Commercial Analyst - 12-Month Contract

Job Description:

Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies in the US to the top of the list. 

Pattern is the premier partner for global ecommerce acceleration and is headquartered in Utah's Silicon Slopes tech hub—with offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Valued at $2 billion, Pattern has been named one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America by Deloitte and one of best-led companies in America by Inc. More than 100 global brands—like Nestle, Sylvania, Kong, Panasonic, and Sorel —rely on Pattern's global ecommerce acceleration platform to scale their business around the world. We place employee experience at the center of our business model and have been recognized as one of America's Most Loved Workplaces®.

We are looking for a talented Commercial Analyst to work with leadership and partner with all areas of the business to support the growth and profitability of our business in a complex eCommerce environment. This position requires someone with very high personal and professional values, excellent judgment, and strong leadership skills. This is a maternity cover role for 12 months based in London, reporting to the Finance Director for Europe and MENA.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a day in the life of a Commercial Analyst?

• New & Existing Brand Analysis: Lead on the analysis of product purchase prices, margins, and profitability for potential and existing brand partners, ensuring accurate assumptions and sustainable business growth.

• Business partnering: Collaborate with the Sales/Rev Ops team to evaluate potential partners' product catalogs, eCommerce challenges, and sales channel dynamics.

• Deal look-back: Develop analysis and costs summaries, leveraging sales and financial data to ensure that the budget and forecast are reflecting the most accurate commercial data.

• Pricing processes: Develop and refine pricing processes to ensure accurate sales qualification data receipt, increased analysis automation, accurate assumptions, and optimal communication and transparency. Including finance check of the product catalog pricing and further integration.

• Global team: Partner with the US team to ensure the global pricing tools fit the local criteria (e.g. Toolbox) and provide suggestions/feedback on automation.

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or other related field  

• 3+ years of relevant financial experience

• Excellent proficiency in corporate finance concepts

•  Strong analytical and financial modeling skills

• Excellent communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders

What is the team like?

• The Finance team is dynamic and responsive, dedicated to supporting smart business growth while developing world-class systems and processes, all while fostering a culture of learning and enjoyment. You will work across business and finance teams to advise, forecast, and report on performance. This role is critical to the business and finance teams to support our rapid business growth in a responsible way.
   

Sounds great! What’s the company culture?
We are looking for individuals who are:

• Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.

• Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.

• Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.

• Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.
   

What is the hiring process?

• Initial phone interview with Pattern’s talent acquisition team

• Video interview with a hiring manager

• Onsite interview with a panel of department leaders

• Final Interview with the Europe GM

• Professional reference checks

• Executive review

• Offer
   

How can I stand out as an applicant?

• Be prepared to talk about professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples

• Be ready to talk about how you can add value and be the best addition to the team

• Focus on mentioning how you would be partner obsessed at Pattern

• Be prepared to talk about any side projects related to data and analytics
   

Why should I work at Pattern?

Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the ecommerce industry! We are a company full of talented people that evolves quickly and often. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern community. We also believe in having fun and balancing our lives, so we offer awesome benefits that include:

• 28 days Holiday (increasing to 32 with each year of service)

• Competitive salary

• Hybrid working (3 days a week in the office)

• Private Medical Insurance 

• Free breakfast and snacks in the office

• Enhanced Pension Scheme

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave and pay

• Regular company socials

Pattern is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.