Motability Operations Ltd
Optimisation Analyst
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Optimisation Analyst
Commercial Optimisation Analyst – Vehicle Remarketing
About The Role
Motability Operations are currently recruiting for a Commercial Optimisation Analyst to join their team in Bristol on a full-time, permanent basis.
You’ll play a key role in evolving how pricing and channel strategy drives value across one of the UK’s largest vehicle remarketing operations.
Working within the Vehicle Remarketing (VRM) Pricing team and reporting to the Pricing Team Manager, you’ll lead and support pricing and channel optimisation initiatives aimed at maximising resale performance across approximately 300,000 ex-lease vehicles sold annually into the used vehicle market.
Core Responsibilities
You’ll work closely with Pricing, Customer Development, MI, Product, and Technology teams to:
- Improve pricing decisions
- Optimise channel performance
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through scalable, insight-driven solutions
Additionally, you’ll support:
- The future evolution of pricing capability
- Working with Product teams to explore opportunities in automation, AI, and advanced analytics to enhance pricing effectiveness and decision support
Your Day-to-Day:
- Lead pricing and channel optimisation initiatives delivering measurable commercial value
- Identify opportunities to improve resale performance, pricing effectiveness, and channel allocation through data-led insights
- Collaborate across functions to implement scalable process and capability improvements
- Support enhancements to stock selection and channel allocation logic
- Recommend and implement pricing process simplifications
- Monitor initiative performance post-implementation to ensure value continuity
- Contribute to improvements in pricing methodologies and decision frameworks
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and communicate data-backed recommendations clearly
About You
Character and Mindset
You’ll thrive in this role if you embody:
- A commercially minded, outcome-focused approach; motivated by measurable business value.
- An understanding of how pricing and operational decisions influence commercial outcomes.
- The ability to balance analytical precision with a clear view of the broader commercial landscape.
Analytical and Insight-Driven
- A seeker of solutions using data and insights to uncover problems.
- Proactive in spotting areas for preformance, process, or capability improvements.
- Able to confidently analyse data to guide recommendations and decisions.
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Collaborative and Adaptable
- Natural ability to build and maintain cross-functional working relationships.
- Effective communicator—able to articulate recommendations to stakeholders at all levels.
- Organisation: Proactive, comfortable with multiple priorities, would own change and drive continuous improvement.
- Open to innovation—interested in technology, automation, and AI as vehicles for enhancing performance.
Minimum Requirements
- Analytical experience in commercial optimisation, pricing, or vehicle remarketing environments.
- Interest in market dynamics, pricing strategy, or customer behaviour.
- Confidence in analysing data and deriving actionable insight for commercial decision-making.
- Proven track record in leading or supporting initiatives, trials, or process improvements with quantifiable results.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and influence-building skills, using data and rationale to persuade stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, balancing autonomy with accountability.
- Exposure to collaborating with Product, Technology, Data, or Operational teams.
About The Company
Motability Operations is uniquely positioned—combining a deep sense of purpose with a strong commercial acumen. Their mission: to provide the best worry-free mobility solutions for over 800,000 customers across the UK. Through lease agreements that include insurance, maintenance, and breakdown assistance, they’re the largest car fleet operator in the UK (responsible for 10% of all new cars sold annually).
Who They Serve
- Customers exchange their higher rate mobility allowance for leases on a wide range of vehicles, from standard cars to wheelchair accessible vehicles, scooters, and powered wheelchairs.
- Partner with ~5,000 car dealers and all major vehicle manufacturers.
Customer Commitment
- 9.8/10 independent customer satisfaction rating.
- New vehicles are also allocated for customer fundraisers.
Company Values: Find Solutions, Drive Change, Care
Motability places these values at the core of its culture, asking every employee to embrace ambition daily.
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Working Environment
- Twenty-first century workplace: a hybrid culture offering:
- On-site/office work
- Flexibility for up to 2 remote days per week
- Shared working spaces designed for collaboration and performance.
Benefits for You
Financial Rewards
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 15% non-contributory pension scheme (9% during probation)
- Life assurance covering 4x basic salary for reassurance and financial security
- Employee Discount Scheme for retail partners (mobile app included)
- Discounted Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme (features bike storage, showers, changing rooms on-site)
Well-Being
- 28 days’ annual paid leave, with the ability to purchase/sell additional days
- Fully funded private medical insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Healthcare apps: Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP
- Health screenings for staff over 50
- 1 day paid volunteering per year, with options to support local charities or participate in sponsored events
Additional Perks
- Company allotment: An inclusive, accessible workspace where staff can grow produce for charity.
- Prayer room and quiet spaces for office relaxation and mindfulness.
- Customisable benefits, including:
- Dental insurance
- Health/cancer screenings (including for partners)
- Discounts on gym memberships
- Charitable giving (for personal or company-backed contributions)
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Motability Operations champion diversity and inclusion, recognising the unique contributions every employee brings. Our approach fosters:
- A culture of empowerment, allowing employees to be their authentic selves in the workplace.
- Fair and equal reward for skill and dedication, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.
- Disability access across offices (combined with hybrid arrangements promoting part-time and flexible work).
We actively seek applications from seekers of minority, overlooked, and diverse backgrounds, encouraging growth through equality, recognition, and flexibility.
Application Note: Motability Operations reserves the right to advance closing dates if recruitment progresses successfully. Apply promptly to secure your spot!
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