Commercial Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail business located in Slough is seeking a Commercial Analyst to drive commercial performance through data insights. You will analyze sales, margin, and pricing across various categories, building dashboards for leadership. Ideal candidates will have proven analytical experience, strong Excel skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to impact the commercial decision-making process.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a commercial, retail, or fast-paced analytical environment.
• Strong Excel skills (mandatory); VBA experience is a plus.
• Confident analysing large datasets and generating clear, actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Analysing sales, margin, pricing, promotions, and inventory.
• Building dashboards and commercial reports.
• Delivering insights for promotional planning and pricing decisions.

Skills

Proven experience in a commercial environment

Strong Excel skills

Strong communication and presentation skills

Analysing large datasets

Tools

Power BI

SAP

Job description

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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a market-leading retail business at the forefront of retail and food service. As part of a growing commercial function, you'll report into the Commercial Director and working closely with Finance, helping drive commercial performance and support data-led transformation across the business.

THE ROLE:

As a Commercial Analyst, you’ll be responsible for turning complex datasets into clear insights that directly impact commercial decision-making. You’ll lead reporting, own analysis across multiple categories, and play a key role in supporting supplier negotiations and pricing decisions.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Analysing sales, margin, pricing, promotions, and inventory across Duty Free, Food & Beverage, and Travel Essentials
• Building dashboards and commercial reports used by leadership, finance, and external partners
• Delivering insights to support promotional planning, pricing decisions, and supplier negotiations
• Running sensitivity analyses, scenario modelling, and pre/post campaign evaluations
• Supporting market and competitor analysis, including pricing and promotional benchmarks
• Collaborating closely with finance and other commercial stakeholders to drive alignment
• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting, automation, and visualisation across the team

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Proven experience in a commercial, retail, or fast-paced analytical environment
• Strong Excel skills (mandatory); VBA experience is a plus
• Familiarity with Power BI and SAP is beneficial, though not essential
• Confident analysing large datasets and generating clear, actionable insights
• Strong communication and presentation skills – able to work with and influence senior stakeholders
• Commercially minded, highly analytical, and comfortable working independently