Marketing & Sales Analyst – Distribution at Corporate Staffing

Key Responsibilities

Analytical approach to sales and sourcing 

• Understanding economic factors affecting demand and supply of commodities.
• Analyzing import data to understand market trends – origins, pricing, local logistics, lead times.
• Gather market information from sales team. 
• Identifying trends in the market – global and local by analyzing raw material costs and how it impacts overall sourcing.
• Assist the business in solving qualitative and quantitative sourcing issues.
• Provide management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products
• Be in direct contact with HQ on souring related issues, GIT updates and developing strategies to improve lead times from origin.
• Developing forecast plans for all products based on historic data as well as global trends.

 Costing 

• Developing pricing strategies that minimize losses and maximize profits taking into account interest, fx and other factors
• Developing cost structures/templates to best understand how the business can achieve our results 
• Developing of budgets forecasts
• Analyzing product cost and recommending changes

 Support in the import and export process

• Planning, documentation and processing of cost for imports.
• Planning, documentation and processing of cost for exports. 
• Sales support for exports & back to back orders

 Support in ERP implementation – not a requirement but a PLUS

• Experience with Microsoft 365 dynamics
• Assisting in validation of business requirements for Supply chain management and Finance
• Supporting in Supply chain process optimization 
• Conducting User Acceptance Testing for supply chain, inventory management, warehouse management and finance related topics
• Providing requirements for Business intelligence reports to optimize supply chain + procurement processes

Key Qualifications

• Degree/ Diploma in Business Management, Statistics, Actuarial Science or another relevant field.
• Over 4 years of experience in the same or related role.
• Preferably have Manufacturing /FMCG experience
• Experience working as a demand planner or similar role.
• Demonstrated knowledge of demand planning philosophies and processes as well as a proven track record.
• Experienced in Advance Excel and systems in general (ERP)
• Import requirements (will be a plus) – Import process – documentation, costings etc. 
• Export process – documentation, costings etc.
• Knowledge in commodity pricing and demand.
• Good data gathering and analysis skills.
• Knowledge of market survey process.
• Knowledge of imports, purchasing principles and practices.
• Knowledge of local laws, regulations and policies governing imports and exports.
• Ability to organize receipts, documents, and information from multiple sources.
• Systematic and methodological thinking.
• Commercial acumen
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.