Commercial Analyst Huddersfield Business Solutions Full time Permanent
Job Title: Commercial Analyst
Location: Huddersfield
Salary: Up to £45,
This is a fantastic, high-impact opportunity for a commercially-minded analyst to join our team. We have a gap in detailed, independent analysis, and this role is designed to serve as the bridge between data and commercial strategy. You'll be given the autonomy to scrutinise our performance, challenge assumptions, and uncover opportunities that others might miss. You won't just be building reports; you’ll be deeply embedded within our commercial teams, providing the critical insights that shape our decisions.
About the Role:
As our Commercial Analyst, you will be the analytical engine for our E-commerce team. Your mission is to transform complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive revenue growth, cost efficiencies, and profit maximisation. You will lead the forecasting for key initiatives like price changes and promotions, develop robust reporting suites with our data team, and conduct deep-dive analysis to answer key business questions. From assessing the impact of free delivery on appliances to helping build customer segmentation models, your work will directly influence commercial strategy and performance.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Analysis & Reporting:
Develop and maintain regular reporting suites to track key commercial KPIs like sales, margin, and customer behaviour.Act as the source of truth for performance metrics, ensuring all commercial data and reports are accurate, timely, and have integrity.Conduct deep-dive analysis into business trends to identify root causes and provide clear explanations to stakeholders.Monitor market trends and competitor activity to provide context for commercial decisions.
2. Forecasting & Modelling:
Lead the creation of predictive models to forecast the financial impact of commercial initiatives, including price changes, promotions, and new product launches.Be accountable for the post-implementation review of commercial activities, measuring performance against forecast and delivering key learnings.Support the annual budgeting and re-forecasting processes with robust, data-driven inputs and scenario analysis.
3. Insight & Recommendation:
Proactively analyse complex datasets to generate actionable insights that drive revenue, efficiency, and profit.Translate analytical findings into clear, compelling recommendations to influence and guide commercial strategy.Act as an objective, analytical voice in commercial meetings, using data to challenge assumptions and ensure decisions are evidence-based.
4. Stakeholder Management:
Build strong, collaborative relationships with stakeholders across Commercial, Marketing, Finance, and Operations.Act as the primary bridge between the commercial and data teams, translating business needs into clear technical requirements.
What Success Looks Like:
Your success in this role will be measured by tangible results, including:
5. The value, ROI, and implementation rate of the revenue-generating and cost-saving opportunities you identify.
6. Delivering highly accurate forecasts for key commercial initiatives.
7. High adoption rates of the dashboards and reports you help create, leading to a reduction in manual data requests.
8. Positive feedback from stakeholders on the quality, timeliness, and clarity of your insights.
9. Documented examples where your analysis directly challenged an assumption or led to a significant change in commercial strategy.
What You’ll Bring (Skills & Experience):
10. A strong understanding of core commercial and financial principles, including revenue, pricing strategies, and profit/margin calculations.
11. Expertise in data analysis tools, including advanced Excel/Google Sheets and a strong command of SQL.
12. Comprehensive knowledge of BI and data visualisation tools like Power BI or Looker.
13. Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex business questions and find root causes.
14. Proficiency in building robust financial and commercial models to support forecasting and budgeting.
15. Exceptional attention to detail to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all analysis.
16. Strong communication and presentation skills, capable of translating complex analysis into a simple, compelling narrative.
17. A naturally curious and inquisitive nature, with a desire to dig deeper to understand the "why" behind trends.
18. A proactive and self-motivated approach, consistently seeking out opportunities in the data.
19. The ability to act with objectivity and intellectual honesty, providing an unbiased, data-driven perspective.
What We Offer:
20. A competitive salary and benefits package.
21. The autonomy to shape a critical new analytical function within the business.
22. A strategically important role with high visibility and direct impact on company performance.
23. Opportunity to work within a successful, established ecommerce business during an exciting growth phase.
24. A collaborative environment where you will be deeply embedded with dedicated commercial teams.
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re an ambitious Commercial Analyst excited by the prospect of using data to drive real-world business decisions, we want to hear from you!
At Buy It Direct, we dare to be different. We've built this business from the ground up to become one of the UK's largest and fastest growing online retailers. We are proud of the products and services we provide across our six well recognised, award-winning online brands including Laptops Direct, Appliances Direct, Better Bathrooms and Furniture. We listen, learn and challenge the status quo, paying attention to the details that matter and want to delight our customers by putting them at the heart of what we do, to really understand what matters to them.
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