Commercial Analyst / Officer
£25,000 per annum
Tividale
Permanent, Full Time
Are you a recent Business or IT Graduate looking to build a great career within a growing business Are you passionate about data Our client is looking to hire a Commercial Analyst / Officer to join the commercial team in a broad and varied role.
Our client is a public transport company that carried over 50m passengers last year! They have expanded through recent acquisitions and now operate from depots across the Midlands, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Oxfordshire, Surrey and the Heathrow areas and are actively seeking new opportunities through tendered and commercial opportunities to grow the business. They are looking for an enthusiastic, methodical problem solver to join as a Commercial Analyst.
You will work within the commercial team to manage and maintain the back-office data systems of the company and provide accurate reporting for internal and external demands. You will undertake through data analysis to provide the business key insights into sales analysis, route performance, and operational KPI's. You will also work with the scheduling team to produce timetables and submit legally required documentation to the Traffic Commissioner.
Main Duties:
- Ensure accurate KPIs and dashboards are provided for the depot management team and regional senior management team, including presenting these to the relevant Managers/Directors and highlighting pertinent issues.
- Maintenance of internal data systems to provide accurate information being fed through to ticket machines and external sources.
- Implement service/timetable changes or new ticketing schemes and work with the commercial team to ensure seamless integration with the web system and ticketing systems.
- Provide insights to review performance and trends with the aim to suggest improvement measures.
- Produce regular data reports to provide to external stakeholders and internal stakeholders.
- Ensure the business is in line with legal requirements from the Department for Transport or contractual obligations with Local Authorities.
- Engage with Local Authorities for data provision or service improvement plans to maximise public usage and business profitability.
- Assist the administration team with submitting service registration and providing data for invoices.
- Work closely with commercial team to ensure timely submission of prices for tenders and contractual proposals.
- Assists the scheduling Commercial Officer with producing legally compliant schedules, service timetables, and mapping systems.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Reliable, conscientious with the ability to take ownership of issues.
- Self-motivated with a positive "can do" attitude to all tasks.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to analyse reports and identify issues.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office.
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
- Ability to demonstrate a flexible and co-operative approach towards changing business needs.
In return you will get a salary of £25,000 plus:
- Free travel for you and your family
- Workplace pension
- 28 days holiday
The role is office based, in a vibrant and growing head office in Tividale. The role is 40 hours per week, 8.30am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.
For the right candidate there will be an opportunity to gain further professional qualifications.