Commercial Analyst - Supply Chain

WSH is the parent company for leading brands operating in the catering and hospitality sectors. Our brands operate in diverse sectors, including:

• Public spaces – such as the Science Museum, St Pancras Champagne bar and Dublin Zoo
• Workspaces – from power stations to investment banks
• Education – primary schools, secondary schools, colleges and universities

A central support office provides financial, HR, IT, Supply Chain and other administrative services to the group companies each of whom retains its own personality and who operate across a number of catering and hospitality markets.

Recent acquisitions provide the group with new opportunities and include prestigious locations such as Musee Du Louvre in Paris and partnerships with established chefs such as Claus Meyers in Denmark.

The Commercial Analyst plays a key role in supporting strategic pricing, procurement and cost optimisation initiatives across the Supply Chain function. Through the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, the role delivers actionable insights that support commercial decision-making, supplier performance reviews, benchmarking activities and savings opportunities. The role is responsible for developing reports, dashboards and analytical solutions using Excel, Power BI and other business systems, while monitoring market trends, commodity movements and supplier pricing to drive value across the wider business.

Key accountabilities include:

• Engage with the wider Supply Chain teams and suppliers to support the Commercial Insight Manager in pricing analysis and insight-driven initiatives
• Design, build and enhance dashboards and reports to provide clear, actionable insights aligned with business objectives
• Utilise Excel, Power BI and other systems to cleanse, transform and analyse data from multiple sources, ensuring accuracy, consistency and high-quality reporting
• Support external benchmarking activities using internal and external data sources to provide market comparisons and practical insights
• Analyse market intelligence, commodity trends, supplier pricing movements and inflation indicators to identify risks, opportunities and emerging trends that support commercial decision-making
• Assist in tracking and reporting key inflation indices, including Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Food Price Index (FPI), and support supplier basket rebalancing initiatives
• Deliver regular cost price reporting, forecasting and analysis, identifying key drivers of change, commercial opportunities and areas of value leakage
• Support Procurement and Operational teams by translating complex data into clear recommendations that improve commercial performance, margin and decision-making

What we want from you:

• Confident in use of MS Office suite of applications – with a focus on Excel
• Proficient in Power BI; creating interactive dashboards for reporting and insights
• Love of data and commitment to accuracy
• Comfortable manipulating large data sets, including visualisation to drive insight and understanding
• Highly organized but adaptable
• Data driven – accurate and timely
• Customer focused
• Proactive with an enquiring mind
• Desirable Experience of Hospitality/ FMCG

And in return, we offer:

• 25 days holiday (plus public holidays)
• Plus your birthday off
• Enhanced pension
• Life Assurance cover
• Discounts available on the high street shops, holidays, gyms and cinemas
• Wellbeing assistance
• Volunteering Days
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary Carer leave
• Wedding/Commitment day leave
• Bespoke training and development, including apprenticeships
• Competitive salary