Data and Insights Lead

The key purpose of this role is to convert commercial, customer, pricing, discount and execution data into actionable risk intelligence that directs inspection activity. The role owns analytical methodologies, risk identification, inspection targeting and trend analysis to ensure field resources are focused on the areas of greatest commercial exposure.

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business or a related discipline.

Five or more years of experience in commercial analytics, revenue management, finance, audit analytics, risk or FMCG sales analysis.

Experience analysing customer investments, discounts, pricing, claims, sales or route-to-market data.

Risk Analytics and Targeting

Develop risk indicators and analytical routines across sales, volume, pricing, discount, margin, claims and customer data.

Identify high-risk customers, channels, territories, transactions and investment programmes for inspection.

Produce targeted inspection lists and explain the risk rationale to field teams.

Commercial Intelligence

Analyse inspection results to identify patterns, recurring control failures and emerging commercial risks.

Quantify potential exposure and prioritise issues for deeper review or investigation.

Maintain risk profiles and heatmaps to support inspection planning and resource allocation.

Data Quality and Methodology

Establish definitions, logic, thresholds and quality checks for inspection analytics.

Reconcile source data and document assumptions to support defensible findings.

Continuously refine detection methods using verified inspection outcomes.

Insight Reporting

Develop dashboards and concise management reporting on risk, coverage, findings and commercial impact.

Translate complex data into clear insights and recommended inspection actions.

Support the Head of Commercial Inspection with plan development and executive reporting.

Cross-functional Support

Partner with Revenue Management, Sales, Finance, Trade Marketing, Internal Audit and Compliance to understand data and risk drivers.

Support investigations and thematic reviews with focused analysis.

Build analytical capability within the inspection team.