Decision Support Analyst

Location: Alpkit Campus, NG16 3SUHybrid – at least 60% Campus basedHours: 37.5 hours per week Salary: c.£26,227.50 We’re looking for someone who loves getting underneath the numbers.Someone who doesn’t just want to tell us what happened but wants to understand why it happened and what we should do next. As our Decision Support Analyst, you’ll help turn data into useful insight that supports better commercial decisions across Alpkit. This is a great role for a graduate or early-career analyst who wants to learn the ropes of commercial analysis in a real, fast-moving businessYou’ll work with teams across Retail, E-commerce, Marketing, Factory and Finance, helping us understand sales, stock, customers and performance and making that information simple enough for people to use for commercial decision making. What you’ll be doingYou’ll:Build and maintain reports and dashboards that show us what’s really happening.Analyse sales, stock, customer and trading trends.Spot opportunities, risks and changes in performance.Help teams understand the story behind the numbers.Support commercial decisions with clear, useful analysis.Answer questions from across the business with accurate data and insight.Help improve data for forecasting, planning and performance reviews.Keep reporting accurate, simple and easy to use.Get to know Alpkit’s products, customers, channels and what drives our business.This isn’t a role where you’ll sit quietly producing spreadsheets that nobody reads. We want you to ask questions, be curious, challenge assumptions and help people make better decisions.What we’re looking forWe’re interested in someone who has strong analytical foundations, commercial curiosity and the desire to learn and grow with the business. You’ll ideally have:Strong numerical and analytical skills.Good Excel skills, including formulas and Pivot Tables.Strong understanding of data modelling using Generative and open source AI models. An interest in data, customers and business performance.Great attention to detail.The confidence to ask questions and dig deeper.The ability to explain numbers simply.A proactive and collaborative approach.A willingness to learn quickly and take on more responsibility over time.Experience in retail, e-commerce or analytics would be useful, but mindset matters just as much.What success looks likeYou’ll help us make better decisions, faster.Teams will trust the data and models you provide, understand performance more clearly and use your insight to decide where to focus next.Over time, we’d expect you to become someone people come to not just for a number, but for an informed view on what that number means.Why Alpkit?We make gear for getting outside.We’re an independent outdoor brand with a restless approach to doing things better – better products, better service, better decisions and a better impact.That means we value people who are curious, practical and happy getting stuck in.You won’t be several layers removed from the business here. You’ll work closely with the people making decisions every day, see the impact of your work and have plenty of opportunity to develop your commercial and analytical skills.If you enjoy turning data into answers – and answers into action – we’d love to hear from you. Perks of the job Ability to buy extra holiday, Alpkit discount for you, your family and friends, life insurance, critical illness cover, credits for Green Commute methods, cycle to work scheme, paid volunteer days and we are environmentally and sustainability conscious and we promote a learning culture. We value all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, Alpkit is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team, so be yourself, join our community and help us “go nice places and do good things.”. If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example - she/her, he/him, they/them, etc).If you think you would like to work in our warehouse, get in touch telling us why you think you’d fit in well at Alpkit along with your CV.Email: jobs@alpkit.com