Business Analyst

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; Chertsey; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Electronics is seeking a Business Analyst to join the European Digital Appliances Office. This role involves analyzing business performance, developing reports, and providing insights to drive strategic decisions. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a creative mindset, and the ability to communicate effectively across teams. The position offers a hybrid working model and a competitive benefits package, including a bonus scheme and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days at home

Bonus scheme linked to performance

Pension contribution

Three volunteering days each year

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to discounts on Samsung products

Access to a discount shopping portal

Qualifications

• Energetic, ambitious, driven, adaptable, delivery focused.
• High analytical and data management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple data sources and consolidate.

Responsibilities

• Analyse business environment and develop strategies.
• Support development of business reports and performance metrics.
• Track competitor trends and provide market analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Data management

Creative mindset

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Position Summary

Why join our team?

EDAO (European Digital Appliances Office) offers leadership, guidance, expertise and support of the Business and Product Marketing strategies for Samsung Electronics Home Appliances across Europe. We take full responsibility for the total business performance of Samsung across 17 subsidiaries within Europe.

Home Appliances is one of the fastest growing businesses within Samsung Electronics and EDAO helps define and drive Global Strategy into local execution. Additionally, it leads the broader product, sales, retail and marketing community to deliver excellence in execution. A small dynamic team with a genuine passion for innovation and a desire to propel Samsung to a true number one position in the category across Europe.

Role and Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities

• Analyse external and internal business environment along with current business status to strategically identify critical issues and support the development of responsive strategies to set the course of action.
• You will support the development/improvement of business reports - providing management with regular business analytics and results to strengthen the business monitoring function.
• Tracking and reporting on business performance metrics including revenue, price, mix, segment share, and profit.
• Market Knowledge - analyse, understand and interpret market research data and competitor analysis to shape and steer the business direction.
• The aim of the role is to bring more efficient, more insightful and more effective communication of our business monitoring critical metrics across the organisation.

Business Performance

• Share routine business performance reports on primary performance indicators including sell-in, sell-out, pricing, and profit results and predictions.

Market Sensing

• Provide regular market reports and analysis using the different available sources
• Track competitor trends and developments that could evolve into a direct challenge or opportunity for the business

Key Account Management support

• Support the development of business reports to manage Key Account performance
• Liaise with local Samsung teams to understand actionable insights for business improvement at Account level; and identify and expand Best Practices.

Executive reporting

• Support the development of business reports, executive presentations, customer meetings
• Liaise with wider organisation and teams, including product and marketing, to secure inputs to inform strategy and business reporting.

Special Projects

• Engage-in ad-hoc projects centred around a particular market or business opportunity providing data and insights to the relevant members of the team.

What we need for this role

To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Energetic, ambitious, driven, adaptable, delivery focussed, entrepreneurial flair;
• Possess strong interpersonal skills, positive attitude towards challenging tasks;
• Creative mind-set with a willingness to challenge the norm;
• Always looking to improve;
• Diligent in follow up with determination to secure accurate and complete output;
• Ensuring successful task or project completion on time by embodying an enthusiastic attitude and strong sense of purpose;
• Accurately understanding others' requests and clearly expressing and delivering oneself in the most effective manner;
• Has high analytical and data management skills - not just providing information but translating that into valuable insight;
• Solid excel, PowerPoint and word skills to compile valued reporting;
• Has the ability to handle multiple data sources and consolidate and simplify into efficient analysis;
• Has great communication skills and ability to work with people across multiple teams that do not work or report directly to EDAO.

What does success look like?

• A holistic business mind-set with a strong commercial acumen is key to really understanding how Samsung is developing and deploying its Home Appliance Strategy and if this execution is delivering the right results.
• You will thrive in an intricate setting, collaborating with various collaborators and crafting narratives that connect them all in a unified business perspective.
• You will thrive in a fast moving and dynamic environment that requires them to work with, support/ assist and make valuable contributions to many team members (in the Europe Office, HQ Office and local Subsidiary Offices)
• Attention to detail is crucial, along with the ability to think creatively for success.

The interview process

3 stages of interview - 2 behavioral (online), 1 competency task and presentation will be included at the last stage (in person)

Vania Pinto (Hiring Manager) / M.H. Kim (Business Manager) / Antonio De Simone (Head of Product Team)

Skills and Qualifications

Benefits of working at Samsung include

• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days at home per week
• Bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance
• Pension contribution
• Three volunteering days each year
• Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday
• Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products
• Access to a discount shopping portal
• Partner Colleagues are not eligible for certain types of statutory leave such as Samsung Family Leave or Sick Leave policies but may be eligible for statutory payments via their agency

A note on equal opportunities

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our Company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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