Value & Trade Planning Reporting Lead

Job description

About the role

Drive strategic commercial success by leading the performance measurement, reporting, and cutting-edge analytical insight across all high-impact Value (Pricing and Promotions) and Secondary Space initiatives. You will be the crucial link, transforming complex commercial performance data into clear, actionable, and timely recommendations that directly shape business strategy, ensuring the delivery of commercial objectives and an optimised return on investment (ROI). Leading to ensure decisions are faster and better because of the story the data tells the role requires excellent “storytelling skills” with the ability to communicate insight with clarity & impact. Furthermore, this is a key people leadership role, where you will mentor and develop a talented team in advanced data analysis and commercial reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities, Skills and Experience

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Salary - £76,900 - £140,000  

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Contract type - This position is a Permanent contract.

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Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The team aim for xx day per week in the office to connect.

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Location - Bracknell Head Office; The team aim for 3 days per week in the office to connect.

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Interviews - For this role are looking to be held  W/C 13th April

Key responsibilities

·  Value & Space Performance Reporting: Own the end-to-end reporting cycle for value activity (pricing and promotions) and secondary space execution. Ensure all core commercial dashboards are accurate, timely, and accessible to relevant stakeholders.
·  Analytical Insight: Lead the deep-dive analysis of value and secondary space performance, identifying key drivers, risks, and commercial opportunities. Produce actionable insight to support secondary space performance and post-event analysis.
·  Data Governance & Tools: Ensure consistency and integrity in data sources and reporting methodologies. Identify and deliver tangible improvements in reporting tools and processes to drive efficiency and reduce manual effort.
·  People Management & Team Leadership: Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and support to Reporting Analyst(s), managing workload and supporting development, performance, and engagement.
·  Stakeholder Management: Build strong, trusted relationships with Commercial, Finance, Customer, Merchandising, Value and Trade Planning, providing confident guidance on performance metrics and insight findings leading to actionable recommendations.

Essential skills/experience you’ll need

·  Degree level or equivalent level - Experience with specialist retail/FMCG analytical platforms and reporting software (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Google Analytics).
·  Very strong analytical skills and critical thinking
·  Very strong commercial/retail analysis experience, specifically in pricing, promotions, or trade planning.
·  Financial acumen, including understanding of ROI and commercial P&L drivers.
·  Stakeholder management and influencing skills.
·  People management

The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.  

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.   

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. 

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. 

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.  

Important points to note:   

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.   

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.  

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