Overview
Can you turn complex commercial data into a compelling story that influences senior leaders’ decisions? Are you ready to shape how a fast-moving EMEA business understands its performance — and where it goes next?
We’re looking for a Insights Manager - Commercial Division to lead and elevate commercial reporting across the EMEA region. This is a high-impact role at the heart of commercial strategy, responsible for turning complex data into clear, compelling insights that shape senior decision-making. You’ll own the narrative crafting board-level reporting, improving how performance is measured, and building scalable, best-in-class reporting processes across markets.
This is a high-visibility, high-impact position for someone who wants to shape how a large, fast-moving business understands its performance and where it goes next. If you thrive at the intersection of data, strategy, and storytelling, we’d love to hear from you.
The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
Responsibilities
- Lead commercial storytelling – own the development of quarterly commercial updates for EMEA, translating performance data into clear, structured narratives for senior leadership, including CEO and Board-level audiences.
- Elevate reporting frameworks – continuously review and improve reporting processes, tools, and outputs to drive efficiency, consistency, and scalability across the region.
- Build analytical capability – design and implement robust analytical tools and methodologies that turn multiple data sources into actionable commercial insight.
- Drive performance insight – deliver deep-dive and ad-hoc analysis to support strategic initiatives and commercial optimisation projects.
- Standardise best practice – assess local market reporting, identify opportunities for harmonisation, and develop reporting solutions that can be scaled regionally.
- Partner cross-functionally – work closely with commercial, finance, and other central teams to ensure alignment and relevance as business needs evolve.
Qualifications
- You must have experience working within the FMCG industry already
- Experience presenting to senior leadership
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint capability
- Experience working with large, complex datasets and turning them into clear business insight
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence influencing senior leaders
- Excellent attention to detail and a structured, analytical mindset
- Proven data storytelling skills you know how to land a message, not just present numbers
- Solid understanding of commercial performance and P&L dynamics
- Experience using Nielsen data (or similar syndicated data sources)
- Power BI knowledge is a plus
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