Are you ready to join a fast-growing
organization that is revolutionizing how low and middle-income customers are
accessing consumer goods?
Our Client is democratizing
e-commerce by making it accessible to all regardless of location, financial
status and internet access.
Using digital technology, a network
of Agents who operate as e-commerce ordering and delivery points and an
internally managed world-class fulfillment and delivery system, we are opening
up distribution to hundreds of millions of the world’s population who cannot
conveniently access affordable goods.
About the Role: Our Client is
growing extremely fast and is seeking an outstanding Commercial Planner.
Reporting to the Head of Analytics,
you will be responsible for executing and communicating strategic commercial
plans that support the company’s financial, product, and marketing objectives
as well responsible for driving top line financial plans from a global level to
a department/category level.
Specifically, you will:
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Partner with relevant departments to
develop strategic monthly and quarterly plans at the product level.
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Contribute to the development of
marketing initiatives.
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Contribute to creating strategic
financial plans that support the company’s objectives and brand goals from a
top down perspective
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Identify and validate sales and
margin growth and inventory productivity opportunities for monthly and
quarterly strategic plans
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Guide the procurement and
merchandising teams utilizing historical data, current trends, and
socio/economic information to capitalize on new opportunities and identify
risks.
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Prepare the monthly management
estimate by channel validating sales and margin and ensuring that financial
projections represent new strategies.
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Review and report on the current and
future inventory position including any risk to open to buy, delivery of
receipts, changes in on order, and seasonality risks and opportunities
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Compile and prepare hindsight and
financial strategy top line presentations for cross functional team
presentation
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Support in completion and analysis
for the monthly management presentations
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Develop demand sales plans, in
coordination with the promo calendar to ensure the business is set – up to meet
the net sales plan.
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Communicate the demand sales
projections to the business, to ensure proper planning for key, upcoming sales
initiatives.
About You:
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You have an undergraduate degree in
Business studies, Statistics, Mathematics related field or equivalent and
relevant work-related experience and /or training.
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You have a minimum 3 years commercial
planning experience and 5 or more years of total work experience in FMCG.
Ecommerce or related industry.
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You have experience in presenting and
recommending strategies and building a business case
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You have experience in strategic
forecasting for a multidimensional business
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You have worked with business
Intelligence Tools like Tableau
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You are well-versed in planning and allocation
systems, as well as advanced Microsoft windows
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You understand how data can inform
the big picture and can effectively communicate with business people at all
levels and translate your data insights into business strategy.
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Your curiosity is your driving force
and you have proven time and again that you can proactively develop useful
business insights by following through on your own questions or hypothesis.
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You possess a great work ethic with
ability and will power to just get things done.
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You have well-developed written and
verbal communication skills including presenting complex material in an
organized and compelling manner
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You can plan, organize, and structure
work.
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You are highly skilled in Excel,
Word, and other word processing software programs.
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You showcase good analytical and
evaluative skills in tasks.
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You can multitask and have good
interpersonal skills
If you meet these qualifications,
send your Updated CV and any other Relevant papers to brecruited2015@gmail.com
quoting the job title REF CM PLR APRIL 2020 on the email subject.
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