Commercial Analyst
Role Overview
The Commercial Analyst plays a key role in driving insight-led decision making across the APAC region.
The role partners closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance to deliver high-quality analytics, commercial insights and performance management that accelerate revenue growth and improve profitability.
The Commercial Analyst will support strategic planning, optimise spend effectiveness, and enhance commercial processes and tools across the region.
Reports into the Senior Commercial Finance Manager.
Key Skills for This Role
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About Sazerac
Sazerac is an independent, family-owned global company with almost 400 years of history.
Sazerac produces and markets award-winning bourbons and whiskeys including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blantons, Traveller, and Sazerac Rye.
Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball and Southern Comfort.
The Opportunity
The Commercial Analyst plays a key role in driving insight-led decision making across the APAC region.
The role partners closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance to deliver high-quality analytics, commercial insights and performance management that accelerate revenue growth and improve profitability.
The Commercial Analyst will support strategic planning, optimise spend effectiveness, and enhance commercial processes and tools across the region.
Reports into the Senior Commercial Finance Manager.
Main Responsibilities
- Analyse brand, channel and customer performance to identify revenue, gross profit, mix and profitability drivers, recommending actions to improve commercial outcomes.
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance on budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, pricing, trade spend, AMP investment and value chain analysis.
- Evaluate pricing, promotions, distribution, ROS and commercial initiatives to identify growth opportunities, manage risks and support strategic decision-making.
- Support annual planning, monthly and quarterly performance reviews, business cases and commercial initiatives aligned to growth and profitability targets.
- Analyse COGS, freight, SG&A and commercial spend to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve spend effectiveness and operational efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvement across commercial processes, reporting and tools, while supporting finance controls, building commercial capability and contributing to a high-performance culture.
What We Are Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or related field, with 3+ years' commercial finance, FP&A, revenue management or analytics experience.
- Liquor, or FMCG experience highly preferred, with exposure to distributor and direct route-to-market models across APAC.
- Strong commercial and analytical skills, with experience across P&L, performance reporting and turning data into actionable insights.
- Advanced Excel and strong Power BI, Tableau or similar data visualisation skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence through commercial insight.
- Highly organised, with strong planning and time-management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Experience in trade spend, pricing, revenue growth management or commercial performance is highly regarded.
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning, with a strong focus on driving growth and profitability.
Great Things About Working at Sazerac
- Work with a genuinely awesome bunch of like-minded people who make work fun, rewarding and a great place to be.
- Central office location 1 minute walk from North Sydney train station - with an amazing inhouse bar.
- Flexible working options including WFH.
- Great employee benefits such as fitness and wellness programs, volunteer days and a day off for your birthday.
How to Apply
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