Performance Analyst

The Range; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Plymouth is seeking a dynamic Performance Analyst to support strategic financial decision-making. This role involves analyzing business performance, conducting scenario analysis, and developing financial models. Ideal candidates should have a degree or experience in an analytical role, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. This position offers competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Long service awards

Employee discount

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Degree or previous experience in an analytical/commercial position.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present data-driven insights.

Responsibilities

• Identify drivers of revenue growth and underperformance.
• Conduct scenario analysis to support commercial decision making.
• Analyse performance across brand, store, department and product level.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Data interpretation

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Willingness to learn Power BI

Willingness to learn SQL

Education

Degree in analytical/commercial field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Job description

We are a Sunday Times Top Track 100 company and one of the UK’s fastest growing privately owned companies. The Range has grown enormously since its inception in 1989, and now has over 200 stores nationwide. People are at the heart of our retail concept, and we want to invest in our staff and make the future extraordinary.

As a result of our expansion plans and our continued ongoing success we are seeking a dynamic Performance Analyst to be based at our Head Office in Plymouth.

About The Role

The Performance Analyst will support strategic financial decision making by providing analysis and reporting to guide business performance. This role is integral to budgeting, financial modelling, and variance analysis, ensuring leadership teams have clear visibility of the company’s financial position and key performance drivers.

Responsibilities

• Identify drivers of revenue growth and underperformance across time periods
• Conduct scenario analysis to support commercial decision making
• Analyse brand, store, department and product level performance across the business
• Build and maintain financial models to assess performance under various business scenarios
• Develop dashboards to communicate financial insights to senior management
• Collaborate with data teams to improve data quality, segmentation and granularity in reporting
• Support business cases and ROI analysis for new initiatives
• Work closely with finance, merchandising, and store operations teams

Person Specification

• Degree or previous experience in an analytical / commercial position
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make actionable recommendations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present data-driven insights clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively with various teams
• Able to meet deadlines and multi-task in a fast-paced work environment
• Proactive approach to problem-solving
• Comfortable working with large sets of data
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and willingness to learn new data visualization and analysis tools such as Power BI & SQL

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• Long service awards
• Employee discount
• Cycle to work scheme

Position: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: Monday Friday, 08:45am 17:30pm.

Location: Plymouth, Devon