Commercial Reporting Analyst

Step into a vital role within the fast-paced and ambitious Waitrose Commercial team, where you will impact strategic decision-making and drive significant performance improvements. As a Commercial Reporting Analyst, you will transform complex data into robust analysis, critical insights, and make powerful recommendations for the team.
With a relentless focus on our customers, the market, and our branches, you will be instrumental in two key areas: establishing and continuously refining our regular performance reporting, and carrying out analytical insight projects that identify key drivers, risks, and commercial opportunities.
We are looking for an adaptable individual fueled by a commitment to getting it right the first time and driven by a continuous improvement mindset, ensuring our Commercial team remains at the forefront of retail success.

• Salary - £62,000 - £78,000 depending on experience

• Contract type - This position is a Permanent contract.

• 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 aims for 3 days per week in the office to connect.

• Location - Bracknell Head Office

• Interviews - Interviews for this role are expected to take place W/C 1st June 2026 in person at our Bracknell Head Offices.

Key responsibilities

As a Commercial Reporting Analyst, your mission is to unravel retail intricacies through in-depth research and reporting. You will ..

• Provide crucial insights that drive strategic decisions, 

• Actively seek and report on data for informed decision-making

• Ensure your expertise aligns with the latest retail and commercial trends

• Deliver informed perspectives for the success of the Commercial function

• You will work across a number of disciplines within Commercial to provide the right information to the right people at the right time. 

• You will ensure the reporting is completed on reliable datasets to a high- quality, working closely with experts across the Partnership to make sure stakeholders have the information they need to drive performance improvements.

Essential Skills & Experience You’ll Need

● Experience in automation (Javascript/Google Apps script, VBA, XML) and advanced data management and manipulation (SQL, Big Query)

● Proficient in the use of Google apps (particularly Sheets) and Excel

● Proficient in the use of Tableau

● Experience which demonstrates an ability to identify performance improvements

● Data Analytics and distillation to Insight

● Storytelling

● Strategic and Critical Thinking

● Digital Awareness & Numeracy skills

● Continuous Improvement

● Communicating & Influencing

● Customer & Performance Focus

● Project Management & Delivery

#LI-HEADOFFICE

#LI-SD1

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. 

Attachment: Download Job Attachment