<h1 class=" axiom0-0 axiom-scraped-0">Performance Analyst</h1></div></div><div class="col-xs-12 linebreak_row" style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="col-sm-12"><p>We are a Sunday Times Top Track 100 company and one of the UK 's fastest growing privately owned companies. The Range has grown enormously since its inception in 1989, and now has over 200 stores nationwide. People are at the heart of our retail concept, and we want to invest in our staff and make the future extraordinary.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As a result of our expansion plans and our continued ongoing success we are seeking a Performance Analyst to be based at our Head Office in Plymouth. The Performance Analyst will leverage data-driven insights and advanced analytics to report on business sales, profit &amp; margin. This role is critical in driving profitability through detailed margin analysis, cost control, and financial performance insights. The ideal candidate will be responsible for monitoring margin trends, identifying improvement opportunities and providing actionable recommendations to support strategic business decisions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>About the Role</strong>:</p><span><ul><li>Analyze department and product level margins across the business</li><li>Identify trends, risks, and opportunities impacting profitability and recommend actions for improvement</li><li>Conduct variance analysis comparing actuals vs forecasts, budgets and prior periods</li><li>Prepare and present regular margin performance reports to senior leadership</li><li>Support pricing and promotion strategy analysis to evaluate the impact on margin and profitability</li><li>Assist in the budgeting and forecasting process with a focus on margin performance</li><li>Support rolling reforecasts with up-to-date margin impact assumptions</li><li>Identify unprofitable SKUs and recommend rationalization or re-pricing strategies</li><li>Create ad hoc reports related to margin performance</li><li>Collaborate with the buying teams to support decisions that improve profitability</li><li>Collaborate with data teams to improve data quality, segmentation and granularity in margin reporting</li></ul></span><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Person Specification:</strong></p><span><ul><li>Degree or previous experience in an analytical / commercial position</li><li>Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make actionable recommendations</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present data-driven insights clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders</li><li>Ability to work effectively with various teams</li><li>Able to meet deadlines and multi-task in a fast-paced work environment</li><li>Proactive approach to problem-solving</li><li>Comfortable working with large sets of data</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and willingness to learn new data visualization and analysis tools such as Power BI &amp; SQL</li></ul></span><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>What we offer:</strong></p><span><ul><li>Competitive salary</li><li>Pension</li><li>Long service awards</li><li>Employee discount</li><li>Cycle to work scheme</li></ul></span><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Position: </strong>Permanent, Full-time</p><p><strong>Hours:</strong> Monday – Friday, 08:45am – 17:30pm.</p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Plymouth, Devon</p></div><div class="row" style="margin-top: 5vh;"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-sm-offset-4">