• Application Deadline:
• Position: Business Analyst Nigeria


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Nigeria


• Job Field Data, Business Analysis and AI 
  

POSITION

• The Business Analyst is a trusted partner to the General Manager (GM), with the mission of providing a strong understanding of the business commercial performance, and enabling full ownership of the perimeter P&L for the GM.


• To do so the Business Analyst establishes reports of actual results and variance analysis for the NIGERIA market.


• She/he is also the key business partner to consolidate market insights and management information for decision making, managing comprehensive sets of data and bringing them into a format that management can base their decisions on.

SALES PARTNER

• Organize work to improve the efficiency of sales and analytics.


• Focus on developing and monitoring compliance with commercial strategy.


• Develop tools to monitor and develop commercial performance in coordination with regional team (e.g. Power BI dashboards). Train local commercial to maximize tools utilisation.


• Analyse sales process reports (e.g., sales activity, sales opportunities, average time to close, win and loss characteristics, etc.) to identify areas for improvement in the sales process.


• Assist sales teams with sales reporting.

BUSINESS ANALYSIS

• Work closely with Market Managers (MMs) to report business performance (monthly shipments/depletions/stock tracking) and identify risks & opportunities vs forecast.


• Coordinate efficient information flow with AfME regional team.


• Partner with GM in preparing Business Reviews and ad hoc analysis for Senior Executives.


• Lead continuous improvement and teams collaboration to nurture organisation cross-functional performance.

STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Support cluster Market Managers with dedicated analyses.


• LE/Pre-Budget forecast (TOPAZ retrieve and update through file creation, export, checks, and review with Market Managers).


• Support GM in 5Y plan update and Brand Planning.


• Study of alternative pricing solutions.

DEMAND PLANNING

• Coordinate orders management with supply chain.


• Work closely with Demand Planning team to provide an accurate phasing of shipment supply chain and reduce the variance vs forecast planning.


• Work closely with the Maison in coordination with Market Managers to improve relationships with our distributors.

CASH & CUSTOMER CREDIT MANAGEMENT

• Anticipate credit limit issues to ensure orders’ on-time delivery (incl. Coface).


• Ensure achievement of the DSO target.

PROFILE

Languages:

• English fluent, French as a plus

Professional experience:

• 5Y experience in business controlling and/or finance, preferably in FMCG industry.


• Strong financial planning and analysis skills.


• Experience in generating process documentation and reports.


• Good business understanding, interested in sales and marketing.

Technical & management skills:

• Strong knowledge of Excel (macro, programming), PowerPoint, multi-dimensional tools (ESSBASE, EOS, Microsoft database type) are necessary.

Personal & interpersonal skills:

• Excellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills


• Integrity and rigor are a must, as well as pro activity and team spirit.


• Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills


• Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail


• Highly self-motivated and directed


• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure


• Strong customer service orientation


• Able to exercise independent judgment and take action on it


• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment


• Comfort with ambiguous, ever-changing situations