Data Analytics Specialist - Premier Inn Hub

Reporting to the Information Technology Director, you'll play a key role in transforming data into meaningful business insights that help drive better decisions across our hotels and regional Hub office. You'll be responsible for developing modern reporting solutions, dashboards, and analytics that support business performance across Operations, Commercial, Finance, Revenue, People & Culture, Procurement, and Guest Experience.

You'll work closely with stakeholders across the business to understand their challenges and translate complex data into simple, actionable insights. From designing executive dashboards to automating reporting processes, you'll help move the business from manual reporting to real-time, data-driven decision making.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex business problems, has a passion for analytics, and thrives on turning data into stories that influence business performance. You'll have the opportunity to work with modern Microsoft technologies including Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SQL, and advanced analytics tools while helping shape the future of business intelligence within Premier Inn.

If you're naturally curious, enjoy working with data, have excellent analytical skills, and want to make a real impact on business performance, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, or a related field

• Strong experience developing end-to-end reporting and analytics solutions

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Power Query, DAX, SQL and relational databases

• Experience building executive dashboards, KPIs, and business performance reports

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail

• Ability to communicate complex data and technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Experience integrating data from multiple systems and automating reporting processes

• Strong stakeholder management, planning, and prioritization skills

• Experience with Python, Spark, semantic modelling, and data warehousing concepts would be an advantage

• Microsoft certifications such as PL-300, DP-600, or DP-700 are highly desirable

• Hospitality or GCC experience would be an advantage

Benefits

At Premier Inn, you will have a competitive benefits package, rewards, and recognition. We offer accommodation, transportation, medical insurance, air tickets, food entitlement and allowance, and a competitive basic salary. You will have opportunities to develop and grow, with the chance to build yourself a long and varied career doing something you really love.

At Premier Inn, we know the importance of creating a culture which brings the experience to life for both our customers and our team, and this is supported by strong company values. We employ people that not only believe in our values but also have the passion to live and breathe them, always putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

We want Premier Inn to be a place where people's skills and careers grow as fast as we do. A place where everyone has opportunities to develop and achieve their ambitions. We put emphasis on a "promote from within" culture and continuously strive to create a supportive and engaging environment in which our team can thrive and deliver.

If this sounds like you and you are ready to work in an environment that values your contribution and rewards you fairly, then please click on the apply button below.