Graduate Commercial Analyst

ao.com; Bolton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Graduate Commercial Analyst, where you'll leverage data to influence business decisions and drive commercial success. This role offers a unique blend of on-the-job training and external support for a CIMA qualification, setting you up for a successful career path. You'll collaborate with various teams, analyze performance metrics, and gain insights into a billion-pound business. With a vibrant onsite culture that fosters creativity and collaboration, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact while enjoying generous perks and career growth potential.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension contribution

Discounted gym membership

Onsite spa access

Virtual GP and Mental Health support

Exclusive product discounts

Enhanced family leave

Paid charity days

Free onsite parking

Complimentary breakfast and coffee

Qualifications

• Relevant numerical degree with strong analytical skills.
• Experience using Excel and ability to tell stories with data.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data to drive commercial decisions and profitability.
• Work with trading teams to provide insights on sales and pricing.
• Study for CIMA qualification while applying learnings on the job.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Data Storytelling

Relationship Building

Excel Proficiency

Education

Numerical Degree (minimum 2:1)

Tools

Visualisation Tools

Job description

Our commercial team are front and centre in our retail business. Without them, we wouldn’t have the insights needed to make decisions on range, pricing, promotions and all the other things that makes AO the number one destination for electricals.

As one of our Graduate Commercial Analysts, you’ll be doing way more than just number crunching. You’ll be using data to tell a story, make recommendations on what we do and really get to see first-hand the impact you’ll make on the business. We’ll start you off on a salary of £29,000, and thanks to our dedicated graduate development pathway and the structured timelines in place - within 36 months you could be a Senior Analyst and earning over £40,000!

You’ll have the perfect balance between on-the-job training from our team of experts, and external study support to gain a renowned CIMA qualification. It’s the perfect combination of accounting, finance and management - so you’ll be fully equipped with all the skills and techniques needed to set you up for success.

Our people are our superpower, and we’re unstoppable when we’re together! We want your ideas to flow, and what better way to make that happen than being based onsite, 5 days a week, where our culture fuels creativity, collaboration and growth.

Here's What You Can Expect To Be Doing

• Look at a range of data that will help drive commercial decisions across the business, such as sales and margin benefits or cost efficiencies.
• Work closely with our trading teams to provide insight on sales drivers, profitability, pricing and product range.
• Analyse and influence the performance of our customer proposition, making sure our services and delivery are best in class for both customers and the business.
• Study towards your CIMA qualification, applying learnings in your day-to-day role supported with a structured training plan.
• Gain exposure to our P&L and see first-hand how the insights you provide impact a billion-pound business.
• Develop strong relationships with different AOers across the business up to senior levels.
• Learn all about the visualisation tools in our industry, and help the team to develop brilliant reports for the whole team to use.

A Few Things About You

• A relevant, numerical degree with a minimum 2:1 result.
• Strong analytical capability with experience of using Excel.
• The ability to tell a story with data to a range of different people in the business.
• Great relationship building and collaboration skills.

A Bit About Us

When it comes to appliances and electricals, we’ve got the lot. Washing machines? Yep. TVs? Check. Laptops? Absolutely. Everything except doorbells (just kidding, we’ve got those too).

We’re known for helping our customers brilliantly - and it’s no different for AOers. We care about more than what’s on your CV, because together we can do extraordinary things.

• Our Value Creation Plan; We've created a unique long term bonus plan for every AOer to share in our success, giving you the opportunity of an exceptional reward in return for exceptional business performance.
• Holidays; 25 days, plus bank holidays (increasing to 27 days after 2 years with us!).
• Pension; Contribute 5% of your annual salary and we'll do the same, giving you a little extra support for the future.
• Health & wellbeing; discounted gym membership, an onsite spa and our Help @ Hand scheme giving you access to virtual GP’s, Mental Health support and much more.
• Discounts; exclusive discounts across our product range.
• Family leave; Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave.
• Making a difference; 2 fully paid days a year to donate your time to any charity of your choice.
• On site perks; start your day with free on site parking, grabbing a complimentary breakfast and a coffee at our subsidised Starbucks!

To see all our benefits and perks, visit our AO Benefits page.