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Role overview:

Trading Analyst - New Categories 
Waterloo - Hybrid Working
Full Time
Permanent 
Grade 3
 


At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

 

Our Currys Digital Analytics Team proactively develop insights to understand and improve online performance, using a variety of data sources to drive insights, actions and measurable improvements.

 

The New Categories Online Trading Analyst plays a critical role in the team, accelerating the performance of new and emerging product categories across our digital channels. Sitting within the Trading Analytics team, the role transforms complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive commercial decision‑making, optimise digital trading performance, and unlock future growth opportunities. 

 

Role overview:

  • Work closely with Trading Managers and Commercial Squads to understand business requirements for online trading and performance marketing, to provide regular analysis of the drivers of digital trading performance.
  • Use a wide range of data sources including web analytics, digital trading metrics, customer behaviour data, competitor/market intelligence, and supply insights to provide a holistic view of category performance. 
  • Build and maintain advanced Power BI dashboards that surface real time KPIs, highlight opportunities, and enable quicker, informed trading decisions. 
  • Use modern analytical techniques (e.g., behavioural segmentation, funnel diagnostics, forecasting, attribution insights) to uncover performance drivers and emerging demand trends. 
  • Proactively identify issues and opportunities across traffic, conversion, product availability, pricing, and customer journeys for new categories. 
  • Translate data into clear, commercially focused recommendations that inform trading squads, commercial teams, and marketing planning. 
  • Collaborate with Category, Digital Product, UX, and Marketing teams to ensure insights lead to tangible improvements in on site experience, merchandising, search, content, and demand generation. 
  • Support day to day online trading by providing rapid insight during key events, new launches, and category expansion initiatives. 
  • Contribute to the development of new analytical frameworks, tools, and best practices to continually improve the way we measure and optimise category performance. 

 

Experience Recquired: 

  • Advanced numerical and analytical capability, with the ability to integrate multiple data sources, and deliver clear, actionable commercial insights.
  • Advanced proficiency in digital analytics platforms, including Adobe Analytics, GA4, and ContentSquare.
  • Strong Power BI skills, including data modelling, DAX, and building compelling, insight‑led visualisations that effectively support trading decisions.
  • Ability to translate stakeholder needs into structured analysis and insight, understanding commercial motivations and shaping outputs that drive meaningful action.
  • Strong ability to communicate insights in a clear, concise and powerful manner both verbally and in writing, targeted to varying levels of leadership.
  • Excellent SQL skills, particularly with Google BigQuery and Azure Synapse.
  • 2-4 years’ experience of eCommerce / Digital Analytics, preferably gained with an online retailer

 

Qualifications: 

  • A degree in any analytical, business, marketing, or related discipline OR equivalent experience gained through eCommerce, digital marketing, retail or analytics roles.
  • Industry certifications in GA4, Adobe Analytics, Power BI or ContentSquare are beneficial but not essential (training can be provided).
  • Demonstrated ability to work with data, either through academic projects, online learning, or relevant job experience.  

 

Why join us:

 

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

 

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet. 

 

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.

 

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