Data Analyst Apprentice

Summary

You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills and experience as you complete a Data Analyst L4 Apprenticeship. Main Function of the Position: To provide effective business support for the L&M department, Japan HQ and Local sales offices though analysing internal and external sales data and assisting through department administration.

Annual wage

£18,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£18,000 - £22,000 per annum.

Training course

Data analyst (level 4)

Hours

All details will be confirmed upon interview.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 16 December

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Duties:

Sales Analysis:

To investigate historic sales results and forecasts within the Brother ERP systems, providing analysis in Excel to Labelling

Management including:

Mass deal coordination and monitoring price support
Pan European customer sales analysis
Product development sales analysis
Production and stock analysis
Price monitoring and preparing price structures

Key Performance Indicator reporting:

Establish KPI reports for Local offices and Labelling Management to monitor and drive relevant behaviour in key strategic areas

Budgeting:

To support the budget process through Quarterly supplies forecast support, preparing and updating Target sheets, uploading data to SAP and performing data validation checks and investigation

Promotion Analysis:

Prepare and update monthly sales reporting in Excel and price support administration

Supplies Sales Analysis:

To monitor Brother and 3rd party supplies sales and print volume trends through market data and App logs providing analysis to Labelling Management

Office Admin:

Assisting with meeting organisation, maintaining internal price sheets and general department admin support

As well as:

Collecting and analysing relevant market data to inform the organization’s marketing strategy
Market data includes customer, company, competitor, industry and stakeholder analyses
Analyzing and synthesising information to understand issues, identify options, and support sound decision making
Understanding and applying organisational sales process effectively
Using data and information to set price

Where you’ll work

Brother House

1 Tame Street

Audenshaw

Manchester

M34 5JE

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

QA LIMITED

Your training course

Data analyst (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Use data systems securely to meet requirements and in line with organisational procedures and legislation including principles of Privacy by Design
implement the stages of the data analysis lifecycle
apply principles of data classification within data analysis activity
analyse data sets taking account of different data structures and database designs
assess the impact on user experience and domain context on data analysis activity
identify and escalate quality risks in data analysis with suggested mitigation or resolutions as appropriate
undertake customer requirements analysis and implement findings in data analytics planning and outputs
identify data sources and the risks and challenges to combination within data analysis activity
apply organizational architecture requirements to data analysis activities
apply statistical methodologies to data analysis tasks
apply predictive analytics in the collation and use of data
collaborate and communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders using appropriate styles and behaviours to suit the audience
use a range of analytical techniques such as data mining, time series forecasting and modelling techniques to identify and predict trends and patterns in data
collate and interpret qualitative and quantitative data and convert into infographics, reports, tables, dashboards and graphs
select and apply the most appropriate data tools to achieve the optimum outcome
Use data systems securely to meet requirements and in line with organisational procedures and legislation including principles of Privacy by Design
implement the stages of the data analysis lifecycle
apply principles of data classification within data analysis activity
analyse data sets taking account of different data structures and database designs
assess the impact on user experience and domain context on data analysis activity
identify and escalate quality risks in data analysis with suggested mitigation or resolutions as appropriate
undertake customer requirements analysis and implement findings in data analytics planning and outputs
identify data sources and the risks and challenges to combination within data analysis activity
apply organizational architecture requirements to data analysis activities
apply statistical methodologies to data analysis tasks
apply predictive analytics in the collation and use of data
collaborate and communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders using appropriate styles and behaviours to suit the audience
use a range of analytical techniques such as data mining, time series forecasting and modelling techniques to identify and predict trends and patterns in data
collate and interpret qualitative and quantitative data and convert into infographics, reports, tables, dashboards and graphs
select and apply the most appropriate data tools to achieve the optimum outcome

Your training plan

Why choose our Data Analyst including Power BI apprenticeship?

QA's Data Analyst including Power BI Level 4 apprenticeship develops the skills needed to collect, organise and study data to provide valuable business insight.

The principles of data analytics are being applied across just about every industry. Using past-event data, analysts are making important insight-based business decisions and driving customer value across every team and function, including operations, finance, sales and marketing. At QA we have deep-rooted expertise in Data, Analytics and AI. Our solutions transform the way that individuals use data and enable organisations to make more data-driven business decisions.

QA's Data Analyst including Power BI Level 4 apprenticeship programme enables your organisation to:

Build the skills and capabilities you need throughout your organisation to analyse, interrogate and present technical data, providing informed and valuable business insights to a range of stakeholders
Upskill or reskill your existing workforce with data skills and create analysts for the modern day workplace
Recruit and harness a new talent pathway: QA can help you cost-effectively recruit diverse, ambitious talent into your business and help you build a pipeline of data literacy talents
Delivered by industry experts with real-world experience, the programme’s content has been designed around real-life skills and includes the additional Analyst Data with Microsoft Power BI module. The technical content aligns to and is relevant to employers and the market
Upon successful completion, learners will be awarded the Data Analyst including Power BI Level 4 apprenticeship

Tools and technologies learned: Learners will learn to use R programming language, Python, Microsoft SQL Azure and Excel.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

any subject -- x3 (grade 4 (C) or above)
English (grade 4 (C) or above)
Maths (grade 4 (C) or above)
any subject [preferably IT] (grade Level 3)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Non judgemental
Patience
Have the ability to:
Manipulate large data sets
Create visualisations
Excel skills / experience

About this company

Brother International Europe (BIE) is the European hosting company for Brother in Europe, based in Manchester, UK and part of the global Brother Group. Since the 1950s Brother has built a strong presence in Europe. BIE has sales offices or representatives in 23 European countries, a central sewing machine HQ for Europe based in Germany, and production facilities in the UK and Slovakia, with a workforce of over 1,300 people.

After this apprenticeship

90% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer on-going development tracks.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

QA LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000287442.

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Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 11 December)

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