Overview
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Vice President of Commercial Performance, Data Intelligence & Analytics
Location: Woking or Stoke on Trent
Office Location: Woking (GU21 5BH) or Stoke on Trent (ST4 2HX)
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days per week from the Office, 2 days from home.
Contract: Full-time, Permanent 37.5 hours per week
About The Role
Acosta Europe is seeking a visionary Vice President of Commercial Performance, Data Intelligence & Analytics to join our Executive Leadership Team and shape the future of our commercial strategy. This is a rare opportunity to lead a high-impact function at the heart of a fast-evolving, data-driven organisation serving some of the biggest brands in FMCG and retail.
Responsibilities
- Commercial Strategy & Performance: Shape and execute the organisation’s commercial intelligence and performance strategy.
- Monitor and optimise revenue streams, pricing models, and promotional effectiveness.
- Drive improvements in sales productivity, capability development, and performance management.
- Lead the development and reporting of commercial KPIs for the Board and ELT.
- Identify market opportunities and client growth levers through insight-led thinking.
- Data, Insights & Analytics Leadership: Lead a high-performing multi-disciplinary data and insights organisation.
- Oversee analytics, reporting, predictive modelling, and data governance.
- Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership and clients.
- Ensure data is managed ethically, consistently, and in line with regulatory standards.
- Increase data literacy across the business and unlock new interconnected data opportunities.
- Drive innovation by embedding traditional, generative, and agentic AI into insight and decision-making.
- Client & Market Intelligence: Build a world-class insights capability that differentiates Acosta in the market.
- Lead market trend analysis, shopper insights, competitive benchmarking, and ROI analytics.
- Deliver compelling, insight-driven narratives that enhance client engagement and decision-making.
- Champion storytelling and innovative data visualisation across client-facing teams.
- Leadership & Collaboration: Build and develop a team of analytics and insight specialists.
- Foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and data-led decision-making.
- Partner with Technology, Data Protection, and Information Security teams to ensure robust, future-fit data ecosystems.
- Influence organisational strategy and investment decisions through rigorous analysis.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven leadership experience in commercial analytics, insights, or intelligence at a VP or senior level.
- Strong commercial acumen, ideally within FMCG, retail, or agency environments.
- Deep expertise in data analytics, BI tools (Power BI, Tableau), predictive modelling, and large-scale data ecosystems.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to simplify complexity.
- Experience in organisational transformation and embedding analytics at scale.
- Collaborative, strategic, and results-driven, with a bias for action.
Why Join Us at Acosta Europe as our Vice President – Commercial Performance, Data Intelligence & Analytics
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of data-driven commercial performance in a high-growth, client-focused organisation. You will influence strategy at the highest level, build a market-leading insights capability, and help define the next evolution of the Acosta Europe business.
At Acosta Europe, you’ll be joining a team that is passionate about growth, innovation, and delivering excellence for our clients. This is a unique opportunity to influence at the highest level, accelerate your career, and shape the direction of a business with big ambitions.
Benefits
Full Salary and benefits package discussed at screening stage. xwzovoh
Ready to apply?
If you’re a strategic leader who thrives on driving impact and connecting people, priorities, and performance — we’d love to hear from you.
Please note once the right candidate is found we will close the role, so Apply Now!
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