BI Business Analyst
Job description
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About the job
Role: BI Business Analyst - 3PL Contract Logistics.
Company: Leading Global 3PL Contract Logistics Provider.
Location: Lutterworth, Leicestershire (LE17).
Salary & Benefits: £34,000 - £36,000 + Holidays & Package.
Shift Pattern: The role works to a Daytime Shift Patter,
The Company
Loom Talent are proud to have been exclusively appointed to lead the hiring strategy for a new site start up in Lutterworth.
Our client, a leading global 3PL contract logistics provider are actively needing to source a full leadership and management structure for a prestigious existing customer.
Searching for a skilled and driven BI Business Analyst to join their UK team. In this role, you will work closely with the BI Manager and wider BI team to develop, maintain, and continuously improve reporting tools used across multiple sites.
You will play a key role in translating operational requirements into data-driven solutions, supporting warehouse performance, and ensuring high-quality reporting that enables effective decision-making in a timely fashion with a go-live fast approaching.
Operating within a dedicated customer facility in excess of 600,000 sq. ft. working to a site wide rotating shift pattern AM & Nights 4 on 4 off, with a projected headcount of 1,000 in peak periods.
The Role
The BI Business Analyst role will play a critical role in designing, maintaining and leading all site based activity across what will be a key UK DC operation.
This position is a truly exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst professional to be at the forefront of a rapidly expanding organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Team Responsibilities- Foster a positive, high-performing team environment through coaching and feedback
- Support team development, training, and performance management
- Promote safe working practices and ensure compliance with health & safety standards
- Encourage innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
The Candidate
The successful candidate for the BI Business Analyst opportunity will have the following skills and experiences:
- A Logistics Distribution and Supply Chain Background - Essential
- Advanced knowledge of Tableau - Essential
- Experience with Warehouse Management systems (e.g. PKMS, JDA, RedPrairie, Blue Yonder, or similar)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) - Essential
- Ability to "tell a story" with data and present insights clearly - Essential
- High attention to detail and accuracy - Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly across multiple systems - Essential
- Experience working independently and as part of a team - Essential
- Team leadership or supervisory experience (or working towards a recognised qualification) - Advantageous.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment - Essential.
- Proven 3PL Warehousing experience required -Advantageous.
- Exposure to a successful & sizeable start up operations - Advantageous.
- An individual truly excited by large scale growth challenges - Essential.
- Commutable to Lutterworth area 5 x days per week - Essential.
The Package
- Salary - £34,000 to £36,000.
- Company Holidays.
- Matched Pension Contributions.
- Plus, additional company benefits.
Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your Tableau expertise prominently as this is marked as essential and specifically mentioned multiple times
📊 Quantify your 3PL experience: "Managed reporting for 500,000 sq ft warehouse with 800+ staff across 4 shifts"
🌐 Emphasise your WMS experience with specific systems like PKMS, JDA, or Blue Yonder as these are explicitly required
🎯 Showcase your data storytelling abilities with examples of how you've translated complex data into actionable insights
🤝 Include any team leadership or supervisory experience as this is noted as advantageous for career progression
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- •Developed 15 Tableau dashboards tracking warehouse KPIs across 3 shifts, reducing reporting time from 4 hours to 30 minutes daily
- •Implemented WMS reporting solutions using Blue Yonder and PKMS, improving inventory accuracy by 12% across 450,000 sq ft facility
- •Led data storytelling initiatives for senior management, translating complex logistics metrics into actionable insights for 800-person operation
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Loom Talent's BI Business Analyst opportunity at your Lutterworth facility represents exactly the kind of strategic 3PL challenge I want to tackle next. My advanced Tableau expertise and logistics distribution background align perfectly with your need to establish reporting infrastructure for a 600,000 sq ft operation supporting 1,000 peak staff.
My background in warehouse management systems and data-driven performance analysis has prepared me to translate operational requirements into actionable business intelligence solutions that drive decision-making in fast-paced environments.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach building a Tableau dashboard to track warehouse KPIs across multiple shifts?
- ›Describe your experience with warehouse management systems like PKMS or Blue Yonder
- ›How do you ensure data accuracy when pulling reports from multiple WMS sources?
- ›What metrics would you prioritise for a 600,000 sq ft 3PL operation?
- ›How would you handle real-time reporting requirements in a fast-paced logistics environment?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to translate complex operational requirements into a data solution
- ›Describe a situation where you had to present data insights to senior management under tight deadlines
- ›Give an example of how you've improved warehouse performance through your reporting
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work independently on a critical BI project
- ›Describe how you've handled competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to translate complex operational requirements into a data solution
Describe a situation where you had to present data insights to senior management under tight deadlines