Business Analyst, Commercial Development

Role overview This role turns product, supplier, pricing, and sales data into reporting and analysis that helps category leaders manage product lines and make business decisions. The work spans recurring reports, ad hoc analysis, profitability models, and oversight of supplier programs and distribution agreements. It also involves coordinating with finance, business intelligence, pricing, and support teams, and may include mentoring newer colleagues.

Responsibilities - Compile and analyze internal and external data to report on category and supplier performance, business trends, and emerging risks or opportunities. - Build and maintain reporting methods for market and pricing adjustments, including analysis of price changes and contract impacts for category leaders. - Help assess profitability across products, customers, and suppliers. - Support sales tracking, rebate projections, supplier marketing reports, and related program administration, including invoicing as assigned. - Monitor distribution agreement compliance and work with pricing and support teams to address issues. - Coordinate reporting needs with finance, business intelligence, and other teams; contribute to special projects and help onboard or mentor team members as needed.

Requirements - Typically 2–4 years of related professional experience; a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is preferred. - Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with careful attention to accuracy and reporting deadlines. - Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, large datasets, financial modeling, scenario analysis, and data manipulation. - Working knowledge of data warehouses and vendor reporting; ability to understand how data from different systems connects. - Ability to prioritize concurrent projects and daily work, interpret results, and present findings using tools such as PowerPoint.

Nice to have - Experience with JDE or MS Access; familiarity with related database tools is helpful.

Benefits and work setup Office-based work with typically less than 10% travel. The role is eligible for a bonus and offers health coverage, retirement savings with employer match, paid time off, parental leave, income protection, flexible spending accounts, and education benefits.