be responsible for

• Lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary team of analysts & project managers to deliver large scale, cross functional, initiatives for the business.
• Set clear priorities and direction for the team’s work, including annual objective setting, measuring performance and giving regular feedback to support personal development alongside business delivery.
• Oversee the entire project lifecycle, from ideation and concept through to delivery and benefit realisation, ensuring strong problem definition, clear outcomes and robust step change measurement methodology.
• Partner with stakeholders outside of supply chain to unlock end-to-end value and transform operating models, delivering large scale cost reduction across suppliers, commercial & retail.
• Bring together the different skills required to be effective in this role, including line management, internal consulting, supply chain subject matter expertise, project management.

You will need

• 5+ years’ of project/programme management experience with a proven record of delivery in a complex, data‑rich environment.
• Line management experience and ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong communication skills, with experience presenting to senior stakeholders including Directors and Business Leaders and the ability to flex style for technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Relevant degree and/or formal project management qualifications.

Preferred but not essential

• Analytical skills using SQL or similar programming languages
• Experience working with third party suppliers
• Familiarity with AGILE methodologies.
• Background in Supply Chain, Grocery Retail or Consulting.

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About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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