The Company

Yusen Logistics is working to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers and communities - through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services. As a company we’re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world’s preferred choice.

We are looking for a BI Insight Manager (Finance & Commercial) in Northampton or Nottinghamshire.
The position holder will play a key role in our digital transformation by supporting the business to utilise data efficiently and effectively. The BI Insight Manager will take a lead role in managing a portfolio of data and analytic projects, creating impactful Power BI dashboards and providing training and support to other analysts and users through our Yusen Data Academy programme. In addition to undertaking these duties, the role will have a lead focus on providing expert Finance and Commercial insights as well as guidance and support to other areas of the business.


The role will offer a salary of 50-55K (subject to experience), bonus, family health cover and the opportunity to work remotely up to 4 days per week (subject to business requirements). Travel to other sites will be required

Benefits of joining us
• £6000 per annum car allowance
• 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays)
• Company Pension Scheme
• Employee benefits i.e. Discount schemes including E-vouchers and gift cards, gym membership as well as a recognition platform
• Critical Illness Cover
• Tailored development and career opportunities
• Company sick pay*
• Employee Wellness initiatives - WeCare- includes 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more

Key requirements:
1. Data & Analysis
• Analyse business requirements and deliver accurate and effective reporting and insights to drive business decisions.
• Support stakeholders to identify reporting needs and requirements. Review ongoing data requests, assess priorities and communicate status with all stakeholders.
• Plan and execute activities such as data cleansing, data migration, ETL, data modelling & mapping.

2. Training & Support
• Provide appropriate training and materials for delivered solutions.
• Identify data integrity issues and assist to design solution fixes.
• Implement best practice standards - define data governance and data security standards, policies, and processes.
• Ensure issues are investigated and resolved to all stakeholders’ satisfaction.

3. Project Management
• Effectively manage the delivery of data and analytics projects, ensure project management methodologies (waterfall and agile delivery) are adhered to.
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders, meet on regular basis to provide project updates.
• Work with BI and internal teams (including IT and Change) to provide a streamlined delivery process, looking to improve and create efficiencies where appropriate.

4. Team Management
• Liaise with the BI team on a regular basis to enhance and share knowledge, assist in team projects where required.
• Manage and coach direct reports, providing leadership and encouragement.
• Manage and monitor levels of performance through delegation and objective setting with involvement of individual.
• Identify any developmental requirements.

5. Relationships & Teamwork
• Engage with key stakeholders to maintain and develop existing relationships to provide a platform for further organic growth
• Work with internal and external customers to identify and define key projects, requirements and delivery objectives

Key requirements:
• Power BI qualification
• Accountancy qualification highly desirable
• Experience in relevant business intelligence or data analyst role, as a BI Developer with a strong focus on analytics, experience of data warehousing, data cleansing, data migration, ETL, data modelling & mapping.
• Experience of working with various data sources, BI and integration tools. Alteryx experience desirable.
• Extensive experience in the following:
o Power BI
o Paginated Reports (SSRS)
o MS SQL Server
o Data warehousing
o ETL processes
• Management / supervisory experience desirable.
• Enthusiastic and self-aware, adapting style to the situation with excellent inter-personal skills - able to build a rapport at any level.
• Confidently makes informed decisions and keeps relevant people updated.
• Analytical, always looking for ways around the problem.
• Able to learn new systems quickly.
• At ease working under pressure to tight deadlines
• Good at getting into the detail and confident in presenting information to a varied audience.
• Transport and/or logistics background desirable
• Driving licence (occasional travel to Yusen sites will be required)


Yusen Logistics is an equal opportunities employer, who encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible applicants regardless of their personal circumstances. We make our recruiting decisions solely based on the skillset and experience. Diversity allows us to create an inclusive environment, where our employees can strive and grow their potential.