Business Analyst and Data Insights Specialist

About the role

The Ripon Group is a long-established machinery dealership serving agricultural, ground care, and professional turf customers across the North of England. Founded in 1982, the Group operates through two main divisions: Ripon Farm Services and Ripon Ground Care, each providing specialist expertise, equipment, and aftersales support to their respective sectors.

Through Ripon Farm Services, the Group supplies agricultural machinery, parts, servicing, and precision technology solutions to farming businesses across Yorkshire, Teesside, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire. As a long-standing John Deere dealer, the business is recognized for its strong customer relationships, technical capability, and dependable service. Ripon Ground Care extends this expertise into the garden and professional turf machinery market, supporting both commercial users and homeowners with leading brands, specialist advice, and comprehensive aftersales support.

Across both divisions, the Ripon Group is committed to practical innovation, delivering high service standards, and building long-term partnerships with its customers. The business is now entering a significant phase of transformation, investing in systems, infrastructure, and organizational capability to support continued growth and operational improvement. As part of this, the Group is developing and embedding Business Intelligence capabilities to create a strong platform for data-led decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the Group’s data and analytics strategy aligned to business priorities
• Build and scale a Business Intelligence function, including governance, tooling, and team capability
• Design and deliver dashboards and reporting solutions using Power BI
• Own data architecture, governance, and integrity across the Group
• Identify and deliver automation opportunities across reporting and operational processes
• Work with platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform, Alteryx, or similar
• Engage with stakeholders across the business to embed data-led decision-making

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior BI, Data, or Analytics role
• Ideally experience of scaling or establishing a BI or data function
• Advanced Power BI capability
• Experience with modern analytics and automation platforms (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Alteryx)
• Ability to work with complex datasets and data models
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage non-technical stakeholders
• Commercial mindset with ability to translate data into insight