Commercial Analyst

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Commercial Analyst
Bury, Greater Manchester
£50,000 - £55,000 + Benefits

Do you enjoy finding the commercial opportunity behind the numbers? If you're a curious, commercially minded analyst who enjoys investigating trends, challenging assumptions and turning complex data into clear recommendations, this is an opportunity to shape how an ambitious business makes its decisions.

Our client is an established, entrepreneurial supplier of branded textile accessories, serving customers across the UK and Europe. Significant investment in new business systems has created an exciting opportunity for an experienced Commercial Analyst to strengthen its analytical capabilities and unlock greater value from its data.

Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you'll combine hands-on analysis with commercial interpretation, helping senior leaders understand what's changing, why it matters and what to do next. Working alongside an existing Data Analyst, you'll have the scope to investigate your own ideas, influence decisions and help improve how information is gathered, structured and used across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse sales, customer, product, margin and operational data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Proactively investigate changes in performance, establish potential causes and recommend practical action.
• Combine internal data with external market, economic and competitor information to build a broader commercial picture.
• Develop forecasts, scenarios and analytical models to assess potential outcomes and support business planning.
• Present clear, concise insights, dashboards and recommendations to senior management and the Board.
• Work with colleagues across the business to understand their priorities, challenge assumptions and define meaningful performance measures.
• Help improve data quality, reporting and automation as the business transitions to new ERP, PIM and PLM systems.
• Use AI and emerging analytical tools to streamline tasks and improve the depth and efficiency of analysis.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in a Commercial Analyst, Business Intelligence, Data Analyst or similar role, with evidence of influencing commercial decisions.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to explain what analytical findings mean for business performance.
• Strong SQL or equivalent data extraction and manipulation skills, advanced Excel and experience using Power BI, Tableau or a comparable tool.
• Experience of forecasting, scenario analysis or analytical modelling.
• A practical approach to working with complex, inconsistent or incomplete datasets, including validating results and improving processes.
• Practical experience using AI tools to support analysis, research or decision-making.
• Confident communication skills, with the ability to translate complex findings into clear recommendations for non-technical colleagues.
• A proactive, inquisitive approach and the confidence to question established ways of working.
• Experience within a wholesale, distribution, retail or product-based business would be advantageous, as would exposure to systems transformation or integrated data environments. Previous people management experience isn't essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a visible contribution within a highly successful business that welcomes ideas and values initiative. You'll join at an important stage of its development, with direct access to senior decision makers and the potential for your role to grow as its analytical capabilities evolve. You'll also enjoy the opportunity to help shape how an ambitious SME works, using your experience to help introduce new ERP, PIM and PLM systems and smarter processes that put better data at the heart of business decisions.

If you thrive on getting into the detail, asking better questions and turning your findings into commercial action, apply now!