Junior Item Placement Analyst

**Junior Item Placement Analyst**

**Let’s be unstoppable together**

**What will you be doing?**

Based in South Africa, you will be working as part of the Circana UK Item Placement team. An Item Placement Analyst maintains the product dimension of the custom client databases assigned to him/her. In close collaboration with UK Client Service and several other operational departments, an Item Placement Analyst has a shared responsibility for delivering the client database on time and correct.

**Responsibilities**:

- Updating the database with new items
- Sharing new item list, an overview of newly placed items, with the client and processing their feedback
- Updating of totals
- Validations/QC’s
- Closing and finalizing databases
- Minor restatements (limited set of changes to the product structure of the database)
- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders
- Maintaining strong internal cross-departmental relationships with local and UK colleagues.
- Keeping all relevant documentation updated
- Follow the operational item placement processes and identify improvement opportunities.
- Actively seeks out client product performance in the market to keep relevant.
- Display a solid understanding of the business and our service offerings.
- Attends training, business updates, knowledge shares and team events as and when required.
- Adheres to and enforces to all relevant policies and procedures.
- Communicates issues and deadlines to the Item Coding Manager and or team leads as required.

**Measures of Success**
- Able to effectively work independently and in teams to deliver on client requirements accurately and on-time
- Showcase high levels of attention to detail
- Maintaining a high level of data quality
- Readily puts in whatever time and effort is required to achieve goals
- Prioritises workload and consistently meets established deadlines
- Works to remove barriers to collaboration while balancing the interests of multiple stakeholders
- Builds trust with local & global colleagues by having long-term view working relationships
- Able to gain support, including time and resources, towards solving client satisfaction and delivery issues

**Requirements**:

- Associate’s degree (BCom/BSc)
- Working knowledge of Data Models is advantageous
- 1+ years of FMCG or Data Management experience is ideal
- Excellent command of the English language
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Time management
- Hands-on mentality, resourceful & results oriented
- Accurate, consistent, team player, flexible
- Analytically strong

**Circana Behaviors**

As well as the technical skills, experience and attributes that are required for the role, our shared behaviors sit at the core of our organization. Therefore, we always look for people who can continuously champion these behaviors throughout the business within their day-to-day role:

- Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions
- Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action
- Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices
- Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers
- Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement
- Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect and integrity
- Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone

**Location**

This position can be located in the following area(s): Cape Town, South Africa

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