Commercial Analyst

Job Title

Commercial Analyst

Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary
This position will work within Cushman & Wakefieldâ™s (C&W) Global Occupier Services (GOS) Commercial Operations team and will support the management of key commercial programs and the commercial pricing function within commercial team. This professional must be extremely organized, proactive in managing information, and will interact on a regular basis with the larger commercial, sales, legal & risk, and account/client delivery teams across the GOS organization, so must have a collaborative, positive outlook, and excellent communication skills.

Job Description

Job Title
Commercial Analyst
Job Description Summary
This position will work within Cushman & Wakefieldâ™s (C&W) Global Occupier Services (GOS) Commercial Operations team and will support the management of key commercial programs and the commercial pricing function within commercial team. This professional must be extremely organized, proactive in managing information, and will interact on a regular basis with the larger commercial, sales, legal & risk, and account/client delivery teams across the GOS organization, so must have a collaborative, positive outlook, and excellent communication skills.

Locations – Open to Chicago, New York and Atlanta.

Job Description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Commercial Management:

• Support process development, program improvement, and quality initiatives for global commercial programs
• Develop reports measuring program impact for the GOS leadership team, with support from other team members
• Document and follow up on takeaways from Americas Regional Commercial Committee (RCC) and Integrated Portfolio Management Commercial Committee (IPMCC)
• Periodically monitor the RCC activity in EMEA and APAC regions and identifying and escalating any issues/concerns
• Support other Commercial Committee activities, when needed
• Assist with preparation and organization of materials for Commercial Readiness programs, as well as broader GOS Commercial Training programs
• Support the Commercial Management team with collection, follow-up, and organization of data and information from account teams for Health Check-up and Renewal Readiness
• Contribute to template development and tracking progress of commercial health of accounts and pursuits throughout the lifecycle of the end-to-end commercial program
• Take ownership of the Commercial Teams site
• Liaise with global teams to ensure global adoption of all programs

Pricing Support:

• Support development of pricing models for commercial real estate outsourcing pursuits across all GOS Service Lines (Facility Management, Transaction Management, Portfolio Administration, Project Management, Space Planning & Occupancy, and other related offerings)
• Complete client pricing templates and deliverables for Requests for Proposal (RFP) responses
• Partner with senior Pricing Team members to consolidate pricing for regional and global multi-service line pursuits into a proforma model that assesses deal profitability
• Partner with Pricing Team leadership to support process improvements and strategic initiatives
• Support projects for the broader GOS Commercial team, as needed

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, or related field plus 1-3 years of relevant work experience
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
• Proficient in other Microsoft Office programs, particularly Microsoft PowerPoint
• Experience in Smartsheets
• Comfortable working with, aggregating and analyzing large sets of disparate data
• Strong attention to detail and precise with numbers
• Experience with financial modeling and knowledge of financial terms and principles
• Approaches tasks proactively; does not shy away from asking questions and raising issues to senior team members
• Effective organizational and research skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a timely and thorough manner
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Proficient in Microsoft Power BI or other similar programs (Tableau, Alteryx, etc.)
• Proficiency configuring and managing sites on Microsoft SharePoint platform
• Experience collaborating effectively in a global and matrixed organization
• Self-starter that thrives in a high-growth business environment
• Ability to occasionally travel for internal meetings

OTHER DUTIES
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative⋠Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without  regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

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