Commercial Executive - Growth Products

Hastings Insurance Services Limited; Bexhill-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Job summary

Hastings Direct is actively seeking a commercially minded analyst to support the management team with MI analysis and KPI tracking across internal and external data sources. The role involves developing business cases, leading initiatives, and contributing to budget and forecast cycles.

You will report on a weekly basis to one of our UK offices, combining strong numeracy with a practical understanding of the insurance market.

Qualifications

• Analytical thinker with ability to analyse multiple data sources.
• Numerate with strong data interpretation and presentation skills.
• Good understanding of the insurance market or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Analyse MI (internal and external) and track KPI's to identify commercial under performance and assist commercial managers in developing strategies to address.
• Assist commercial managers with developing business cases to enable business or operational change to happen.
• Run commercial projects and lead on initiatives as directed by the commercial manager on time and to budget.
• Take an active role in budget setting and re-forecast process to ensure targets set are stretching but achievable.
• Accountable for the timely and accurate delivery of daily, weekly and monthly MI.
• Hybrid opportunity reporting into one of our office locations in Bexhill, London or Leicester once per week.
• Numerate and analytical with the ability to analyse multiple data sources and draw conclusions.
• Commercial focus with a good understanding of the insurance market.
• Ability to work under your own initiative and as part of a team, often virtually.
• Good presentation skills, both verbal and oral with great communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with competing deadlines and priorities.

Job description

• Analyse MI (internal and external) and track KPI's to identify areas of commercial under performance and assist commercial managers in developing strategies to address.
• Assist commercial managers with developing business cases to enable business or operational change to happen.
• Run commercial projects and lead on initiatives as directed by the commercial manager on time and to budget.
• Take an active role in budget setting and re-forecast process to ensure targets set are stretching but achievable.
• Accountable for the timely and accurate delivery of daily, weekly and monthly MI.
• Hybrid opportunity reporting into one of our office locations in Bexhill, London or Leicester once per week.
• Numerate and Analytical with the ability to analyse multiple data sources and draw conclusions.
• Commercial focus with a good understanding of the insurance market.
• Ability to work under your own initiative and as part of a team, often virtually.
• Good presentation skills, both verbal and oral with great communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with competing deadlines and priorities.

At Hastings Direct, we're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we encourage you to be open with us. Our recruitment team is here to provide the support you need to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all.

Welcome to Hastings Direct

We're a digital insurance provider with bold ambitions to become the best and biggest in the UK market. Over recent years, we've made huge investments in our digital capabilities, underpinned by our strong 4Cs culture, to ensure we continue to deliver market leading experiences for our customers. We provide insurance for over four million customers, every interaction with us is shaped by thoughtful design, data-led decision making and a deep understanding of customer needs. Our Commercial, Digital and Marketing teams sit at the heart of this journey - combining entrepreneurial thinking, analytical insight and creativity to build market leading customer experience. From pricing and proposition design to intuitive digital journeys and compelling tone of voice, our teams are passionate about creating experiences that are not only effective, but genuinely enjoyable. As we continue to grow as an increasingly digitised business, our colleagues play a critical role in driving change, shaping the future and making a meaningful difference for our customers every day.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working - we champion a flexible hybrid working approach - please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail
• Competitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus
• Financial wellbeing - as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes - discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support
• Mental wellbeing programme - we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs
• There's more! - 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more ...

Join us and you'll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. As one of our colleagues, you'll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we'll give you all the support, training and development you need. Our 4Cs principles are simple: we believe by creating the right culture for our colleagues and giving them the right tools to do their job, we'll deliver good outcomes for every customer, helping us to grow the company profitably and sustainably and allowing us to invest in the communities we serve.