Commercial Analyst

4 days ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Yum Full time

**Key Responsibilities**:
Analyze business operations to identify opportunities for profitable growth:

- Conduct in-depth analysis of sales and marketing and operational data to identify patterns and trends
- Use financial analysis and cost-benefit analysis to evaluate potential opportunities for growth
- Conduct SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis to identify potential threats and opportunities to the business
- Conduct scenario analysis to model potential outcomes of different growth strategies

Develop insights on industry trends, customer behavior, and competitive activity through data analysis and market research:

- Analyze customer purchase behavior and trends to identify opportunities for product or service expansion
- Monitor competitors and industry trends to identify potential threats or opportunities
- Use insights gained through research to make recommendations for strategic business decisions

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategies to drive profitable revenue growth
- Work with Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain and the Operations teams to develop and implement strategic initiatives to drive profitable growth
- Collaborate with product development teams to identify new products and services that align with business goals and customer needs
- Develop pricing strategies that maximize revenue and profitability
- Provide training and support to sales and marketing teams to help them effectively execute growth strategies

Develop financial models and forecasts to support decision-making:

- Build and maintain financial models that support decision-making processes
- Develop and maintain financial forecasts and budgets
- Monitor financial performance and identify potential areas of concern or opportunity
- Conduct sensitivity analysis to evaluate the potential impact of different scenarios
- Develop presentations and reports to communicate financial information to stakeholders

Monitor and track key performance metrics to ensure performance goals are met:

- Develop and maintain performance dashboards that provide visibility into key metrics
- Monitor metrics and identify trends or areas of concern
- Conduct root cause analysis to identify potential issues and develop recommendations to address them
- Work with teams to develop action plans to address areas of concern
- Provide regular updates to senior management on performance against goals

Continuously evaluate and improve processes to drive efficiency and effectiveness:

- Identify process improvement opportunities and make recommendations to senior management
- Develop and implement new processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness
- Conduct post-implementation reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of process improvements

**Stakeholders**
- Largely cross-functional teams (Sales and Marketing; Supply Chain; Operations; IT) and project team meetings is the nature of communication

**Working Model**
- Hybrid working model with 3 days a week in the office

**Qualifications**
- CA (SA); CIMA

**Experience**:

- 2 to 3 years’ experience undertaking financial and providing support for Marketing decisions

Knowledge and Skills
- Advanced skills in MS Office with strong Excel/Power Point skills
- PowerBI skills
- Proven analytical skills and provide insight driven commentary
- Strong problem-solving skills

**Competencies**
- Collaborator with a strong customer focus who is able to forge strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders
- Passion about driving best-in-class reporting through systems
- Creative thinker with ability to challenge the status quo
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Results oriented initiative-taker
- Able to work under tight reporting deadlines
- Able to work in an ever-changing environment
- Strong ability to communicate in oral and written forms

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