Commercial Analyst

We're reimagining the way Australians live, work, and play. We own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia. We’re evolving our portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces. Through our diverse portfolio, data-led decision-making, and nationwide development pipeline, we do things differently. We are Vicinity. Role purpose Turn data into insights. Influence commercial decisions. Drive business value. At Vicinity Centres, we're passionate about creating vibrant destinations that connect people, retailers and communities. We're seeking a commercially astute and analytically driven Commercial Analyst – Procurement to play a pivotal role in supporting our National Procurement team. Working at the intersection of Finance, Procurement and Operations, you'll transform complex data into meaningful commercial insights, influence strategic sourcing decisions and identify opportunities to deliver value across our shopping centre portfolio. What you'll be doing As a trusted business partner, you'll provide financial analysis, commercial insights and decision-making support to optimise procurement outcomes. Your key responsibilities will include: Drive commercial insights: Analyse complex datasets, supplier pricing and market trends to identify cost efficiencies and value creation opportunities. Support strategic procurement: Develop pricing models, evaluate tender submissions and undertake supplier comparisons, benchmarking and scenario analysis. Influence financial outcomes: Quantify the financial impact of procurement decisions, including cost modelling, budgeting, forecasting and Net Property Income (NPI). Enhance reporting and processes: Improve financial models, reporting frameworks and analytical processes to support informed decision-making. Partner with stakeholders: Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, National Operations and Facilities Management to translate financial insights into actionable recommendations. Support strategic decisions: Prepare commercial analysis, reporting and presentations that provide senior leaders with clear, data-driven insights. What will make you successful? You're a naturally curious, detail-oriented analyst who enjoys solving complex problems and turning numbers into meaningful business outcomes. You'll bring: Demonstrated experience in commercial analysis, financial modelling or procurement analytics, ideally within a complex business environment. Strong financial acumen, with experience in cost modelling, spend analysis, budgeting and forecasting. Advanced Excel and data analysis skills, with the ability to interpret large datasets and communicate meaningful insights. Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the confidence to influence decisions across diverse business functions. A proactive, solutions-focused mindset, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities. CA/CPA qualifications, with procurement or strategic sourcing experience highly regarded. Most importantly, you'll bring the ability to look beyond the numbers, challenge existing processes and translate analysis into commercial value. Why join Vicinity Centres? This is a unique opportunity to apply your analytical expertise beyond traditional finance, working closely with our National Procurement team to influence commercial decisions across a diverse property portfolio. You'll gain exposure to strategic procurement initiatives, collaborate with stakeholders across multiple business functions and play a meaningful role in driving financial and operational performance. Ready to make an impact? If you're passionate about data, commercial strategy and influencing better business decisions, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and help drive smarter commercial outcomes at Vicinity Centres. Why Vicinity? Our benefits program focuses on creating an awesome place to work in which our people are rewarded and recognised. We live and work by our values of Respect, Integrity, Customer Focus, Collaboration and Excellence. They are the foundation to everything we do and provide us a north star with which we can shape meaningful places where communities connect. At Vicinity we embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where we attract, retain and develop our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. We are aware of current limitations with our website accessibility and are working towards improving this. Should you experience any issues accessing information in this job advertisement or the application form, and require this in an alternate format, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team. Similarly, if you would like to discuss workplace accessibility, any reasonable adjustments we can make to better support you during the recruitment process, or your potential future role please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team: Email: talent.acquisition@vicinity.com.au Phone: +61 3 7001 4000 (request to speak to our Talent Acquisition team) Note: To be eligible to apply for this position, you must have existing, relevant Australian work rights. At the later stages of the recruitment process the shortlisted candidate/candidates will be required to undergo a Criminal History Background/Police Check as a mandatory part of the process. Additional qualification checks may also be required dependant on role and level.