Van Trading Manager

Markerstudy Ltd; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm is looking for a Van Trading Analyst to drive the growth and profitability of their Van product. This role involves analyzing large datasets, collaborating with various teams, and presenting insights to senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate has UK financial services experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in tools like Excel and Power BI. Additional benefits include life assurance, a pension scheme, and exclusive discounts.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Company pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Opportunity to purchase additional holiday days

Employee discounts at major brands

Qualifications

• Must have UK financial services experience.
• Understanding of FCA regulations and Consumer Duty requirements.
• Self-starter with a curious mindset.

Responsibilities

• Support Head of Van Trading in executing trading strategies.
• Analyse trading data to identify insights and commercial opportunities.
• Present findings to senior stakeholders.

Skills

UK financial services experience

Strong analytical skills

Data visualisation tools (Power BI)

Ability to translate data into recommendations

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Van Trading Manager Location: Home-based (with occasional travel to company offices as required)

About the Role

We're looking for a Van Trading Analyst to support the strategic and commercial performance of our Van product. In this role, you will work closely with the Head of Van Trading to analyse data, identify opportunities for growth, and drive improvements in revenue and profitability. If you're highly analytical, commercially minded, and motivated by driving measurable outcomes, this is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Van Trading in developing and executing trading strategies to optimise revenue and profitability.
• Analyse large volumes of trading and performance data to identify trends, insights, and commercial opportunities.
• Collaborate with pricing, insurer relations, and distribution teams to align trading insights with wider business priorities.
• Work closely with the MI team to improve and maintain dashboards and reporting tools that track KPIs and trading performance.
• Analyse and maintain the trading footprint to ensure maximum return on commercial initiatives.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders in a clear, compelling manner.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and scenario-modelling activities.
• Proactively identify opportunities within trading data to grow the book and enhance profitability.
• Monitor competitor behaviour and market trends to support tactical decision‑making.
• Liaise frequently with key stakeholders across Pricing, Insurer Relations, Operations and Finance.
• Support the Head of Van Trading across the full breadth of product management activities.

Key Skills & Experience

• Must have UK financial services experience.
• Understanding of FCA regulations, including GIPP reforms and Consumer Duty requirements.
• Strong analytical skills with a passion for data and commercial insight.
• Proficient in Excel and data‑visualisation tools such as Power BI.
• Comfortable working with large datasets and complex information.
• Ability to translate data into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Experience in trading, insurance, or financial services is highly desirable.
• Self‑starter with a curious mindset and a desire to create meaningful impact.

What's in it for you?

• Life Assurance worth 4x your basic salary.
• Company pension scheme.
• Health Cash Plan (including wellbeing, optical and dentistry allowance).
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (FTE).
• Opportunity to purchase up to 3 additional holiday days.
• Exclusive employee discounts and rewards at major brands, including retail, restaurants, wellbeing and mobile technology providers.