This is a hybrid role within the Commercial Department, working twice a week from the Leicester HQ office and the remaining time working from home. You will be required to attend meetings.
Main purpose of the role:
The primary function of the role is to support the corporate sales team in analysing the performance of the corporate account portfolio, through an analytically driven process to help identify risks, opportunities and other trends that can inform decisions and improve revenue, profitability and customer satisfaction.
The role is responsible for supporting the maximising of Professional Service Line (Corporate) revenue by providing key insights into the performance of the corporate account portfolio. The role requires excellent commercial awareness and strong analysis based decision making capability. The successful candidate will ideally have had prior planning and analytical experience, be an excellent communicator and be confident in making and accepting responsibility for decisions that impact the wider business. A key analytical role within the Commercial Department, with significant responsibility for helping to shape the corporate sales strategy.
What we can offer you:
* Competitive Basic Salary
* Starting on pro rated holiday (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
* Free on site car parking
* Pension and a life insurance scheme
* Discounted car hire rates across our network
* 20% discount on EE mobile phone contracts*
* Discounted hotel rates through the Accor Group after 12 months service*
* Cycle2Work*
* Free annual eye tests
* Confidential legal and support service through BUPA
* Career progression and development
*forms part of current non contractual benefit offering
Main duties of the role:
* Analyse corporate account sales performance (domestic UK and international)
* Provide monthly insight reporting to corporate sales team and senior stakeholders as appropriate
* Identify common trends and sector behaviours following key activities (account renegotiations, new account signing, yielding activity) comparing to previous trading history where appropriate
* Propose, implement and assess actions to minimise risk and maximise opportunity, combining knowledge of current business performance, market position and past history
* Contribute directly to the decision making of both the Professional Service Line Marketing Team and the B2B Pricing Team
* Ensure that Salesforce is updated with any key outputs
Key Skills:
* Excellent analytical and planning skills.
* Ability to summarise analysis in a concise manner using different mediums to illustrate key points.
* Strong presentation skills to all levels of management.
* Analytical mindset and a high degree of business acumen.
* Proven effective stakeholder management.
* Advanced knowledge in Excel and PowerPoint (Google Sheets/Slides and Business Objects desirable).
* Attention to detail and strong organisational / planning skills are a must.
* To make and be accountable for decisions without supervision.
* Quick learner, flexible and reactive to a changing environment and role over time.
* Strong problem solving skills.
* Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively to meet tight deadlines and maintain a high standard of work.
* High level of commercial awareness as relates to the business.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Rental / leasing industry experience is desirable (but not essential).
This role is open to anyone who has the eligibility to work in the UK. The Company is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
Agencies - Please do not send any speculative candidates or CVs in response to this advert. The Company will not accept any terms and conditions based on a speculative applications being sent.