Commercial Analyst

Commercial Data Analyst£45,000 – £55,000 | London | Hybrid, 3 days a week on siteFancy a Data Analyst role where you're actually in the room when the decisions get made?We're working with a fast-growing luxury fashion and eCommerce group that's investing heavily in its next stage of growth. At the centre of the business is a membership-led digital platform with a growing customer base and a lot of rich behavioural data to dig into.They're now building out the data, tech and commercial infrastructure to support that growth, and are looking for a Commercial Data Analyst to be one of the foundational people on that journey.This isn't a dashboards-into-the-void kind of role. You'll be working directly with senior commercial leadership, using data to understand customer behaviour, spot trends, and answer the questions that are actually driving growth across the business.What you'll be doingYou'll take ownership of analysis across customer, membership, trading and operational performance, including:Using SQL to interrogate data across multiple systems and datasetsTurning broad commercial questions into clear, useful analysisSpotting trends and opportunities worth digging into furtherBuilding reporting and dashboards in Tableau, Power BI, Looker or similarPresenting findings in a way that lands with commercial and senior stakeholdersHelping define and measure the KPIs that matter as the business scalesWorking between Commercial and Technology as the business develops its central data warehouseSupporting data quality, accuracy and reporting logic as that environment evolvesYou won't be expected to architect or build the data warehouse, there's already technical ownership in place. Your job is making sure the data coming out of it is accurate, useful, and able to support real commercial decisions.What we're looking forStrong SQL skills and confidence working independently with dataPrevious experience working with a data warehouseExperience with BI/reporting tools such as Tableau, Power BI or LookerStrong reporting and trend-analysis experienceThe ability to explain data clearly to non-technical and senior stakeholdersCommercial curiosity, and the confidence to look beyond the original questionExperience in eCommerce, consumer, subscription, membership, marketplace or app-led businesses would be particularly relevant but we're far more interested in how you think than whether you've used the exact same tech stack before.Why consider itThis is a newly created role with genuine visibility and room to grow. You'll work closely with the senior leader responsible for Commercial Finance, Strategy and Growth, with regular exposure to the wider leadership team.You'll also be joining at a point where the group is actively improving how it uses data, consolidating reporting, and building the foundations for its next phase of growth. For someone currently sat in a larger analytics team, this could be your chance to:Take much broader ownership of your analysisWork directly with senior decision-makersSee the commercial impact of the insights you produceHelp shape a developing data functionBuild towards Senior, Manager and potentially broader Data & Analytics leadership as the business scalesPackage£45,000 – £55,000Hybrid, 3 days a week in the London officePrivate medical coverStaff discountFurther benefits currently being introducedIf you're technically strong but want your next move to bring more commercial exposure, ownership and progression, get in touch.APPLY now or email alicia@forwardrole.com