Position Overview & Specifications

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
Click “Apply” to get started. What will this role achieve? The Business Insights Analyst Apprentice will report into the Head of Analytics. This is a multidimentional and hands-on role, requiring an ability to comfortably jump between detail and strategic thinking and provide support to ensure the business is focussing on the right numbers. This role will require you to be highly numerate and comfortable with Microsoft Excel and a desire to learn how to work with Data Visualisation Software, such as PowerBI. In this role you will achieve results through others, such as our agency partners or our remote reporting function, so it is important that you are passionate about motivating and influencing others. Another key part of the role will be developing relationships within the Insights team and wider UK&I organisation. This is an exciting, fast-paced role dealing with multiple demands. You will need to have excellent organisation and effective prioritisation skills, as well as being highly numerate and able to create impactful narratives from complex data. What will be your key deliverables?
  • You will work across multiple data sources to update and refresh key business tools in PowerBi, Excel and Powerpoint
  • You will support the Analytics team in responding to critical commercial questions from stakeholders from the UK&I region
  • You will ensure smooth and timely delivery of key databases whilst working with our off shore partners
  • You will support briefs and work with our agency partners to manage the workload, create strategic presentations and participate in the delivery of these presentations.
  • You will assist with day-to-day queries from the wider pladis community, leveraging software usage and supporting on a range of analytic queries.
What do you need for this role?
  • Three A levels Grade C or above/or equivalent
  • GCSE grade 6 or above in Mathematics and ideally Grade 6 or above in Computer Science/Information Systems
  • Proactive approach to getting things done
  • Constantly looking to improve with growth mindset
  • Ability to analyse problems, create insight and propose innovative solutions
  • Passion to work in partnership to achieve common goals
  • Resilience when faced with setbacks and enthusiasm to achieve
  • Ability to flex approach to ensure effective communication
  • Motivation to drive career and seek experiences to support ambitions
  • Passion and excitement for a career in the food industry
Location This role will be based at pladis’ brand new global head office at the beautiful Chiswick Park, which comprises of 1.8 million sq ft of award-winning accommodation and over 45,000 sq ft of retail including the on-site Virgin Active gym, restaurants, convenience stores and an ever-changing array of pop-up traders and street-food vendors. Take a look around our amazing new office! Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our phenomenal strength. We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in fostering inclusivity where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.