Commercial Analyst
Core
Support the Commercial Manager and Head of Commercial by merging analytical modelling with business partnering across merchandise, retail operations, supply chain, and marketing to drive profitability and inform executive decisions.
Role type
Senior Commercial Analyst (Retail)
Builds
Weekly/monthly trading reports, management packs, exception reporting, financial models, and business cases for store rollouts and investments.
Domain
Retail / Commercial Finance
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Financial modelling, data extraction and cleansing, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting, ERP/POS system proficiency, Power BI, advanced Excel
Preferred skills
CA/CPA qualification, experience in Retail/FMCG, SAP/BI experience
Technologies
SAP, Power BI, POS systems, Excel
Responsibilities
Extract, cleanse, and consolidate data to deliver trading reports and management packs; Build and refine financial models for store/category-level plans and capital expenditure; Conduct profitability analysis for promotions, categories, and suppliers; Investigate and explain variance drivers against budget/forecast; Partner with IT to optimize Power BI dashboards and automated workflows.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
