Senior Specialist Trade Optimisation at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

Job Summary    
An exciting opportunity exist in our Trade Department. We are looking for a Senior Specialist - Trade Optimisation to lead trade insights and reporting for Corporate and Franchise stores and assist in the development of trade optimisation and modelling tools. The successful incumbent will work cross-functionally with the Commercial teams in the development of trade insights.

Minimum Requirements    

• Preferably a Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Finance or Economics related degree
• 3-5 years experience in an analytical role within Retail/FMCG/Consulting environment is essential
• Proven ability to use a statistical programming language (R, Python, Matlab, or SAS)
• Previous team management experience

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Align with the Trade Planning team to communicate sales targets and promotional sales requirements to the Corporate and Franchise business.
• Develop trade insights for Corporate and Franchise stores.
• Contribute to trade planning and trade strategy.
• Computation of the descriptive statistics and daily and weekly summary reports.
• Build data driven performance enhancing insights.
• Produce format and segment specific insights.
• Track and report om trade investment activities in Corporate and Franchise stores.
• Serve as point person for the consolidation and communication of trade investments for the Franchise community.
• Complete in-depth period and campaign trade reviews.
• Draw sales and ad hoc analysis reports for the commercial divisions as requested.
• Oversee the trade data ensuring the integrity and robustness of analysis.
• Contribute to the development of the trade database.
• Develop system enhancements to improve data processing efficiencies.
• Trade Insights
• Contribute to the development and incremental improvement of the trade analytics and insights tools.
• Build trade analysis reports analysing the effects of industry, technology, and market changes including industry practices, business trends, distribution methods, and the competitive environment.
• Design and build innovative approaches to continuously improve trade systems and processes.
• Perform cross-sectional analyses; identify trends and insights based on data.

Competencies    

• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Effective teamwork
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Conceptual thinking
• Drive and sense of urgency
• A high degree of verbal and written communication skills
• Good presentation skills

Additional Information    
The successful incumbent must have the ability to build relationships cross-functionally within the business

Closing Date:2020/02/06
Reference Number:PNP200122-2