Josh Winwood
Chasetown,Staffordshire
Summary
Data Analyst with 4+ years’ experience translating complex data into strategic insights. Skilled in Python (Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn), SQL, Power BI, Tableau, and Excel. Delivered cost reductions, process improvements, and scalable reporting tools to drive business outcomes. Currently completing an MSc in Computer Science with Data Science (Oct 2025). Passionate about applying predictive analytics and data storytelling to support decision-making
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Data Analyst - Consumer Insights
Baxters Food Group
Fochabers, MRY
06.2023 - Current
- Engineered a Power BI reporting system for 7 departments, reducing weekly reporting time by 30% and improving decision-making speed across commercial teams
- Cut customer compensation costs by 80% through trend analysis of 100+ product categories. Whilst maintaining 0% reduction in consumer satisfaction.
- Automated 10 Excel pipelines, reducing manual effort by 40% and boosting reporting accuracy by 60%.
- Engineered Python models and dashboards from 10K+ complaints to identify root causes and provide trend analysis to provide 10% reduction on complaints YOY
- Spearheaded reporting platform launch with DevOps, shortening report turnaround from 10 days to 3 days a 70% reduction.
- Delivered dashboard training to 20+ staff, boosting reporting adoption by 85% across customer service and operations.
Production Operative
Baxter's Food Group
Burntwood, Staffordshire
02.2022 - 06.2023
- Analyzed process data to help increase production rate from 78% to 81%.
- Logged quality and performance metrics used in weekly operational reports.
- Identified efficiency gaps; informed changes that reduced downtime by 15%.
- Spearheaded rollout of data-driven improvements across 3 production lines. Reducing downtime by a further 25%
- Aligned with managers to ensure output targets and quality standards were met.
PR Analyst
Renaissance PR
Leeds
02.2019 - 01.2020
- Analyzed media coverage and sentiment across 10+ platforms to track brand perception. Increasing data collection by over 50%
- Delivered reports to 5+ clients, highlighting trends and campaign performance. Increasing retention of these clients by 25%
- Streamlined new Excel documents and basic stats to monitor KPIs (reach, engagement, audience growth).
- Drove strategy development using competitor analysis and audience insights.
- Translated complex data into clear client-ready insights, improving retention by 15%
Store Assistant
Debhenhams
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
07.2018 - 02.2019
- Performed customer service that exceeded weekly sales targets by up to 15%.
- Drove GDPR-compliant sign-ups for loyalty programme, handling sensitive data.
- Optimised stock flow during peak trade, improving shelf availability for consumers
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science with Data Science
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton10.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations and Marketing
Staffordshire University
Stoke-on-Trent 08.2016 - 06/2019
A-Levels - History, IT, Creative Media Games Development, Media
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood 09.2011 - 06/2013
GCSEs - Mathematics, IT
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood 08.2010 - 06/2011
Skills
Technical Skills
Programming: Python (Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Seaborn) SQL (Intermediate)
Analytics & Visualization: Power BI Tableau Excel (Advanced Formulas, Power Query, PivotTables)
Data Science & Machine Learning: Predictive Analytics Clustering Regression Models Hypothesis Testing A/B Testing
Data Management: Data Cleaning Data Preprocessing Data Wrangling (Python, SQL, Excel)
Tools: Jupyter Notebook BeautifulSoup (Web Scraping)
Languages
English
Native
French
Intermediate (B1)
Certification
- CAPM - Certified Associate in Project Management, Coursera Project Management, 2023
- Data Science and Machine Learning Specialisation, Wolverhampton University, 2024
Soft Skills
Sales Performance Dashboard
Tools: Power BI, DAX, Power Query, Excel
Built an interactive dashboard to visualise monthly sales across 7 production locations. Designed KPI cards, filters, and visualisations to highlight underperforming sites and track product category performance over time. Enabled faster decision-making and reduced manual reporting time by 50%
Consumer Insights Sentiment Analysis
Tools: Python, BeautifulSoup, TextBlob, Matplotlib, Seaborn
Scraped and analysed over 1000 customer reviews using BeautifulSoup and performed sentiment analysis using TextBlob. Visualized sentiment distribution and trends over time. Findings helped identify key pain points in customer experience, informing product and service improvements.
Complaints Per Million Tracker
Tools: Power BI, DAX, Power Query, Excel, Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, scikit-learn)
Designed and implemented an interactive complaints per million units (CPMU) tracker to provide real-time data insights to non-technical staff and management.
- Automated data extraction and transformation across multiple Excel data sources using Power Query, establishing dynamic data links for seamless updates.
- Built DAX-based measures and KPIs within Power BI to allow users to monitor complaints trends, root causes, and site-specific performance at a glance.
- Developed Python scripts to generate advanced visualizations, including trend line charts and co-correlation matrices, enhancing data storytelling and root cause analysis.
- Empowered staff at all levels to access actionable insights instantly, reducing reliance on manual reporting and driving faster operational improvements.
Portfolio
https://tinyurl.com/JoshWinwoodPortfolio
Includes Python Projects, Academic reports, visualisations via matplotlib
Soft Skills
Stakeholder Engagement | Data Storytelling for Non-Technical Audiences | Project Management (CAPM Certified) | Business Process Improvement | Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
Timeline
Data Analyst - Consumer Insights
Baxters Food Group
06.2023 - Current
Production Operative
Baxter's Food Group
02.2022 - 06.2023
PR Analyst
Renaissance PR
02.2019 - 01.2020
Store Assistant
Debhenhams
07.2018 - 02.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations and Marketing
Staffordshire University
08.2016 - 06/2019
A-Levels - History, IT, Creative Media Games Development, Media
Erasmus Darwin Academy
09.2011 - 06/2013
GCSEs - Mathematics, IT
Erasmus Darwin Academy
08.2010 - 06/2011
Master of Science - Computer Science with Data Science
University of Wolverhampton
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