About the role

Lead data insights for AKT’s Wholesale, Retail, and Amazon channels. Collaborate with multiple teams to drive smarter commercial decisions and optimise performance.

Responsibilities

**About The Role:**
As Senior Retail Analyst, will lead the end-to-end insight creation for our Wholesale, Retail and Amazon trading channels that will drive smarter decisions and improved commercial performance.
You’ll play a pivotal role in optimising our commercial performance across our Wholesale, Retail and Amazon channels.
You’ll dive deep into data to deliver insights that drive smarter decisions around pricing, promotions, sell-through, stock, and demand planning.
You’ll work hand-in-hand with Trading, Marketing, Finance, and Ops / Supply Chain teams to ensure we’re growing profitably while keeping customers at the heart of every decision.
This is an opportunity to help build the commercial foundations of a fast-scaling, purpose-led brand.
Data, and this role, is critical to the success of AKT’s continued growth, and as such this role is high profile, impactful and will work very closely with our senior management, in particular our SVP Sales, as well as the Head of and the Data & Insight team members.
You will work across multiple stakeholders, functions and external partners as needed.
The role will be based in the UK (and work UK hours) but will liaise occasionally with stakeholders from the USA and other territories so some flexibility is required.

**About You:**
Relevant experience in a commercial or trading analytics role within a D2C, consumer, or retail environment (ideally personal care, skincare, or beauty).
Demonstrable experience of high numeracy, strong attention to detail and the ability to solve problems.
Expert in discovering trends, analysis of complex datasets, and linking data insights to commercial action — balancing short-term trading goals with long-term brand growth.
Strong understanding of pricing, promotions, and retail sell-through dynamics.
Proven ability in sku performance, forecasting demand and optimising replenishment, and markdowns.
Expert SQL skills, ideally using cloud databases.
Good knowledge and experience of database structure and modelling, preferably using DBT or similar
Experience of developing powerful data visualisation and communicating compelling stories using modern BI tools, such as ThoughtSpot, and slides.
Good understanding of, and experience, in pricing and promotional testing and measurement, working with teams to design, implement and analysis of initiatives.
Knowledge of and experience in building statistical and machine learning models such as pricing, classification, causal inference, forecasting using python, or similar
Experience working in a fast-paced retail, eCommerce, B2C and/or subscription business.

**Backstage Perks **
Make a real impact on our next act by joining AKT at an exciting stage of growth, following our recent USA, Australia and New Zealand launches.
Flexible working: work from home, at our Oxford Circus office (which comes with gym access), or in co-working spaces across the UK. We’ll reimburse you if you prefer a co-working space over working from home.
Monthly team days in London to connect with the AKT ensemble.
Be part of a collective of creatives where the arts underpin everything we do.
A funny, kind, and inclusive work environment — we are banter, but we get sh*t done.
Allowance for products to give you the confidence to step onto the stage and perform.
Intervals encouraged: 36 days holiday, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time roles)
Pension contribution matching via salary sacrifice up to 5% of your salary.