Lead Business Improvement Analyst
£55,000 - £65,000 plus excellent benefits (Work Level 5)
Manchester - We’re now working in a hybrid way, with colleagues dividing their time between home/remote working and the office once. You can find out more about our hybrid working policy at  https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy 

We’re looking for a Lead Business Improvement Analyst to join us in our Transformation team. We’ll look to you to lead on the delivery of complex improvement projects across the business - working closely with improvement specialists, business analysts and change management professionals. 

In this role, you’ll be building relationships with stakeholders across the business, helping to design and deliver business improvements that truly make a difference. And as our go-to expert on all things business improvement, you’ll play a key role in shaping our improvement services and boosting our capabilities across the Co-op. Ready to take the reins?

What you’ll do

• use business improvement tools and techniques to support complex problem solving
• build meaningful relationships with colleagues of all levels of seniority; working in multi-disciplinary teams to make sure any changes land with a positive impact
• conduct root cause analysis using the relevant data and identify the most appropriate improvement actions
• develop financially sound and justified business cases and supporting materials
• contribute to the development of our improvement services and pan-Co-op improvement capabilities 

This role would suit people who have

• good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with colleagues of all levels of seniority
• a strong applied expertise in a recognised improvement methodology such as lean at advanced practitioner level, six sigma green belt level, or equivalent 
• excellent Microsoft Excel capabilities, with strong data and statistics skills
• strong financial awareness, with the ability to build sound and justifiable business cases

Why Co-op?

If you’ve got the skills and experience we’re looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You’ll also get:

• Private healthcare
• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Grocery Aid – 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities. 

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. 

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. 

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate. 

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process. 

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.