Forecasting Analyst — Retail & E‑commerce Insights

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment in the United Kingdom seeks a Forecasting Analyst on a fixed-term contract to own sales and margin forecasting across retail and ecommerce channels.

You will build forecasts, deliver models daily to annually, and analyse traffic, conversion, basket value and sales performance. The role involves presenting insights to senior stakeholders and partnering with Finance, Commercial, and Supply Chain teams.

Qualifications

• Forecasting and analytics experience in retail or omnichannel environments.
• Experience with large datasets and reporting tools.
• Strong ability to communicate insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain sales forecasts across stores and online channels.
• Deliver daily, weekly, monthly and annual forecasting models.
• Analyse trends in traffic, conversion, basket value and sales performance.
• Provide insight-led recommendations to optimise commercial decisions.
• Forecast margin performance and support promotional planning strategies.
• Translate forecasts into operational demand requirements for wider planning.
• Present forecasts, risks and opportunities to senior stakeholders.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis to identify growth opportunities and improve accuracy.
• Partner with Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, E-commerce and Category teams.

Skills

Forecasting

Commercial analytics

Merchandising planning

Retail / e-commerce

Stakeholder communication

Data analytics

Job description

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment in the United Kingdom seeks a Forecasting Analyst on a fixed-term contract to own sales and margin forecasting across retail and ecommerce channels.

You will build forecasts, deliver models daily to annually, and analyse traffic, conversion, basket value and sales performance. The role involves presenting insights to senior stakeholders and partnering with Finance, Commercial, and Supply Chain teams.