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Head of Commercial Analytics

Recruitment Solutions (North West) Ltd
M171Dd, M17 1DD, United Kingdom
Last month
£75,000 – £80,000 pa

Salary

£75,000 – £80,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Flexible
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Director
Education
Degree
Posted
29 Apr 2026 (Last month)

Benefits

Annual Performance Related Bonus Pension 21 days Holiday rising to 25 days Flexible start and finish times Work from Home Days Gym Membership Retail Discounts
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Recruitment Solutions is pleased to be partnering with our Client a FMCG Group of Companies and whom have been established for over 50 years to appoint aHead of Commercial Analytics

Our Client has its Head Office in Manchester and has plans to establish trading in Europe. Due to internal changes, they are looking to appoint aHead of Commercial Analytics – who will report to the CEO and who will operate as part of the Senior Leadership Team.

YOUR ROLE AS HEAD OF COMMERCIAL ANALYTICS

The role of the Head of Commercial Analytics will be to lead the delivery of Commercial Reporting, Analysis, and Insight to support the CEO and Business in making key decisions. Your role will help shape how performance is measured, understood, and improved across trading – Online and via Retail Outlets.

The role will require strong commercial judgement, analytical capability, and the ability to turn data to recommendations across Sales / Margin and Overall Business Performance.

  • Lead Commercial Reporting and Analysis
  • Work in support of the Commercial Director
  • Performance Improvement
  • Develop and lead Commercial Reporting and insight agenda across Online and Retail Outlets
  • Analysis of Sales / Margins and Customer Behaviours alongside Channel Performance and Promotional Activity – Risk and Opportunities management
  • Work with IT to support the design / development and automation of Dashboards and Business Units
  • Prepare Analysis of New Retail Outlet Locations / wider Estate opportunities

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS NEEDED

  • Proven experience across Commercial Analytics / Insight and Business Analysis – ideally across Retail / Ecommerce or Multi Site Consumer Business
  • Strong Commercial Acumen and be able to translate this into actions
  • Advanced Excel and Datasets
  • Experience of BI / Power BI etc
  • Experience of improving Reporting / Dashboards and Analytical processes
  • A knowledge of Finance would be an advantage but is not essential

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AS THE HEAD OF COMMERCIAL ANALYTICS

  • Annual Salary of c £75,000 – £80,000
  • Annual Performance Related Bonus – based on personal and business performance
  • Pension – which can be enhanced
  • 21 days Hols – rising to 25 days – PLUS BANK HOLS
  • Flexible start and finish times
  • Work from Home Days
  • A range of lifestyle benefits to include; Gym Membership and Retail Discounts

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