Commercial Analyst

at Cushman & Wakefield National in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job TitleCommercial Analyst

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This position will work within Cushman & Wakefield'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 & Wakefield'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

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 the [Budapest analyst role]
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 2-4 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

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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, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.