Market Analyst at PG Group

Main job purpose

• To provide an analytical function for the full marketing division by analysing data, identifying trends and feeding the information back to the business in order to make decisions at a Corporate Level.

Main Objective

• To provide an analytical function for the full marketing division by analysing data, identifying trends and feeding the information back to the business in order to make decisions at Corporate Level.
• To receive and analyse forecast and compare to the Customer’s contract/previous forecast/sales and order history to ensure future growth and sustainability.
• To extract information from the system and provide information to the relevant stakeholders, monthly to the Supply Chain Manager and quarterly to the Financial Team to raise any deviations and analyse market trends.
• To create a price list for ARG by extracting data from SAP and calculating the price within specified parameters and maintain information on SAP on a weekly basis to ensure invoicing is done sufficiently and accurate.
• To collate the price lists for NPD and provide feedback to the existing and new customers to ensure profitability.
• To obtain price increases- weighted average for Export and ARG in line with specific parameters and accurate information shared with the customers to ensure increase for sustainability in market.
• To attend to ad hoc enquiries in terms of parts and pricing, stock availability and delivery time of parts by generating stock reports from SAP to provide accurate information.
• To successfully maintain SAP system ensuring that there are no price discrepancies and orders  are dealt with timeously.  
• To collate weekly and monthly reports by extracting data from different sources in order to identify excess stock and highlight any problems.
• To ensure effective communication of relevant information to all stakeholders to support effective decision making for the business. 

Critical job requirements

Qualification(s)

• Grade 12
• National Diploma in Commerce or related field

Knowledge

• Advanced Excel
• Strong Numeracy

Skills

• Excel
• Numeracy
• Problem Solving
• Communication at all levels

Experience

• 3 years experience in a sales and marketing environment