Business Analyst at Clicks Group

Job description

• To provide value adding business analysis and recommendations of merchandise performance, sales & profit trends, CRM and E-Commerce performance and marketing performance/ effectiveness to ensure sustainable performance is achieved by growing existing business and growth through new opportunities.
• To make recommendations on product pricing strategies in order to grow market share.
• To optimise potential profit opportunities within the business.
• To perform key analysis on promotional assortment management to identify products to promote or not to promote.
• To analyse product and space performance in order to identify opportunities to become more profitable.
• To analyse e-commerce and digital marketing performance to ensure sales performance and efficient marketing spend in collaboration with the marketing team.
• To analyse and improve the effectiveness of the CRM communications and promotions in line with the business objectives in collaboration with the CRM team
• To analyse New business development opportunities and determine feasibility thereof in collaboration with the finance team.

Minimum requirements

Job Knowledge:

• Business strategies
• Business objectives
• Retail policies and procedures
• Good understanding of retail environment
• Understanding competitor behaviour and ability to analyse them

Job Related Skills:

• Retail company systems
• Micro-office suite
• Excel advance level
• Financial acumen
• Change management skills
• Data analysis
• Reporting insights

Job Experience:

• 3 to 5 years within a retail environment within a financial/analytical role

Education:

• 3 year degree/diploma BCom or equivalent Essential

Essential Competences:

• Persuading and Influencing
• Presenting and Communicating Information
• Analysing
• Writing and Reporting
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking