Commercial Business Partner - Retail

Inspired by pets, to grow as people, the Petstock world is one where anything is possible, together we make an impact for pets, people and the planet. We are continually inspired by pets and animals to be better people, both in our careers and our everyday life, making an impact for Pets, People and the Planet!

Petstock Group is expanding its team and is seeking a Commercial Business Partner to deliver sharp commercial insight, provide constructive challenge and translate financial data into clear, practical guidance for the business

Partnering with senior leaders across retail, trading and supply chain you will drive commercial performance, informed decision making and sustainable growth across our Retail business.

Your Impact in this role:

• Act as a trusted finance partner to the retail business, supporting both short-term performance and long-term strategy.

• Play a key role (leading or supporting as required) in retail forecasting and budgeting, ensuring clear linkage between business results and strategic retail initiatives.

• Develop clear, actionable insights key insights into variances across forecasts, budgets and actual performance.

• Support strategic retail initiatives including pricing, promotion, margin improvement, cost optimisation, growth opportunities and capital investment.

• Provide detailed margin analytics, including gross margin rate and gross profit dollars by category, channel, and store cohort, and identify “margin pool” opportunities to improve profitability.

• Partner with Trading/Pricing to evaluate pricing, promotions, and markdown effectiveness (ROI and incrementality), including cannibalisation/halo impacts, and translate learnings into actionable recommendations.

• Partner with leaders to develop and assess retail business cases and initiatives ensuring robust assumptions and clear value drivers.

• Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable commercial recommendations

• Influence and challenge stakeholders constructively to support commercial trade‑offs.

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• Proven experience in commercial finance, FP&A, or business partnering roles, ideally within retail, consumer, or fast‑paced, multi‑site environments

• Strong financial acumen, including end‑to‑end P&L ownership, forecasting, performance analysis, and business case development

• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability, with experience using Power BI or similar analytics and reporting tools highly regarded

• Well‑developed influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear commercial insights and practical recommendations

• Confidence working with senior stakeholders, with the ability to constructively challenge assumptions and drive commercially focused decision‑making

• A commercially curious, solutions‑oriented mindset, comfortable navigating ambiguity and competing priorities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, underpinned by high levels of accountability, integrity, and resilience

This is a hands-on commercial role where your analysis will not sit on a slide deck — it will directly shape decisions and outcomes across a growing retail business.

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We encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds who wish to be part of a culture where everyone can proudly be themselves

At Petstock we are passionate about supporting the communities we're part of, where possible we aim to hire candidates from the same geographic region (typically within a 80km radius) to strengthen community connections and support local economies. Whilst we do not prioritise local candidates over others, we recognise the benefits of hiring individuals who have unique insights into the local community