Analyst, Commercial Analytics

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition Team•Downers Grove, IL

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Analyst of Commercial Analytics is a key contributor to the sales team, supporting pricing analytics, win/loss evaluation, and broader commercial insights. Reporting to the Director of Commercial Strategy & Analytics, this role develops high-quality analyses, tools, and reporting that inform pricing execution, customer strategy, and commercial decision-making. The Senior Analyst partners cross-functionally with Sales, Commercial Strategy, Finance, and Operations to support strategic initiatives and provide clear, fact-based insights to the organization. This is a remote position. Prefer candidates located in the Chicagoland area.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Finance, or related field.
2+ years of experience in analytics, pricing, finance, or similar analytical roles.
Advanced Excel skills and working knowledge of PowerPoint.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with a team-player attitude.

Nice To Haves

Experience analyzing large datasets and developing dashboards or reports.
Exposure to pricing analytics, sales analytics, or other financial analysis.
Strong analytical background with experience gathering, structuring, and analyzing data from multiple sources.
Ability to synthesize insights and present recommendations that influence decision-making.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines.
Ability to work collaboratively while independently driving assigned work.

Responsibilities

Pricing Analytics: Conduct analytics to monitor sales execution.
Create and maintain recurring pricing reports and dashboards to support pricing guardrails and commercial decision-making.
Assist in evaluating the performance of past pricing actions and identifying key opportunities for improvement.
Win/Loss Insights: Support the development of structured processes to evaluate drivers of won and lost deals.
Analyze quantitative data and qualitative sales feedback to understand customer behavior, competitive dynamics, and conversion drivers.
Commercial Analytics: Provide analytical support for high-priority commercial initiatives, including scenario modeling for RFPs or customer negotiations.
Margin Improvement: Support analysis of margin drivers at the customer and product levels, contributing to cross-functional improvement efforts.
Best Practices: Assist in developing templates, tools, and documentation for contract guardrails, post-mortem reviews, and other commercial processes.
Data Visualization: Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to enhance visibility into commercial performance.
Prepare clear, concise summaries and presentations of insights to support senior leadership discussions.
Other duties as assigned.