Commercial Analyst to SSP Nordics

SSP, The Food Travel Experts, är det ledande restaurangföretaget inom resemiljöer. SSP driver restauranger, barer, caféer och butiker på flygplatser, järnvägsstationer, vägkrogar, gallerior, konferenscenter, idrottsarenor samt inom andra trafikplatser. Efter 60 år i branschen har SSP idag över 30 000 medarbetare som tar hand om drygt fem miljoner kunder varje vecka. Företaget har verksamhet på fler än 140 flygplatser och 250 järnvägsstationer samt driver över 2 150 enheter i mer än 30 länder över hela världen. SSP har en bred portfölj av över 200 internationella, lokala och franchisade varumärken. Bland dessa återfinns Upper Crust, Starbucks, Caffè Ritazza, Burger King, M&S Simply Food, Bonne Journée, Pizza Hut, Caviar House & Prunier samt det ledande japanska varumärket Ajisen Ramen, liksom attraktiva koncept som till exempel Montreux Jazz Café i Genève och Bambini Wine Room i Sydney.

<b>What makes the role as Commercial Analyst at SSP exciting?</b>

We are in a period of change building a new Nordics Region for our business. We are looking for a Commercial Analyst who will support the Category Manager during 1 year to create commercial plans for a category or portfolio of brands within a category. Reporting to the Commercial Analytics Director you'll be placed at Arlanda Airport working across the whole Nordics.

We offer an exciting work environment where you will be given responsibility from the first day. If you show positive results and ambition your career options at SSP are endless!

<b>Overall role:</b>

As a Commercial Analyst your main duty is to support the Category management team to create the commercial/category plan for each of the specified brand or brands to delivering like-for-like sale growth, gross margin improvement, and stretch EBITDA target.

<b>Main responsibilities:</b>

. Ensure effective analysis of activities within commercial plans.
. Submit proposed sales and gross margin improvement activities to weekly and monthly commercial forum meetings.
. Support the Category Team to ensure preparation analysis is completed
. Working alongside Commercial managers with new openings for modelling of forecast sales mix at product level
. Pricing trial elasticity reviews.
. Ensure control of product trials is managed and analysis shared with key stakeholders.
. Look for optimisation opportunities.

<b>Profile:</b>

To succeed in this role you need to have a Marketing degree or equivalent work experience. You must have experience of using price, range, display and space, upselling, margin and category optimisation to deliver commercial results. Microsoft Excel expertise skills required and experience in a sales/retail/restaurant environment is meritorious.

If you have the ability to drive decision-making through analysis based on evidence - you will fit into this role. As a person you are analytical, data-driven and commercial with exceptional attention to details. You must be fluent Swedish and English in spoken and written.

<b>Does this sound like your next challenge?</b>

Please submit your application as soon as possible, selecting and interviewing is ongoing.