Job TitleCommercial Analyst Primary Logistics
LocationAsda House
Employment TypeFull time
Contract TypePermanent
Hours Per Week37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits.
CategoryKey Account Sales
Closing Date21 February 2025
“Everything about Asda”
We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone’s input.
Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.
We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
ASDA is more than just one of the largest retailers in the UK. We are also a Logistics business. We do Freight Transportation, Warehousing, Distribution, and much more.
While ASDA Logistics Services (ALS) is serving our stores, ASDA Primary Logistics is focussed on delivering excellent service, at the lowest cost to some of the largest suppliers across the UK and Continent.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Analyst to join the Primary Logistics team! This role represents a fantastic opportunity to drive commercial success by managing a diverse range of logistic services. This role is key to achieving our ambitious business targets, ensuring we deliver exceptional value, while enhancing performance. You will build and maintain strong supplier relationships, jointly execute the commercial strategy, and engage colleagues across the business.
Key job responsibilities:
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Part of a team leading on business development and account management
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Drive decisions through data and systems
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Ownership of internal systems to optimize the agile network
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Create new optimization initiatives, launch new pilots and quickly scale up what works
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Communicate with stakeholders in the business including Logistics, Supply, Trading and more
Essential Skills & Experience needed for this role:
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A background in Logistics and Supply Chain
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You move to action fast and pragmatic approach
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You will relish the opportunity to solve for more than one thing at a time; and bring experts from the organization together to make it happen
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You are engaging, persuade and collaborate across various functions
“Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone’s reach.
We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.
Work Where it Works
Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including;-
• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
What We Do
It’s hard for anyone to imagine just how many different career possibilities there are at Asda. Ours is a big business, and beyond the roles you might be familiar with on the shop floor (or on your doorstep), there are hundreds of others you don’t get to see.
In fact, because our business is changing so rapidly, there are new roles being created at Asda all the time. Technology is changing how we do things every day, helping us to reimagine retail to make life better for our customers, in-store and online.
For those with imagination, can-do, integrity and a willingness to embrace change, the possibilities at Asda are limitless. Take a look around and see where a career at Asda could take you.