PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
Reporting to the Director of Business Development & Analytics, the role of the Business Analytics Manager is to report and analyze tasks and initiatives within the commercial and operations team to streamline the delivery and publication of recurring reports, and to provide ad-hoc reports, analysis, and data clean-up as needed.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Regularly release non-automated reports on sales, margin, and other key performance indicators, both weekly and monthly.
- Collaborate with the IT department to automate current reports, ensuring a clear understanding of data flow.
- Engage with Finance leadership for the exchange of both financial and non-financial information.
- Partner with the global Business Intelligence team to develop new dashboards or enhance existing ones.
- Assist the Commercial team by analyzing information and offering analytical support.
- Exchange information with the Operations team and provide them with analytical assistance.
- Partner with Ops to create user-friendly, meaningful, and relevant reports to help Ops make informed decisions.
- Proactively analyze sales/margin/ promotions/ pricing trends across Ops/countries and share observations to enable forward looking informed decisions.
- Compile presentations that include business trends and analysis.
- Identify and address issues affecting the accuracy of reporting data, collaborating with various teams for resolution.
- Support data clean-up tasks, such as brand/manufacturer categorization and item classification.
- Take part in regular meetings focused on reporting to discuss system and process enhancements and challenges.
- Assist in facilitating the Annual Commercial Plan, Operational Plan, and/or Budget as needed.
- Conduct ad-hoc analyses as required, including investment appraisal, profit and loss analysis, sales mix analysis, and operational efficiency assessments.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Accounting, Finance, Business, or Economics background with experience in Retail/ consumer goods
- Qualified CPA or equivalent
- 5+ years of financial/operations analysis experience with 2+ years of FP&A experience is preferred.
- Prior travel retail experience helpful
- Strong communication skills with the ability to concisely present information with meaningful commentary
- Proven ability to analyze and interpret data to provide actionable insights.
- Strong systems aptitude and proficiency, experience working with BW, SAP & Power BI/Tableau/Insights are a plus!
- A team player who is curious, collaborative, and enthusiastic.
- Passionate about technology, someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure, and dynamic business environment.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with superior attention to detail.
