Commercial Analyst

Commercial Analyst
Location: ReadingFunction: Supply Chain / CommercialContract: PermanentAre you a commercially minded analyst who enjoys turning complex data into meaningful insights?We are recruiting for a Commercial Analyst to join a well-established organisation based in Reading. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, identifying trends and providing insight that genuinely influences commercial decision-making.
Working closely with Finance, Supply Chain and Operational teams, you will analyse pricing, supplier and market data to identify opportunities, understand cost movements and support wider commercial initiatives.
As Commercial Analyst, you will:

• Analyse large volumes of commercial, pricing and supplier data
• Build and enhance dashboards and reports using Excel and Power BI
• Identify trends, risks, cost-saving opportunities and areas of potential value leakage
• Deliver regular cost-price reporting, analysis and forecasting
• Monitor market intelligence, commodity movements, supplier pricing and inflationary trends
• Support benchmarking exercises using internal and external market data
• Work closely with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to support commercial initiatives
• Translate complex data into clear, meaningful recommendations for stakeholders
• Provide insight to support improved commercial performance, margins and decision-making

About youWe are looking for someone who is naturally analytical, commercially curious and comfortable working with sizeable and sometimes complex data sets.You will ideally have:

• Strong Excel skills
• Experience using Power BI, including building interactive dashboards and reports
• Previous experience within a commercial, finance, procurement, supply chain or data-focused analytical role
• Confidence manipulating, cleansing and analysing large data sets
• Excellent attention to detail and a genuine passion for data accuracy
• The ability to turn data into clear commercial insight rather than simply producing reports
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to adapt to changing priorities
• A proactive and inquisitive approach to problem-solving
• Good communication skills and confidence working with multiple stakeholders

Why consider this opportunity?This is a role where your analysis will have genuine commercial impact. Rather than simply producing numbers, you will have the opportunity to investigate what is driving them, identify opportunities and provide insight that helps the wider business make better commercial decisions.If you are an analytical professional with strong Excel and Power BI skills who enjoys getting underneath the data, we would be keen to hear from you.Apply today or contact Hays for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.

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