Sales Analyst - East London, South Africa - Abantu Staffing Solutions

Description

Job Desciption:

Sales analyst will be responsible for compiling and reporting on key sales and operational indicators to ultimately provide feedback and actionable insights to guide our marketing strategy and activities. To compile and analyse large amounts of data from various sources, accurately project sales trends, identify sales opportunities to optimize sales strategies and increase market share. This role Reports to the Marketing Manager, Country GM's and Local Store Marketers

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Finance or Accounting
• Minimum 3 years' experience in business analysis environment
• Experience with BI software an advantage
• Experience in Data Management beneficial

Responsibilities:

• Compiling, analysing, and reporting on data that has an impact on sales.
• Manage large amounts of data, both from internal and external sources.
• Providing actionable insights to guide the sales and marketing teams.
• Contributing to the development of sales plans and objectives.
• Monitoring and evaluating sales and promo performance.
• Communicate with Third-Party data collectors and developers to streamline and validate data
• Find workable solutions to manage and interpret data in a presentable format
• Recommendations on data infrastructure
• Recommend new processes and develop on approval/acceptance
• Supervisory skills

Competencies:

• Ability to speak, read and write English fluently
• Advanced numerical skills and statistical skills
• strong knowledge of spreadsheets, database and presentation software
• High level of organization and detail-orientated
• The capacity to organise/ plan/manage time and to adequately allocate to and divide time between various aspects of work
• Capacity to focus on and achieve standards of service which comply with the highest expectations
• The ability and capacity to take responsibility for own actions, others can rely on you, loyal and steadfast
• The ability to formulate, prioritise and execute pre-determined objectives
• Capacity to focus and achieve standards of service, which comply with the highest expectations of clients