Commercial Analyst

Proftech Talent; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Commercial Analyst in Tamworth to support strategic decisions with data-driven insights. Responsibilities include validating new products, analyzing performance, and managing stock levels. The ideal candidate will possess strong commercial awareness, advanced analytical skills, and effective communication abilities. Benefits include 23 days annual leave, health cashback plan, and a pension scheme. The position offers a salary between £33,000 and £40,000 and requires on-site work.

Benefits

23 days annual leave + bank holidays

Option to purchase up to 5 extra days annual leave

Health cashback plan

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Free parking

Qualifications

• Proficiency with data analysis tools like Power BI.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret and analyze key trends.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Validate new products and analyze pricing and cost.
• Review product performance against targets and market data.
• Maintain and manage customer pricing files.

Skills

Commercial Awareness

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Attention to Detail

Effective Communication

Problem Solving

Self-management

Flexibility

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Commercial Analyst

Our client is looking for a permanent Commercial Analyst to join a dynamic team in Tamworth, to support strategic decision‑making through data‑driven insights. The role involves validating new product proposals, analysing product performance, managing slow or obsolete stock, and maintaining accurate pricing data. It requires strong commercial awareness, attention to detail, and advanced analytical skills, including proficiency with tools like Power BI. The successful candidate will be a collaborative team player, adept at problem‑solving and effective communication, and able to manage multiple priorities while supporting cross‑functional projects.

Key Requirements

• Strong Commercial Awareness and Analytical Skills – the ability to compile, interpret and analyse key trends and data sets to support strategic business decisions.
• Strong project management skills – essential to ensure that analytical initiatives align with business goals, are delivered on time and drive measurable impact.
• Attention to detail – ensuring accuracy in analysis and reporting.
• Attitude towards others – maintaining a positive, open, and objective attitude towards others.
• Consistency and reliability – the capacity to feel an internal motivation to be conscientious in personal or professional efforts; the need to be consistent and reliable.
• Flexibility – the ability to readily modify, respond to, and integrate change with minimal personal resistance.
• Self‑management – the ability to prioritise and complete tasks in order to deliver desired outcomes within allotted timeframes.
• Effective communication – ability to use a broad range of communication styles and choose appropriate, effective ways to communicate to different audiences in diverse situations.
• Problem solving – identifying opportunities to improve within current processes/ways of working and be able to develop solutions/efficiencies.
• Proficiency / familiarity with data analysis tools (e.g. Power BI or similar).

Salary and Working Conditions

Salary: £33,000 – £40,000

Working hours: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Location: Tamworth (on site)

Duration: Permanent

Role of Commercial Analyst

• New product validation – take responsibility for reviewing the commercial viability of new products being developed by the Product Development department, including target pricing, costs, margin expectations and forecasts.
• Product performance analysis – review and analyse the progress of new and existing products, identifying progress against targets, market performance and return on investment, using this information to support decision making around future planning.
• Slow and obsolete stock – review stock levels vs. turnover and identify and review slow‑moving items and propose corrective actions, identify lines at risk of becoming obsolete and influence the phase‑out of such lines and ways of influencing stock holding to mitigate risk.
• Market data harvesting – work with the external sales team to gain reliable market data to be used when launching new products and reviewing existing product performance, develop and maintain effective methods of storing and analysing relevant market information.
• System data maintenance – maintain and manage customer price files within the system, including promotions and pricing adjustments.
• Support the whole Commercial Department – offer cover for all areas when needed, work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders and other departments including product development, marketing, purchasing and customer services.
• Support projects within the organisation to support the overall business strategy.

Benefits

• 23 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 extra days annual leave
• Health cashback plan
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Free parking