Commercial Analyst

Commercial Analyst
9 month FTC - £40k pro rata
2 days a week in clients Warwick offices.
Role
Provide the best-in-class analytics to support Commercial team members with insight and recommendations to improve the Wholesale business performance.
Accountabilities
Understand the value drivers of the product category/ customer channel of the business and provide the analytical support required to identify profitable commercial opportunities
Produce automated dashboards for monitoring performance and tracking of initiatives
Provide detailed reporting in formats such as Excel, Power BI and PowerPoint, to educate stakeholders on KPI’s, product performance, customer performance and order method analysis
Pro-actively analyse data and use the insight generated to influence commercial decision making
Work closely with Commercial team members to ensure day-to-day decisions are optimal and deliver insight and recommendations to support alternative decision making when appropriate
Validate and challenge pricing strategies to ensure the commercial function is maximising profit for all Wholesale business units and all product categories
Convert analysis into an easy-to-understand presentation and lead the presentation of findings to stakeholders
Play a critical role in weekly and monthly commercial meetings, by analysing the data beforehand, present financial performance updates, share insight with team members and action queries after the session
Work collaboratively across Sourcing, Supply and Sales, to develop ‘buy-side’ and ‘sell-side’ connectivity, so challenges from all perspectives can be worked through positively to deliver the optimal business outcome
Feed Information into cross functional initiatives within Finance, Sourcing, Supply and Sales to promote data driven decisions across the Wholesale business
Experience, Skills, and Qualifications
Essential
* Previous experience within a data and analytics role
* High quality analytical skills and Intermediate proficiency in data visualisation software such as Tableau/PowerBI
* Skilled at interpreting data and responding to it, finding opportunities to improve sales
* Good commercial acumen
* Intermediate Microsoft Office Skills
* Good English verbal and written communication skills
* An excellent communicator
* Confident with stakeholder relationships by demonstrating strong interpersonal skills
* Can deliver in a fast-paced Commercial environment
* Strong time-management skills
Desirable
* An understanding of the Pharmaceutical Industry
* Experience within a Wholesale business
* Expertise in a Commercial environment

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