Data Analyst

I am currently recruiting for a Data Analyst to join an award winning business in Chester. Joining a large, dynamic team you will play a key role in the business’ pricing strategy and execution. Acting as a key control on the pricing of new products through regular report and analysis you will work closely with the commercial, marketing and revenue management teams to optimise pricing.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Use PRISM to make daily price changes to maximise revenue
• Forecast sales and revenue targets
• Deliver daily, weekly and monthly revenue management reports
• Support process and procedure delivery in revenue management
• Engage and influence other areas of the business to drive revenue
• Weekly team meetings providing insight into findings either regional or seasonal based
• Locate and maximise on all possibly opportunities and minimise any risks
• Driving innovation through new initiatives
• Partnering a department/team within the business to maximise relationship opportunities
• Integration of relevant acquisitions into daily processes including pre acquisition review
• Create extra reports whether for data analysis or reporting on performance.  It is a key requirement of the role to be able to analyse data and use it to make recommendations which will directly affect EBITDA

Qualifications & Experience:

• Good numeracy and data interpretation skills
• Understanding of factors affecting price levels
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong Commercial awareness (ideally within the holiday lettings or travel and tourism industry)
• Understanding of browser based IT systems
• Strong Experience of using MS Office suite (Excel etc)
• Able to work in a target driven sales environment
• Pricing background
• SQL experience
• Data analysis and data interrogation experience

• Understanding of demand elasticity and revenue management
• Experience of contract and commercial terms negotiation
• Ability to liaise with and provide feedback to a field based regional manager team
• Experience of working within the travel and tourism industry and/or property sectors (e.g. estate agency or residential lettings)

Benefits:

• 33 days’ holiday (including bank holidays)
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Annual bonus scheme
• Staff pension
• Private Medical
• Death in Service payment
• Subsidised park and ride passes
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Long service awards - cash payments and increases in holiday allowances
• Staff discount on cottage holidays
• Free worldwide travel insurance (including family members)
• Wellness extras, including free annual flu jabs, reflexology sessions and free fruit supplied in the office