Woolworths

• Permanent role
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Dynamic, high performing team

We are Woolworths Group | Ko Woolworths Tātou 

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand.  Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'.  That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.    

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace.  With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you’ll do | Hei mahi

As the Lead Commercial Analyst within the Commercial Enablement Team you will provide commercial thought leadership and analytical expertise to influence strategic decision-making, support key commercial initiatives, and improve commercial performance  across the commercial, product and replenishment Functions 

The role will lead the development and application of commercial tools and frameworks, drive actionable insights into trading performance, and support cross-functional alignment on commercial priorities. Through active stakeholder engagement, you will ensure the successful embedding of commercial strategies and promote a culture of commercial excellence.

This role will suit a commercially minded analytics leader who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment and can translate complex analysis into practical, high-impact business decisions.

• Lead commercial analytics initiatives, from formulating questions to delivering actionable insights that boost sales, margin, and category performance.
• Influence Merchandise teams to improve outcomes in areas like promotions, profit recovery, buying practices, supplier funding, and pricing.
• Partner with Commercial, Finance, and Strategy leaders to provide insights and challenge key trading levers (pricing, promotions, supplier funding).
• Design and maintain commercial models for margin optimisation, pricing strategy, promotional effectiveness, and lifecycle planning.
• Translate trading performance into clear, actionable insights and narratives for senior stakeholders.

What you’ll bring | Hei koha

• 5+ years work experience, minimum 3 years experiences in Commercial Analytics and Insights delivery, ideally within FMCG
• Strong commercial experience with expertise in pricing or promotions preferable
• Proven experiences in the ability to work with complicated datasets and present insights in a simple manner that drives
• business decisions
• Proven experiences in presenting insights and recommendation to stakeholders at different levels and leading difficult
• conversations
• Experience in working with data analytics tools eg:  Excel, Google Sheet, SQL, Tableau, Bigquery.
  

What you’ll experience | Ngā Huanga

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

• A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams
• High-impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities. 
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.  
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group | No Woolworths tātou

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.