Job Summary
- Reporting to the entity Finance Manager & North-West Africa shared service center manager, the ideal Sales & Forecast Analyst would have 3+ years’ experience of Financial/Commercial planning & Analysis with a proven track-record within FMCG environment.
- She / he will be responsible for managing all aspects of forecasting & sales analysis and co-manage the inventory planning. She / he’s key function is to identify product trends by reviewing and analyzing retail sales / profitability results and must have the ability to plan, assort and recommend purchase of needed inventory in coordination with Supply Chain Department.
- She / he should possess excellent, statistical, analytical, and conceptual skills.
- She/he have to keep up with a material volume of information, often tracked in complex spreadsheets, thus requiring discipline and methodology. Good communication skills are crucial as she/he must be able to relay difficult, dense information to upper management in a precise and easy-to-understand way.
- The expectation is that this individual will be an accomplished team-player to help drive the business forward. Analytical, Forecasting, Planning and Budget Management abilities will be crucial.
- Main Responsibilities / TasksReporting and Analytics
- Publish weekly, monthly, & quarterly sales analysis by department, category, & SKU level performance analysis.
- Prepare and publish monthly forecast accuracy reports to communicate significant variance to plan.
- Provide sales team with sales dashboards providing visibility for sales risks and opportunities.
- Evaluating sales trends and drawing actionable conclusions to maximize opportunities
- Understand profitability scenarios for seasonal programs and making recommendations based on a full understanding of the business
- Review historical sales trends and past promotions, identify sales drivers, and coordinate with the management on development of strategic sales, promotional plans and product line road map.
- Track promotional performance, provide promotional recaps, and assist in funding analysis.
- Develop, create and publish required reports to track customer sales (sell out) and inventory flow.
- Coordinate and interpreting of monthly sales accounts
- Synthetizing competitor monitoring data
- Ensure correct reporting and tools are used; reconcile data between multiple systems
- Active contribution to continuous financial reporting process improvements
- Maintaining Pricing Index
- Maintaining Item Master
- Standard Costing Computation
Sales Planning & Forecasting
- Develop and manage a 12-18 month rolling demand plan/sales forecast in order to collaborate and support the supply chain forecast
- Develop and implementing sales forecast and inventory plans and budgets by account
- Develop a strong understanding of sales & inventory data’s and the tools necessary to synthesize large volumes of data into actionable information
- Prepare and follow up rebates set-up, ensure proper calculation and follow up their payments
- Other ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed
- Work closely with sales, marketing, customer service, & supply chain teams
QualificationsCandidate Profile: Qualifications / Technical Skills
- Attention to detail critical. Ability to collect, organize, and display data in spreadsheet format
- Ability to recognize trends and evaluate the impact of those trends
- An affinity to talking with numbers; inherent aptitude to quantify and support conclusions with data.
- Successful analysis of information/issues and recommending action
- Reporting knowledge (Exposure to Cognos and HFM would be a +).
- Computer Literacy in MS Office and MS Windows
- People Oriented, Proactive, English is a plus
- Integrity, Assertive, Approachable, Adaptability
- Committed and involved to transformation/cultural change
- Must be able to work accurately under pressure without supervision.
- Must be able to liaise and communicate at all levels.
- Deadline driven.
Professional Experience
- 3-5 years’ relevant experience in sales, business, systems or operational experience, commercial analysis, pricing and costing in an international company.
- Super user of Excel, knowledge of JDE/COGNOS is a plus.
- Experience with Planning and Analysis
- Demonstrated analytical skills
- Highly skilled & practiced in written communications
- Exposure and interest to ERP and comfortable with IT.
- Exposure in Consumer Products & Retail industry
- Strong at process improvement with an analytical mind
- Project management experience is appreciated
Additional Information
- The candidate will be joining a newly created entity with ongoing Financial Systems Implementation. With the Finance Manager support, she / he will be working on the business’ specific needs assessment and strategic roadmap, integrating / mapping disparate legacy systems and reengineered business processes, (overall systems design, risk and security design, data and information cleansing, financial close, consolidation, reporting processes, ……….)
- The candidate will help Financial Systems implementations (SFA) have successful outcomes mainly with financial management controls and satisfy regulatory compliance requirements.
Additional InformationYour application for this position does not guarantee an offer. The skills and experience required for this job will determine the success of your application.BIC is an equal opportunity employer and committed to recruiting, developing and maintaining a diverse workforce in compliance with all applicable Human Rights legislation. The Company will endeavor to make reasonable accommodations up to the point of undue hardship, for disabilities made known to it by its employees and applicants.
