Data Analyst
Job description
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Robert Half is excited to be exclusively partnering with a well-established organisation in Shrewsbury to recruit for a newly created Data and AI Analyst role. This permanent position offers a salary of up to £40,000 and hybrid working, with 2-3 days per week in the Tetbury office.
This is a key role supporting the business during a pivotal stage of its digital modernisation journey. You will be responsible for enabling commercial and operational decision-making through insightful data analysis and reporting. The successful candidate will also play a central role in helping the business adopt AI solutions and implement best practices around AI.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce effective data analysis of sales, aftersales and service performance
- Identify data trends, risks and opportunities
- Develop and maintain dashboards using Power BI, Excel
- Support build of ad-hoc reports, partner with stakeholders to understand reporting requirements
- Provide accurate commercial insights
- Automate reports using Python
About You:
- Experience in Data Analysis
- Strong Power BI, SQL and Excel skills
- Ability to interpret data, provide actionable insights
- Passion for AI and some Python experience would be beneficial
- Ability to communicate with different stakeholders
On Offer
Salary up to £40,000, plus hybrid working (2-3 days a week in the Shrewsbury office) plus competitive benefits!
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⭐ Lead your CV Personal Statement with Power BI and SQL as the advert lists these as the primary technical requirements under 'About You'.
📊 Quantify your data analysis impact: e.g. 'Built 5 Power BI dashboards tracking £2M monthly sales pipeline, reducing reporting time by 40%'.
🤖 Include a dedicated line on AI tools or projects — even exploratory ones — as the advert explicitly seeks a 'passion for AI' and involvement in AI adoption.
🐍 Highlight any Python scripting or automation work, even if secondary to your main role, as Python experience is called out as beneficial for report automation.
🎯 Tailor your experience to commercial and operational contexts (sales, aftersales, service) to match the specific business performance areas named in the responsibilities.
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- •Designed and maintained 8 Power BI dashboards tracking sales and aftersales KPIs across 3 business units, reducing manual reporting effort by 35% within 6 months.
- •Automated 12 weekly commercial reports using Python (pandas, openpyxl), cutting generation time from 4 hours to under 20 minutes and eliminating recurring data entry errors.
- •Partnered with 6 senior stakeholders to define reporting requirements, delivering SQL-based ad-hoc analyses that informed a £500k pricing strategy review.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Robert Half's newly created Data and AI Analyst position at your Shrewsbury organisation stands out precisely because it combines rigorous commercial data analysis with hands-on AI adoption — two areas where I have built focused expertise. My experience with Power BI dashboard development and SQL-driven reporting directly aligns with the sales, aftersales and service performance analysis described in the role.
My background in data analysis spans building automated reporting pipelines using Python and designing Power BI dashboards that distil complex datasets into clear commercial insights for senior stakeholders. I am comfortable partnering with non-technical teams to understand their reporting requirements and translating those into scalable, maintainable solutions. I have also begun exploring practical AI tools to streamline analytical workflows, which mirrors the AI best-practice remit outlined in this role.
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Interview questions
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Technical
- ›Walk us through how you would design a Power BI dashboard to track sales and aftersales performance for a non-technical stakeholder.
- ›How have you used SQL to extract and transform data for a reporting or analysis project?
- ›Describe a time you automated a report using Python — what libraries did you use and what was the outcome?
- ›What approach do you take to identify trends and anomalies in large commercial datasets?
- ›How would you evaluate and implement an AI solution within a business that is early in its digital modernisation journey?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to translate complex data findings into actionable recommendations for a non-technical audience.
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a significant data trend or risk that influenced a business decision.
- ›Give an example of when you managed competing priorities from multiple stakeholders requesting different reports or insights.
- ›Tell me about a time you proactively improved a reporting process — what drove the change and what was the result?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to learn a new tool or technology quickly to deliver a project on time.
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Tell me about a time you had to translate complex data findings into actionable recommendations for a non-technical audience.
Describe a situation where you proactively improved a reporting process — what drove the change and what was the result?