Commercial Analyst

About the role

The Commercial Analyst supports the Head of Commercial Costing and Projects (CCP) by providing high‑quality data, financial insights, and costing models to drive profitability and commercial discipline. This role works closely with sales, finance, and supply chain teams to ensure accurate costings and support strategic decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare detailed costings for RFQs, tenders and pricing requests, ensuring alignment with the latest standard costs and assumptions.
• Build, maintain and update customer cost models and pricing structures, supporting sales negotiations.
• Produce profitability reviews across products, customers, market segments and regions, identifying margin erosion drivers and pricing gaps.
• Track and analyse price increases and cost‑recovery actions, supporting targeted recovery campaigns.
• Support adherence to commercial and pricing processes, improve data quality and contribute to continuous‑improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years of experience in commercial or finance roles, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• University degree in Finance, Economics, Business or a related field.
• Strong analytical and modelling capability with commercial acumen.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines in a matrix organisation.

Required skills

• Financial modelling
• Data analysis
• Cost modelling