Commercial Analyst at CHEP

About the job

• Brambles companies, including CHEP, help move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organisation on earth. Our 330 million pallets, crates and containers are continuously in motion, forming the invisible backbone of the global supply chain and the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, sustainably and safely. As pioneers of the sharing economy, Brambles created one of the world's most sustainable logistics businesses through the share and reuse of its platforms under a model known as ‘pooling’. Brambles primarily serves the fast-moving consumer goods (e.g. dry food, grocery, and health and personal care), fresh produce, beverage, retail and general manufacturing industries. The Group employs more than 10,000 people and operates in over 60 countries with its largest operations in North America and Western Europe. For further information, please visit www.brambles.com.

Commercial Analyst, Durban

Position Purpose

• The incumbent will be required to provide the business with flexible, sound and responsive finance support. The incumbent will provide this support through having a sound knowledge of management accounting, financial systems, CHEP core commercial systems and overall general business knowledge. The primary objective of the incumbent would be to provide commercial support to business driven initiatives that maximize revenue flows, enhance business efficiencies, deliver cost savings and/or improve efficiencies in business systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• ·       Carry out adhoc commercial evaluations for targeted business operational initiatives
• ·       Enhancement and analysis of business performance measurements such as Metrics etc
• ·       Monthly Business reporting
• ·       Participate in internal adhoc projects
• ·       Participate in the Annual Budget process
• ·       Perform various Financial Evaluations and BVA calculations for new products and services as well as new and existing customers
• ·       Prepare adhoc reports & enhance business efficiencie

Challenges

•     Occasional overtime
•     Occasional travel
•     Working across time zones and cultures
•     Working autonomously or having limited access to immediate manager

Qualifications

• B. Comm (essential)
• B. Comm (Honours) (optional)
• CIMA (optional)

Experience

• 2 - 3 years in a similar role within a large organisation.
• Industry experience would be advantageous.

Skills and Knowledge

• Analytical and accurate.
• Ability to challenge cross functional teams.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Self-starter who is able to multi task.
• High proficiency in Excel.
• SAP/BW and Project Management skills would be advantageous