Brand Analyst - MUFE (L Beauty)

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

L Beauty is a Joint Venture between LVMH (French group) and Luxasia (Singaporean group) in charge of the distribution of 5 brands of LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics products in South-East Asia Local Markets (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore & Vietnam).

Within MAKE UP FOR EVER Brand, the Brand analyst is supporting the Regional Controller and Sales & Marketing team to provide accurate information to drive the business; she/he will be involved in various business controlling aspects of the brand and interacting often with the countries.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain databases on Retail and Net Sales, and provide analysis
  1. By country
  2. By channel/customer
  3. By door

• Business reporting and controlling
  1. Deliver accurate and timely weekly and monthly Sell-in and Sell-out reports for the SEAO region.
  2. Timely tracking of retail and sales performance against targets, identifying gaps, and collaborating with teams to develop and implement action plans to meet targets.
  3. Coordinate and manage monthly net sales estimates, analyzing variances against the budget and reporting to headquarters.
  4. Deliver insightful monthly flash reports on business sales performance,
  5. Own standard reporting processes, ensuring they are accurate and delivered on time while continuously seeking improvements.
  6. Prepare monthly management reports with detailed commentaries on variances between actuals, forecasts, and budgets.
  7. Support regional and headquarters teams with ad hoc local reports.
  8. Deep dive on data analysis on sales trend, activation trend as required.

• Budget/Revised Budget/Landing/Strategy plan
  1. Assist the Business Controller in the forecast process for budgets, revised budgets, and projections, enhancing & refreshing templates.
  2. Perform detailed analysis on appropriate focuses on for the business (trend per door, sales seasonality, stock-holding, CAPEX…)
  3. Support the system upload.
  4. Consolidate part of the forecasting information when required.
  5. Joint responsibility with SEA Business Controller to maintain cost control for TH & SG, and to provide relevant reports and rationale.

• Ad hoc
  1. Participate in the implementation of finance / IT projects for the controlling function.
  2. Develop and track new business key performance indicators (KPIs).
  3. Continuously improve operational processes by identifying areas for automation and standardization, enhancing cross-reporting capabilities.
  4. Collaborate closely with brand managers, local controllers, and accounting teams to gather and analyze business requirements for various finance and regulatory initiatives.

• Be involved in monitoring Retail processes
  1. Be responsible for full stock take in Singapore boutique (prepare prior financial reconciliation, participate in the counting, ensure guidelines are followed, check system adjustments…)
  2. Ensure Retail Standard Operating Procedures are implemented and followed.
  3. Support Retail team on system flows understanding and business/financial impacts (interface…)