Regional Grocery Analyst - Jumia (Full Time) at Jumia

About The Role

The regional commercial analyst will support the business by understanding the markets, vendors, and customers to bring valuable insights and convictions to support data driven commercial recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Leading the commercial plan and taking an active role in the definition and execution of Jumia’s commercial category strategy.
• Understanding the market, vendors, and customers to bring valuable insights and convictions to support your data driven commercial recommendations.
• Monitoring daily performance to achieve present targets and objectives.
• Delivering smart reporting on the performance/KPIs across multiple markets leading to action-oriented recommendations including:
  • Building reports from large data sets to provide key insights for the teams.
  • Building detailed monthly projections and allocations at category level.
• Working seamlessly with all departments (Commercial, Marketing, Onsite, Operations...), enabling decision making, problem solving and ensuring laser focus execution.
• Leading massive and complex commercial operations and project management initiatives, coordinating effectively cross-functional initiatives.
• Constantly working toward improving and simplifying our tools and processes

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Action and results oriented.
• Very strong analytical skills.
• Ability to analyze large data sets to make strategic decisions.
• Proficiency in Excel (VBA would be a plus) & Power BI
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to convince the people and your team that you are making the right decisions.
• Fast learner and well organized.
• Resistant to stress.
• Very independent with a strong ability to go further than the expectations.

What We Offer

• A unique opportunity in implementing and executing new ideas for a thriving e-commerce business.
• The opportunity to work with professional and dynamic teams in and outside your local country.
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation.