Senior Analyst - Commercial Analytics

Wesco • Glenview, IL

4h • $81,753 - $138,980

About The Position

The Senior Analyst - Commercial Analytics provides reporting and analytical support using internal systems data, including sales and margin, purchases, and inventory data. The role helps measure business performance and identify opportunities in commercial functions by completing reporting projects end-to-end, from gathering requirements and designing solutions to extracting data and deriving insights. It works across functions and organizations to support reporting quality and consistency, as well as external data collection and market, customer, and competitor insights for business leaders and decision makers. The analyst applies data collection, analysis, synthesis, and communication skills to explain conclusions clearly and connect results to standard business and financial KPIs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Statistics, Information Systems, Marketing, or Mathematics.
• At least 4 years of experience analyzing data to identify insights.
• At least 2 years of experience working with relational databases.
• Critical thinking and demonstrated ability to turn data into information and insight and solve complex problems requiring independent judgment without prescribed procedures.
• High proficiency in mathematical calculations and concepts, including algebra and geometry.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, with high proficiency in Excel.
• Ability to communicate complex information straightforwardly and precisely, especially to non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency with statistical and probabilistic calculations and concepts.
• Proficiency in SQL or other data-oriented programming languages.
• Familiarity with data science concepts, such as supervised and unsupervised learning models, simulation, and optimization.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or Analytics.
• At least 2 years of experience working with data science or data modeling tools such as SAS, Alteryx, SPSS, or DataRobot.
• At least 2 years of experience in business-to-business wholesale distribution selling environments.
• At least 2 years of experience working with customers in construction, utility, industrial, or technology infrastructure verticals.
• Proficiency in data science concepts such as supervised and unsupervised learning models, simulation, and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Execute regular and ad-hoc reports in support of commercial teams.
• Design and build data visualizations, reports, and dashboards in team BI tools for internal audiences.
• Conceive, design, and execute basic and complex descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive models to provide insights and recommendations that drive business behavior.
• Analyze customer and company data to identify trends and potential opportunities and measure achievement toward goals for customers, suppliers, operating businesses, and internal functions.
• Conduct research to support business decision making, with an emphasis on sales and marketing activities.
• Collect, enter, and maintain data pertaining to business performance, customer behavior, market intelligence, and/or competitive intelligence.
• Support commercial and cross-functional project teams with data, analysis, information, and insights.
• Lead cross-functional project teams on analytical projects.
• Collaborate with other analysts on reporting or analysis projects.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Eligible positions may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior