Data Business Analyst
3 days ago
Bradford
Futures are looking to appoint a highly analytical and commercially minded Data Business Analyst to join our growing manufacturing business. This is an exciting opportunity for a data professional who enjoys turning complex data into actionable business insights that improve operational performance, reduce costs, and support strategic decision-making. \n Working closely with stakeholders across Operations, Production, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and IT, you will identify opportunities for improvement, develop insightful reporting, and help drive a data-led culture throughout the organisation. \n As our Data Business Analyst, you will: \n\n • Partner with business stakeholders to understand operational challenges and translate them into data-driven solutions.\n, • Gather, document, and analyse business requirements for reporting, analytics, and process improvement initiatives.\n, • Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and KPIs that provide meaningful insight into manufacturing performance.\n, • Analyse production, inventory, quality, procurement, logistics, and financial data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.\n, • Work with ERP, MES, CRM, and other business systems to ensure data integrity and consistency.\n, • Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements supported by data analysis.\n, • Produce forecasting and predictive analysis to support operational planning and business growth.\n, • Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to improve data architecture and reporting capabilities.\n, • Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership in a clear and commercially focused manner.\n, • Support continuous improvement projects using data to measure performance and outcomes.\n, • Ensure data governance, quality standards, and reporting accuracy are maintained.\n\n The Ideal Candidate \n\n • Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.\n, • Proven experience as a Data Business Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, or similar analytical role.\n, • Experience working within a manufacturing, engineering, logistics, or supply chain environment.\n, • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets.\n, • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.\n, • Experience using SQL to extract and manipulate data.\n, • Experience creating dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualisation tools.\n, • Strong understanding of KPIs, business reporting, and performance measurement.\n, • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.\n, • Ability to translate technical findings into practical business recommendations.\n\n Desirable Skills \n\n • Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, Infor, or Epicor.\n, • Knowledge of manufacturing KPIs including OEE, scrap rates, downtime, production efficiency, inventory turnover, and yield.\n, • Experience with Python or R for data analysis.\n, • Understanding of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement methodologies.\n, • Experience with data warehousing and ETL processes.\n, • Knowledge of cloud data platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.\n, • Familiarity with predictive analytics or machine learning would be advantageous.\n