Data Analysis Specialist

Parker Connect; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Dubai is seeking a Data Analysis Specialist to review sales performance and provide actionable insights. The ideal candidate will have 6-8 years' experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex data effectively. Proficiency in tools like Power BI and SQL is preferred. This role offers opportunities to work collaboratively and drive strategic business decisions.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience as Data Analyst, preferably in Printing & Packaging.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Review and monitor sales team activities against targets.
• Collaborate with IT to manage sales data databases.
• Conduct market research to determine product perceptions.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

MS Excel

Power BI

SQL

Education

BA/BS degree in Business Analytics or related field

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Tableau

SAP

Salesforce

Job description

Data Analysis Specialist

Responsibilities

• Review and monitor the activities and performance of the sales team against the set targets.
• To monitor and report finished goods stocks level and advise the sales personnel accordingly.
• Draft and present the sales presentations, dashboard and proposals
• Keep track of periodical customer feedback and advise corrective steps to improve the services
• Review lost sales and customer accounts and present timely reports to Management.
• Source, procure and analyze data and information to identify potential sales opportunities
• Reviewing analysis of all sales activities and marketing campaigns, with the aim of providing reports and summaries to direct manager, the rest of the team and other functions
• Collaborating with IT and the rest of the team in creating databases to capture all sales data, remaining responsible for the management of these databases and the collection & input of data through sales support team
• Conducting market researches aimed at determining product perceptions, understanding customer needs, evaluating market penetration, analyzing competitors
• Analyzing customers’ assortments in order to periodically review them to maximize sales in accordance with forecast levels and stock requirements
• Monitoring the order and sales progress, as well as the sales portfolio, and provide timely and strategic insights to the sales team for target achievement
• Analyzing and assessing demographics, prices and distribution channels
• Creating and managing sales dashboards, which visualizes fundamental performance indicators
• Analyzing competitors’ trends and business results, sharing then key info and reports with direct manager, Marketing and Sales function
• Analyzing sales and marketing metrics for identifying effect-cause relationships between financial outcomes and marketing / sales actions to raise profitability
• Providing direct manager with daily and weekly summaries and reports on business results and other key figures for the Team.
• Gather critical data to quickly respond orally and in writing to client information requests.
• Write and publish client meeting summary notes posted to firm wide client relationship management systems.
• Lead the new client on-boarding- supporting clients through the process of opening new accounts with company
• Contact external customers and regional business development personnel to gather information and interpret basic product and service needs of customers and develop equipment solutions to meet needs.
• Draws on basic / developing product knowledge and customer, BD / Sales, and technical advisor input to develop bid proposals or solutions.
• Assist in Contingency Planning with market feasibility reports and detailed analysis.
• Participate in alignment meetings with Demand Supply Planning and Generating Demand
• Review all third-party raw data accuracy, by validating data vs agreed standards
• Continuous cleaning the data and continuous checking about data accuracy appearing in all published reports
• Publish the daily, weekly and monthly sales dash board by segment, region, sales personnel and accompanied with analytical insights
• Tracking new launches performance through designing a tracker and follow up with team about new results performance
• Provide a tracking dynamic report for new sales projects with the historical data along with weekly and monthly progression
• Design the target setting contribution for the team on monthly basis using historical trends by representatives and by segments.
• Distilling insights, opportunity areas and actionable recommendations from qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Ensure integrity of the numbers to enable accurate and timely reporting to support insightful business decisions and performance measurement
• Prepare analyses and deliverables to support corporate processes, e.g., Annual Plan, Quarterly Business Review (QBR), Long Range Planning (LRP) and annual forecast budgets
• Ability to address escalations, quickly assess and develop root cause analysis and solutions for operational escalations.
• Engage / collaborate with the various teams within company to identify and scope the gaps, risks, requirements and outcome for business challenges.
• Support the sales team with new fiscal year readiness and planning activities by generating bookings reports and funnel reports

Qualifications

• 6-8 years’ experience as Data Analyst preferably with Printing & Packaging or similar industry.
• BA / BS degree in related field (Business Analytics, Statistics, Economics, Business Administration, Finance or Accounting).
• Ability to present complex data in a clear, actionable format for non-technical users.
• Extremely organized and details oriented, with advanced expertise in MS mainly Excel, power point and Access applications, proficiency in SQL, Power BI / Tableau and ERP / CRM systems (SAP, Salesforce, etc.) are preferred.
• Experience in pricing analysis, margin optimization and production planning.
• Understanding of print production workflows and materials.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Sound knowledge of sales cycle and demonstrated aptitude for analytics and customer services.
• Strong analytical capabilities and ability to manage reporting and databases
• Focus on results and respect of deadlines
• A dynamic, proactive, flexible and curious individual, fast learner and committed to teamwork
• Able and confident in dealing with a broad and complex range of SKUs
• Able to work effectively under pressure and to get things done with constantly changing priorities, projects and deadlines
• Able to perform complex analysis and synthesis into reports and executive summaries
• A critical thinker, able to identify issues, make recommendations for improvement, achieve consensus and support implementation