WHAT IS ON OFFER
Alfred H Knight has an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Analyst to join our team in Prescot (Liverpool).
As a Commercial Analyst within Alfred H Knight’s Agriculture division, you will play a key role in improving commercial visibility, supporting strategic decision-making, and strengthening execution across the commercial lifecycle.
This is an opportunity to join a growing global business line where you will work across commercial, operational, and financial activities to help drive structured growth and improve performance. The role is suited to an individual who is analytical, commercially minded, proactive, and comfortable operating in a dynamic environment.
Why join us?
- A Global Family Culture: Be part of a 140-year-old, independent family business where you aren't just a number. You will join a supportive global team that values integrity, transparency, and collective success.
- Exciting Growth: As our Agriculture division expands into new global commodity markets, you will be at the heart of the action—bridging the gap between commercial insight and disciplined execution to drive our international performance.
ABOUT US
Alfred H Knight is a totally independent, family owned business spanning five generations. A global network of strategically placed offices and laboratories enable global trade by providing independent inspection, analysis and consultancy services to the metals and minerals, solid fuels and agriculture industries.
We have honed and carefully crafted our reputation. Delivering knowledge and professionalism in all aspects of weighing, sampling and analysis. We thrive by continuing to re-invest in our facilities, technology and people. Click here to find out more about AHK.
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
To be successful at Alfred H Knight you will need to display the following:
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Technical proficiency: Strong Microsoft Excel capability is essential. You must have proven, hands-on experience structuring/cleaning imperfect datasets, using advanced formulas/functions, lookups, pivot tables, and conditional logic, and independently investigating data discrepancies.
- Commercial reporting & modelling: Experience building, maintaining, and analyzing sales, order book, and pipeline reporting, including basic financial modeling (pricing, margin analysis, and business case support).
- Analytical capability: Strong ability to analyze trends, risks, and pipeline velocity, translating data and research into actionable, decision-useful commercial insight.
- Commercial awareness & coordination: Strong commercial mindset with the ability to coordinate inputs for bids, proposals, and commercial initiatives across sales, finance, and operational teams.
Required Competencies
- Detail-oriented: Structured with a strong focus on accuracy, data integrity, clarity, and delivering logical outputs.
- Proactive Approach: A self-starter with a willingness to take ownership and move initiatives forward independently.
- Communication & stakeholder management: Confident communicator, able to engage and coordinate effectively across multiple internal stakeholders and international regions.
Required Work Experience
- Demonstrable experience in a commercial, analytical, or finance-related role with regular responsibility for data manipulation and producing analysis.
- Exposure to sales environments, commercial pipeline management, or bid coordination is preferred.
- We are also very open to considering high-calibre Graduates with strong analytical degrees who possess strong Excel skills and the aptitude to learn and develop quickly.
Required Qualifications
- A relevant degree or equivalent qualification in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance, or a similar analytical field is advantageous.
BENEFITS
We are offering an excellent opportunity with a salary and benefits package to match including pension, life assurance and an employee assistance programme.
If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.
Alfred H Knight is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Skills Required
- Strong hands-on Microsoft Excel experience, including advanced formulas, lookups, pivot tables, conditional logic, dataset cleaning, and discrepancy investigation
- Experience building, maintaining, and analyzing sales, order book, and commercial pipeline reports
- Basic financial modeling experience, including pricing, margin analysis, and business case support
- Strong analytical ability to identify trends, risks, and pipeline velocity and translate findings into actionable insight
- Commercial experience coordinating bids, proposals, or initiatives across sales, finance, and operational teams
- Demonstrable experience in a commercial, analytical, or finance-related role involving data manipulation and analysis
- Exposure to sales environments, commercial pipeline management, or bid coordination
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance, or a similar analytical field
What We Do
Alfred H Knight is a leading global provider of independent inspection, analytical, and technical consultancy services. With over 140 years of experience, the company serves the metals, minerals, solid fuels, and agricultural industries, ensuring accurate and reliable results through a global network of strategically located laboratories and inspectors across more than 45 countries.
