Job Title: Data Analyst

Infopro Digital, the B2B group specialising in information and technology, is currently looking for a Data Analyst on a permanent contract to strengthen the team at its Barbour ABI business.

Barbour ABI powers the UK built environment with the best intelligence to help our clients grow. Best known for our construction project leads, our portfolio includes analytics, market research reports and bespoke consultancy. With over 1.7 million projects in our dataset, our products and services are renowned for their accuracy, depth, and efficacy.

Join Barbour ABI and get the best of both worlds

Working at Barbour ABI will provide you with the exciting challenges and autonomy you are looking for within a dynamic and nimble SME, but backed by the growth plans and structure of a global business, Infopro Digital, with 4000+ employees and leading intelligence brands in 24 countries.

Role Overview:

In this role you will work for the Head of Client Analytics, with a focus on providing support across the business.  The Analyst team operate across a range of qualitative and quantitative research projects covering construction application trends and research as well as broader projects on market sizing, brand positioning, market scoping and new product development research and testing. We use a blend of primary research in the form of surveys, focus groups, interviews and trials, along with secondary research including data gathering and analysis, studies on company and product information. Our clients can be varied, they range from product manufacturers and industry associations through to service providers, retailers of construction products and government bodies.

Location: Hybrid, includes 3 days a week at our Head Office on the Cheshire Oaks - Business Park, Ellesmere Port (15 minutes by car from Chester).

Key Accountabilities:

• Your primary role will be to collect, analyse, and work with the data, to produce meaningful reports, dashboards, data sets, and analysis for our consultancy clients, with the aim of enabling them to understand their market position.

• This role will be particularly focused on the data used to build market profiles - from granular to macro levels, across products, sectors, and regions. You will need to be adept at bringing together data from multiple sources to create a detailed and verified view of the market. Key data sources include Barbour ABI construction project data, company portfolio data, client data, and external data sources e.g., from government statistics and industry monitors.

• The role requires excellent management of data inputs including clarity of definitions, data verification and quality checking, adherence to data transfer protocols and management of appropriate update cycles.

• While building reliable, flexible data sets is fundamental, being able to present data, and the stories it holds, in an accessible and informative way is essential. You will need to enjoy finding clear and engaging ways to present data in multiple formats – from word and PowerPoint to datasheets and interactive dashboards.

• You will be required to support the business on the specification, testing and launch of new data related products.

• There is great scope in this role to contribute to the developing data architecture as we build data sharing capacities with our clients and our European partner companies.

• You will also be supporting the internal business analytics team to further develop internal reporting frameworks and tools.

Experience

It is essential that you have the following experience gained either academically or in the workplace:

• Experience in data management and working with large data sets – queries, cleansing, data verification
• Strong data analysis skills, especially the ability to derive insight from data
• Experience using and configuring data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Google Analytics
• Previous experience in research looking at data and statistics, especially company data and official statistics and reports
• An analytical, questioning mindset
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in trends analysis and market forecasting
• As all our work is on markets associated with the built environment. You will need to demonstrate either experience or a strong interest in the built environment, the economy and consumer trends.

Qualifications

It is also desirable that you have a Degree or equivalent qualification in one of the following relevant disciplines:

• Maths/ Statistics / Data Analytics / Data Science/ Business Analytics
• Or a degree with strong quantitative/statistical components

Just some of the benefits that await you:

• 3pm finish on a Friday
• Hybrid working for everyone
• 25 to 30 days holiday
• Day off for your birthday
• Purchase extra holidays
• Volunteering days
• Pension and Life Assurance
• Great company culture that offers professional development, training and regular social events

Our Foundations and Values:

At Infopro Digital, we are driven by core values such as entrepreneurial spirit, constant customer focus, promoting diversity, striving for significant impact, and a collaborative culture. By joining us, you become part of a dynamic community that embraces these values on a daily basis, shaping the future with passion and commitment.

Diversity is one of our core values. We are convinced that our teams, drawn from all backgrounds and with different backgrounds and experiences, are one of the key drivers of our success. The Group is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and inclusion, from recruitment to career development, and we strive to provide an equitable working environment to promote the well-being of our teams.

Who are we?

Infopro Digital is a B2B group specialising in information and technology. With a presence in 26 countries, the group has over 4,000 employees of 79 nationalities. Infopro Digital connects professional communities. Our brands are leaders in the five key economic sectors: construction and public sector, automotive, industry, risk & insurance, and retail. With our solutions, our customers make informed decisions and companies develop their business and sustainable performance. Are you a passionate professional looking for new opportunities? Don’t wait any longer and  join Infopro Digital’s community of professionals!

Equal Opportunities

We provide equal opportunities to employees and job applicants and do not discriminate either directly or indirectly, because of any protected characteristic or any other characteristic or activity protected by law. To fully comply with all laws prohibiting discrimination in all phases of employment, we have set up a system of monitoring all job applications, we therefore ask you to complete the equal opportunities questions on this form.

This information will be collected anonymously, in confidence and will not be seen by anyone directly involved in the hiring process, it will be stored separately and used only to provide statistics for monitoring purposes. There is no obligation on you to provide information. All applicants will be treated the same, whether or not they provide this information.