Commercial Finance Business Partner

Commercial Finance Business Partner

Banbury, Oxfordshire (Hybrid)

Permanent | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits

About DCS Group

At DCS Group, we’re not just about delivering products — we’re about delivering innovation, pace, and growth.

For over 30 years, we’ve been the trusted partner behind some of the world’s leading FMCG brands, combining deep category insight with scale, agility, and an entrepreneurial mindset. Alongside representing global names such as Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Kenvue, PZ Cussons and SC Johnson, we are also proud owners of our Enliven brand — a key part of our growth story.

Our business continues to evolve at pace, with exciting developments across food distribution, branded and own-label portfolios, and manufacturing. With operations spanning Sales & Distribution, Export, Co-Packing and Manufacturing — and operating from our 26-acre Banbury HQ and state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Redditch — this is a great time to join DCS and be part of our next phase of growth.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join our Commercial Finance team and play a key role in supporting profitable, sustainable growth across the business.

This is a highly commercial role, partnering closely with Commercial Managers to provide clear insight into gross margin performance, supplier funding, pricing and promotions. You’ll help shape investment decisions, improve visibility of supplier performance, and ensure commercial activity delivers maximum return on investment.

Alongside core analysis, you’ll be a strong advocate for continuous improvement, helping to improve processes, systems usage and data quality while adding genuine commercial value.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted business partner to our largest supplier relationship, while supporting additional key suppliers

• Own and deliver supplier gross margin analysis and reporting, ensuring accuracy and clear insight into performance drivers

• Manage and control multiple supplier funding pots, providing transparency and proactive recommendations

• Deliver pricing and promotional analysis using internal systems and advanced Excel tools

• Provide clear, actionable insight to Commercial and Sales teams to support decision-making

• Support and champion change initiatives, improving how systems and data are used across the business

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, identifying inefficiencies and implementing practical solutions

• Respond to ad hoc analysis, reporting and presentation requests with pace, accuracy and commercial focus

• Produce high-quality outputs suitable for senior stakeholder review

About You

• Fully or Part Qualified CIMA / ACA / ACCA

• Advanced Excel skills with strong numerical ability and attention to detail

• Proven experience providing commercial insight, ideally within FMCG, retail or wholesale environments

• Confident communicator, able to build strong working relationships at all levels

• Highly organised with excellent time management and prioritisation skills

• Commercially minded, self-motivated and comfortable providing robust investment advice

• Proactive problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset

• Alteryx experience is useful but not essential

Training & Induction

• Health & Safety Induction

• Integrated Management System Induction

Core Benefits

Life Cover
Pension Scheme
Medical Cash Plan
Cycle to Work Scheme
Well-being Initiatives
Subsidised Café with Free Breakfast
Staff Shop
Social Events

Why DCS Group?

As a family-owned business with a strong growth mindset, DCS offers the scale of a market leader with the agility and energy of an independent organisation. We invest in our people, encourage collaboration, and empower teams to make a real impact.

If you’re looking for a true commercial finance partnering role with visibility, influence and the opportunity to shape profitable growth, we’d love to hear from you.

Join DCS Group and help shape what comes next.