Commercial & Reporting Analysis Lead

Commercial analyst x2

Commercial and reporting analyst x1

• Deliver actionable insights that shape commercial and proposition strategies, helping teams make informed decisions that drive growth and value.
• Ensure investment decisions are data-driven, using robust analysis to guide resource allocation and prioritisation aligned with strategic objectives.
• Champion commercial rigour and value-for-money across wholesale operations, ensuring decisions are grounded in evidence and deliver measurable impact.
• Lead performance measurement across key commercial initiatives, enabling visibility of outcomes and continuous improvement.
• Manage and develop a team of analysts, fostering a culture of curiosity, accountability, and analytical excellence.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with trading, finance, supply chain, and proposition teams to embed insight into planning and execution.
• Translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives, enabling stakeholders to understand performance drivers and opportunities.
• Support strategic planning and forecasting, ensuring decisions are underpinned by accurate, timely, and relevant data.
• Contribute to Co-op’s purpose and values by enabling ethical, customer-focused, and commercially sound decision-making.

• Vision and belief – keeping Co-op’s purpose and values at the centre of commercial decision-making. 
• Successful transformation – enabling strategic change through insight and performance measurement. 
• Speaking up – confidently sharing insights and recommendations to influence decisions.   
• Developing others – coaching and growing a team of analysts to deliver high-quality work. 
• Driving innovation – continuously improving analytical tools and processes to enhance impact. 
• Inspirational communicator – translating complex data into clear, compelling stories that drive action.

• Own the delivery of commercial insights that shape strategic decisions across wholesale, ensuring they are accurate, timely, and actionable.
• Lead the development of performance measurement frameworks, enabling visibility of commercial outcomes and continuous improvement.
• Make recommendations on investment decisions, using data and analysis to guide resource allocation and prioritisation.
• Champion commercial rigour and value-for-money, influencing decision-making across trading, proposition, and operational teams.
• Manage and develop a team of analysts, setting direction, coaching for growth, and enabling high-quality analytical output.
• Define analytical priorities and methodologies, ensuring alignment with business goals and consistency across reporting.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to embed insight into strategic planning, forecasting, and proposition development.
• Drive continuous improvement in analytical tools and processes, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and impact.
• Represent the commercial analytics function in cross-functional forums, ensuring insight is central to decision-making and planning.

• Analytical Thinking – to interpret complex data and generate actionable insights. 
• Data Literacy – to work confidently with large datasets, tools, and analytical platforms. 
• Commerciality – to ensure insights and recommendations drive value and align with business goals. 
• Strategic Thinking – to guide long-term investment decisions and performance measurement. 
• Communication – to translate data into clear, compelling narratives for stakeholders. 
• Stakeholder Management – to collaborate effectively across functions and influence decision-making. 
• Continuous Improvement – to refine analytical processes and drive better outcomes over time. 
• Leadership – to lead and develop a team of analysts, setting direction and building capability. 
•    Initiative – to proactively identify opportunities, solve problems, and drive analytical impact.

Accountability

• Delivery of specialist work based on subject matter expertise, or leadership of large, complex teams.
• Responsible for developing the right capabilities either individually or within their team, enabling work to be delivered effectively.
• Manages team delivery in accordance with agreed budgets.

Impact

• As a people-leader, takes responsibility for the delivery of work over shorter timeframes, contributing to achievement of the team's annual plan - empowering their team to deliver discrete pieces of work based on agreed processes.
• As an individual contributor, provides thought leadership to help shape the team's response to challenges, and approach to delivery of the short-term plan.
• Supports and promotes a culture of inclusivity through the actions they take.

Co-operation

• Contributes to short-term planning within the team and collaborates with peers to deliver great work that enables the team to succeed. 
• If an SME, collaborates with other teams proactively to ensure their expertise helps leaders make the best decisions for Co-op.