DISTRICT SALES ANALYST

AB InBev Group; eMalahleni; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

AB InBev Group in South Africa is seeking a District Sales Analyst to provide deep-dive sales analysis to local teams, informed by a centralized retail intelligence platform, to support the district Business Plan.

You will deliver weekly insights, assist with planning, trend analysis, and maintain data integrity of sales masterdata while collaborating across a matrix of sales personnel.

Qualifications

• B.Com or related Business Degree is required.
• 1-2 years sales experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyse sales information to generate local insights.
• Support District Manager with weekly insights and planning.
• Support quarterly deep-dive trend analysis.
• Identify weekly opportunities or issues for the sales team.
• Maintain integrity and accuracy of sales masterdata.
• Assist with customer beer credits and PO-related queries.

Skills

Analytical

Attention to detail

Organisation & planning

Time management

Communication skills

MS Office

Market trends

Interpersonal skills

Education

B.Com or related business degree

Job description

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role is to provide District Sales Teams with deep dives and localised sales analysis informed by centralised retail intelligence platform, resulting in localised insights in support of the district Business Plan.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Analysis of sales information to generate local insights
• Support District Manager with Business Planning requirements with weekly insights and analysis across support teams.
• Support sales manager with quarterly sales plans localized deep dive and trend analysis.
• Weekly opportunity or issue identification for the sales team.
• Analyse standard reporting packs and provide recommendations to sales managers and to the district manager.
• Daily, weekly and monthly reporting on performance down to sales rep level (volume, pricing, retention, BEES, trade Schemes, availability, calling, promotions & scorecards).
• Maintains the integrity an accuracy of sales Masterdata.
• Assisting sales managers and district manager with customer free beer credits.
• Purchase order creation and other PTP queries for sales manager and district manager.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Excellent attention to detail, highly analytical
• Good organisation and planning skills
• Good time management & communication skills
• Ability to operate efficiently in a matrix environment
• Superior knowledge of systems such as MS Office
• Initiative and ability to analyse market trends
• Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal, influencing and internal customer liaison skills
• Ability to make recommendation and implement changes in relation to internal customer needs

Minimum Requirements:

• B Com/or Related Business Degree
• Experience 1-2 years sales experience would be advantageous

Additional Information:

Band: IX SAB/ AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The South African Breweries (SAB) has reimagined what a beer company can be and has anchored this in a powerful brand purpose – We Dream Big to Create a Future With More Cheers – which articulates who we are and where we are going. At SAB it’s always about more than the beer. We are driven by our passion to demonstrate the unique power of beer to propel South Africa forward. Since our inception over a century ago, SAB has grown to become South Africa's largest brewer, a powerful economic contributor, a leader in sustainability, and a champion of responsible consumption. SAB is one of South Africa’s admired companies and corporate brands. The company has 7 breweries and 42 depots in South Africa, a total workforce of approximately 5000, and supports a beer economy ‘from seed to sip’ of over 250 000 jobs. Its portfolio of beer brands meets the needs of a wide range of consumers and includes leading brands in beer and beyond such as Castle Lager, Carling Black Label, Corona, Brutal Fruit, and Flying Fish