Senior Analyst

Senior Analyst | Hybrid | Hatfield

Please note: Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK; this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

At Ocado Logistics, we’re redefining the future of logistics. With cutting-edge technology, expanding operations, and innovative global partnerships, our mission is to deliver seamless, efficient, and customer-first experiences at scale.
Our Planning & Analytics team sits at the heart of this transformation. We harness data to unlock efficiencies, drive cost savings, and enable smarter decision-making across the supply chain. And now, we’re growing—fast.
We are looking for problem-solvers, data storytellers, and strategic thinkers who want to shape the next era of logistics. You'll generate business recommendations using data to identify opportunities to improve performance of core business processes. Delivering analysis to key stakeholders to influence and support decision making and collaborate with teams across the business to implement changes based on data-driven insight.
Where you could be joining
As a Senior Analyst, you’ll have the opportunity to work across multiple high-impact projects that shape the way we operate depending on which team you work in:
- Routing & Delivery Optimisation: Improve how we design delivery routes, plan capacity, and match resources to demand.
- Network Planning & Scenario Modelling: Support strategic planning for the next 3–18 months, balancing people, vehicles, and assets to deliver operational efficiency.
- Labour Planning Transformation: Help rebuild forecasting and scheduling for a more flexible network and better work-life balance.
- Data, Tooling & Reporting Development: Build a best-in-class analytics stack to power decision-making across Logistics.
- Fulfilment Optimization: Analysing and optimizing the way we pick and distribute our products from our robotic warehouses to being loaded on the vans ready for delivery, including LGV movements between sites.
- Central Analytics: Providing the expertise to develop trusted data models, data products and applications/visualisations for users for users in all functions in our business (e.g. delivery operations, fulfilment operations, planning, finance, people, health & safety etc)
Across all these areas, you’ll identify performance drivers, uncover root causes of inefficiency, and deliver insights that enable proactive, data-driven improvements across operations.
What you’ll be doing:
- Drive efficiency and optimisation in supply chain and logistics using advanced analytics.
- Identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement through insight-driven analysis.
- Work closely with data engineers and cross-functional teams to build and evolve a common data model for your domain.
- Develop and implement strategies across inventory, procurement, distribution, and operations.
- Design intuitive dashboards and reports to translate complex data into actionable insight for stakeholders.
- Lead key data and analytics projects, mentor and support more junior members of the team
- Identification of improvements in core business processes to deliver on our KPIs
- Stay ahead of industry trends, tools, and techniques to keep Ocado at the forefront of innovation.
What we’re looking for:
- Strong experience as an Analyst in a big data or complex operational environment.
- Expertise in SQL and familiarity with Excel, VBA, Python, R, or similar languages.
- Exposure to dbt or modern data transformation frameworks highly desirable.
- Proven ability to solve quantitative and qualitative problems with creativity and rigour.
- Excellent communication skills—you can turn complex data into compelling stories that influence decision-making.
- A collaborative mindset and experience working across multidisciplinary teams.
What you can expect to receive in return
At Ocado we believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported, so you’ll find a safe and collaborative atmosphere that is as fresh as our produce as well as an award winning recognition programme  and benefits package that includes includes a healthy work-life balance, extensive healthcare coverage, 
competitive salaries, and exclusive employee discounts. 
Flexible Work: Enjoy 30 days of 'work from anywhere' policy for a balanced life.
Wellbeing Support: Access dedicated apps and an Employee Assistance Programme for holistic well-being.
Generous Leave: Begin with 25 days, growing to 27 after 5 years, with an option to buy more.
Pension Plan: Secure your future with our pension scheme, featuring up to 7% employer contribution matching.
Private Medical Cover: Rest easy with comprehensive private medical insurance.
Family-Friendly: We support your family with maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, and paternity leave.
Financial Aid: Get interest-free train tickets and join our Cycle to Work Scheme.
Shuttle Services: Convenient free shuttle buses connect you to work.
Share Schemes: Join exciting share plans to participate in our success.
Shopping Perks: Enjoy a 15% discount on Ocado.com and savings at popular retailers and restaurants.
Financial Protection: We offer Income Protection and Life Insurance for financial security.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil  partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to
discuss reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer, prioritising inclusivity and equal opportunities for all individuals, ensuring a supportive and accessible workplace for people with disabilities. So, whatever your background or story, you’ll find a home at Ocado Logistics.