Commercial Analyst - Promotions & Margin Strategy (Hybrid)

Ampol Limited; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Ampol Limited is seeking a Commercial Analyst for an 18-month contract to deliver commercial analysis and governance across the EG integration. You will validate promotional commercials, funding and execution assumptions, safeguarding outcomes through range alignment and providing data-driven recommendations to prevent value erosion in the EG branded network.

Working with Merchandise, Finance, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain, you will maintain transparent controls, identify risks and

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to assess revenue, gross margin, supplier income, cost and return implications.
• Experience building financial models, evaluating promotions or ranges, and translating analysis into commercial recommendations.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability, including scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Retail, convenience or FMCG experience and exposure to business integration or transformation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Model and validate promotional economics before approval, including sales uplift, gross margin, supplier funding, cannibalisation, waste and costs across both networks.
• Maintain governance controls and audit process for promotional assumptions, approvals, timelines, funding commitments and price files.
• Identify and upscale promotions that dilute EG profitability, create unfunded exposure or cannot be executed consistently across the combined network.
• Reconcile supplier funding and promotional income to agreed terms, ensuring claims are raised, collected and variances resolved.
• Establish the EG baseline by store cluster and category, covering sales, units, gross margin, rate of sale, waste and supplier income.
• Assess proposed range changes against the baseline and quantify value at risk, including delists, substitutions, space changes, regional needs and supply constraints.
• Recommend retain, test, replace or remove decisions so range alignment does not reduce customer relevance or commercial performance in EG stores.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Financial analysis

Scenario & sensitivity analysis

Education

Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Business, Commerce or related

CA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Ampol Limited is seeking a Commercial Analyst for an 18-month contract to deliver commercial analysis and governance across the EG integration. You will validate promotional commercials, funding and execution assumptions, safeguarding outcomes through range alignment and providing data-driven recommendations to prevent value erosion in the EG branded network.

Working with Merchandise, Finance, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain, you will maintain transparent controls, identify risks and