Commercial Analyst

Cavu; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

On-site gym

Job summary

CAVU in Manchester is seeking a Commercial Analyst to drive data-informed decisions across our e-commerce revenue streams. You will analyse pricing, promotions and product performance to optimise trading strategies and maximise commercial value.

You’ll work across AMER and EMEA regions, developing reporting and visualisations, and collaborating with Trading Managers, Finance, and Digital Marketing to deliver insights that shape strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience in an analytical role within digital, data, e-commerce environments.
• Strong working knowledge of Google Analytics and Power BI (essential).
• Experience working with large, complex datasets and confidence selecting appropriate analytical tools.
• High level of commercial awareness with the ability to question data and challenge assumptions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to provide honest insight.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with SQL (highly desirable).

Responsibilities

• Support Trading Managers and Heads of E-commerce to optimise trading strategies through data analysis.
• Analyse pricing, discounts and product changes to improve performance.
• Provide trading reports to inform daily and long-term decisions.
• Develop best practices for working with complex datasets.
• Create clear visualisations to highlight trends, risks and opportunities.
• Build and maintain commercial models including scenario planning.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and in-year performance tracking.
• Produce insights using Google Analytics, Power BI and SQL.
• Share insights across the analytics squad to promote collaboration.

Skills

Google Analytics

Power BI

SQL

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Cross-functional team

Adaptability

Business acumen

Analyzing large datasets

Education

Degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Power BI

Google Analytics

Job description

For airports, for partners, for people. We are CAVU.

At CAVU, our purpose is to find new and better ways to make airport travel seamless and enjoyable for everybody. From the smallest ideas to the biggest changes — every day here is about creating better travel experiences.

From our revenue-accelerating single platform technology, Propel, through to our world-class hospitality venues including 1903 and Escape Lounges — our solutions make travel more seamless and enjoyable for passengers, and more profitable for our clients and partners.

We know that to bring your best ideas, you need the space to think, the right support, and the freedom to be your true, authentic self.

Whether you’re working from our offices, from home, in a lounge, or out on the road, we provide the environment to create, innovate, and transform airport travel.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impact, bring new ideas to life, and push boundaries, then CAVU is the place for you.

Together, we can reach new heights. Together, we are CAVU.

The role

As our Commercial Analyst, you’ll be at the forefront of our e-commerce business, informing and supporting decision-making by providing accurate, timely and relevant analysis across our key revenue streams.

This role plays a critical part in developing the analytical capability of the e-commerce team. You will use data to optimise trading strategies, analyse pricing, promotions and product performance, and ensure maximum commercial benefit is gained from our investments.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape key decisions, have a real impact on performance, and grow your commercial and analytical skillset in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting Trading Managers and Heads of E-commerce to optimise trading strategies through analysis of key markets
• Analysing pricing, discount and product changes, working collaboratively to improve performance
• Providing a suite of trading reports to inform daily and longer-term trading decisions
• Developing best practice approaches to working with complex and disparate datasets
• Creating clear, impactful data visualisations to highlight performance trends, risks and opportunities
• Building and maintaining commercial models, including scenario modelling for hypothetical trading situations
• Supporting the budget planning process, forecasting and in-year performance tracking
• Producing commercial reports and insight using Google Analytics, Power BI and SQL
• Sharing insight, skills and experience across the wider analyst community, promoting a strong “squad” mentality

About You

We’re looking for a commercially minded analyst who enjoys working with data, uncovering insight and influencing decisions.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Proven experience in an analytical role within digital, data, e-commerce, commerical environements
• Strong working knowledge of Google Analytics and Power BI (essential)
• Experience working with large, complex datasets and confidence selecting appropriate analytical tools
• A high level of commercial awareness, with the ability to question data and challenge assumptions
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to provide honest insight and opinion
• The ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with SQL (highly desirable)

You’ll be comfortable working cross-functionally with E-commerce, Data, Digital Marketing, Finance, Group IS and regional teams across AMER and EMEA.

This role is more than day to day reporting, we are looking for candidates who can drive insights and commercial value.

The Perks

• 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 day per year with service (up to 28)
• Option to buy up to 10 additional days’ annual leave, plus 4 flexible bank holidays
• 10% company pension
• On-site gym
• Flexible benefits & discounts – including up to 50% off CAVU products (Escape Lounges, Airport Parking, etc.)
• Rail and retail discounts
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Access to our internal events calendar including regular health, wellbeing and ID&E activities
• Development opportunities including mentoring and learning grants
• Enhanced parental leave (T&Cs apply)

EDI at CAVU

We’re building something brilliant at CAVU: a diverse team of people who reflect the global customer base we serve. We’re proudly part of MAG, and together we’re on a mission to be number one in our industries — and that takes talent in all its forms.

Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you — even if you don’t tick every box. What matters most is what you bring.

We’re proud to be a UK Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know.

At MAG and CAVU, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that: Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Groups.