At a Glance
- Tasks: Support Commercial Operations by analysing stock exit and clearance performance.
- Company: Join Holland & Barrett, Europe's largest health & wellness retailer.
- Benefits: Enjoy 33 days holiday, health cash plan, and exclusive discounts.
- Other info: Hybrid role with excellent learning and development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on stock management and pricing strategies.
- Qualifications: Degree in a quantitative field and 2-3 years of analytics experience.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
About Data at Holland & Barrett. At Holland & Barrett (H&B), we want to empower everyone to live healthier, happier lives. With over 150 years of experience, we're the largest health & wellness retailer in Europe and a globally trusted brand. Our ambition is to become the world's most trusted wellness partner, chosen by over 100 million people worldwide.
As a Commercial Analyst in the Core Business Analytics team, you'll support the Commercial Operations function with a focus on stock exit and clearance performance. You'll partner with stakeholders across Trading, Commercial, Pricing, and Supply Chain to deliver insights that improve exit planning, reduce aged stock, and optimise margin recovery on markdown and end-of-line activity.
Location: This is a hybrid role, with 2 days per week expected in Nuneaton office at CV10 7RH.
What You’ll Do
- Partner with Trading, Supply Chain, and Commercial Ops to identify stock exit challenges and help shape smarter clearance decisions.
- Build dashboards in Metabase that track exit performance, markdown effectiveness, and aged stock risk.
- Write SQL to analyse product, store, and channel-level clearance outcomes.
- Evaluate effectiveness of pricing levers, discounting mechanics, and exit channel strategies.
- Provide visibility into exit performance against forecast, target, and historic benchmarks.
- Run deep dives into underperforming SKUs, range transitions, and residual inventory impact.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with BI Developers, Embedded Analysts, and Pricing & Promotions teams to deliver data products.
- Contribute to sprint planning and backlog shaping as part of the Commercial Ops analytics roadmap.
- Work with a modern data stack, including Redshift, BigQuery, Matillion, and Retool.
The Person
- SQL proficiency: Comfortable querying, joining, and transforming data to analyse stock, sales, and markdown performance.
- Commercial awareness: Understands pricing, lifecycle, and margin trade-offs related to stock clearance and end-of-line management.
- Communication: Able to clearly explain trade-offs and performance trends to commercial and supply chain stakeholders.
- Delivery ownership: Manages own tasks within agile delivery, balancing speed and accuracy.
- Visualisation skills: Builds usable dashboards in Metabase that support operational planning.
- Collaborative mindset: Works well across Commercial, Supply, and Pricing functions.
Education & Experience: You have a degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or Engineering, and 2–3 years of experience in analytics—preferably with exposure to commercial operations, pricing, or inventory analytics.
Benefits
- 33 days holiday, including bank holidays
- Health Cash Plan
- Life Assurance
- Incentive scheme based on company & personal performance
- Virtual GP
- Private Medical care
- FREE at-home blood test kit
- Holiday Purchase option
- Pension Contribution scheme
- Access to ‘Wellhub' with gyms, studios and wellbeing apps
- 25% Colleague Discount with FREE Standard Delivery
- Exclusive Discounts from a wide range of partners
- £/€50 Annual Product Allowance to spend in store
- Access to a variety of learning opportunities, including Level 2-5 Apprenticeships, Workshops and our Digital Learning Library
AND MORE!
Commercial Analyst (40491) in Nuneaton employer: Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth. With a strong commitment to health and wellness, employees benefit from generous holiday allowances, comprehensive health plans, and access to extensive learning opportunities, all while working in a collaborative environment that values innovation and insight-driven decision-making. Located in Nuneaton, this hybrid role allows for flexibility while being part of a globally trusted brand dedicated to empowering healthier lives.
