Commercial Analyst

Commercial Analyst

Can you demonstrate a strong commercial awareness and attention to detail?

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment?

Are you an expert in turning data into actionable insights?

MacGregor Black is currently partnering with a leading consumer goods business, on the search for a Commercial Analyst. This is a permanent role based in Slough.

As a Commercial Analyst your focus is to deliver insights that drive commercial performance within the Sales function, to evangelise and embed a data-driven approach within the broader organisation, and to enable better cross-functional working through insights and performance reviews. He/she will also own reporting and data management, ensuring our tools meet business needs and requirements. The Data Analytics team supports all the Sales Channels, with a special focus on e-commerce; it is a vital and hands-on part of the businesses overall commercial approach focused on continuously refining our short and long-term strategic approach.
There are three buckets that the Commercial Analyst work should fall into:
               • Commercial Performance Driving Insight
               • Data management and Reporting
               • Support 2x Jr Analysts

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Insight
  • Delivery of sales-focused market, competitor, and retailer top-line insights
  • Ongoing Commercial Planning & Strategic Analysis
  • Reporting ownership on key metrics: understand business needs and translate them into dashboards & tools
  • Support Key Sales Event Planning/Reviewing
  • External Stakeholder Interactions – exchanging insights with our key retail partners
  • Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management
  • Gathering critical information for meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.

• Team
  • Planning of reporting efficiency projects and team development road-mapping
  • Manage relationship with EMEA/corporate data development team
  • Providing leadership, training, coaching, and guidance to junior staff
  • Co-ordinating collaboration between Data Analytics and other teams

• Data / Process
  • Development of business dashboarding, data warehousing management
  • Staying up-to-date on the latest processes and IT advancements to automate and modernise systems.
  • Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.

What are we looking for?

• A bachelor’s degree in business, a related field, or an MBA.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in business analysis or a related field.
• Exceptional influencing and negotiation skills at all levels.
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Advanced technical skills (SQL / Qlik Cloud / PowerBI / …)
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations.
• A track record of following through on commitments.

Desirable

• Experience in leading / mentoring teams.
• A history of leading and supporting change in ambiguous environments.
• Competitive salary + benefits.

 
Please contact Dan Hookway today for more information.