Commercial Analyst

About the team

PXC is pivoting to full fibre connectivity and is committed to take its Partners on the journey, unlocking profitable growth, whilst maximizing value across the whole portfolio.

As a member of the Commercial Team, you will be at the center of this transformation. You will work with key stakeholders across Sales, Finance and Product functions to support pricing propositions and cost processing across a range of products and services.

The PXC Commercial and Procurement Team plays a major role in the shaping and structuring of sales opportunities, informing product strategy, maintaining the customer base and maximizing value by using our market, regulatory, product and customer knowledge. We work alongside and support our stakeholders, which include Sales, Finance, Product and Operations.

Our team ranges from Administrators to Chief Commercial Officer. We are mainly based out of our state-of-the-art Soapworks building in Salford, however this role is based in North Macedonia. We offer a very flexible working structure between being home-based and office-based.

BAU activity for the role will include the handling of partner pricing enquiries, and the provision and maintenance of pricing entries into our systems. Analysis and insight reporting of Procurement and Partner contract activity, plus key procurement system administration. You will apply analytical thinking to identify trends, risks and commercial opportunities, with a focus on accuracy, financial awareness and data integrity. You may need to raise purchase orders which includes ownership of end-to-end process quality and compliance

In addition, calculating spending requirements, raising purchase orders and receipting services received, as well as delivery of ad hoc value-add projects.

Some of the key responsibilities will include but not limited to:

•  Facilitate and maintain price plans, including partner allocation into systems, ensuring accuracy and appropriate testing is completed.
  
•   Support the preparation of customer quotes for upgrades, regrades and product changes in line with company policy.
  
•  Manage pricing queries and support wider commercial opportunities as required.
  
•  Maintain SmartSource, ensuring contracts are uploaded accurately and key terms are correctly recorded.
  
• Complete market rate analysis across relevant categories and maintain supporting price lists.
  
• Analyze supplier and partner contract performance to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
  
• Manage sub-£50k commercial deals across relevant categories in line with governance requirements.
  
• Complete annual supplier closure reviews across the business.
  
• Receive requisitions and raise purchase orders in line with the P2P process and policy.
  
• Support commercial value-add projects, business objectives and key results.
  
• Maintain, implement and comply with ISO processes.
  
• Apply analytical thinking and structured problem-solving techniques.
  
• Collaborate effectively across Sales, Finance, Product and Operations.
  
•  Identify and escalate commercial risks and opportunities.
  
• Support continuous improvement through data-driven recommendations.
  

Authority:

1.                   Pricing recommendation within agreed parameters / Delegation Of Authority Guidelines

2.                   Pricing entry and modifies of data

3.                   Completion / review of spend data on a timely basis

4.                   Submission of rate change requests into Commercial and/or Billing departments

5.                   Security of information: financial, commercial, customer, product, systems.

Essential:

·        Strong attention to detail

·        Commercial and Financial awareness

·        Team player: good interpersonal skills and collaboration

·        Demonstrable ownership (starter finisher) and resilience

·        Strong English skills

·        Confident outgoing personality

·        Can do attitude

·        Microsoft Excel Skills – Advanced

·        Analytical thinking

·        Problem solving skills

·        Ability to interpret and analyze data to support decision making

·        Structured and logical approach to problem solving

Desirable

·        Prioritization and time management

·        Process and system knowledge

·        Stakeholder / customer relationship management