Parts Analytics & Forecasting Specialist

Boardroom Appointments; Springs; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Parts Business Analyst in Springs to strengthen the national parts operation. The role focuses on analysing sales, margins, inventory, procurement, planning and forecasting data, and creating detailed reports and dashboards for senior management.

You will identify operational challenges, offer practical improvements, manage price files, support ERP data integrity, and train staff on Baan and Excel.

Qualifications

• Matric or an equivalent NQF 4 qualification.
• A relevant Diploma or NQF 6 qualification will be highly advantageous.
• Approximately 4–5 years' relevant experience in parts, inventory, procurement, sales planning, commercial analysis or a related environment.
• Experience within a spare-parts, aftermarket, mining, heavy-equipment, automotive, industrial machinery or technical-product environment.
• Advanced working knowledge of Baan ERP.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience developing detailed reports and management dashboards.
• Practical experience analysing: parts sales, sales margins, inventory, procurement, sales forecasts, inventory forecasts, pricing.
• Strong IT knowledge, including exposure to reporting cubes and databases.
• Strong written and verbal business communication skills.
• Experience supporting or training system users.
• Willingness and ability to work in Springs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed analysis of sales, procurement, planning and inventory performance.
• Develop advanced reports and dashboards for senior management.
• Analyse parts sales against budgets, forecasts and historical trends.
• Conduct sales-margin and profitability analysis.
• Identify margin leakage, pricing discrepancies and underperforming areas.
• Analyse inventory levels, stock movement and parts availability.
• Identify slow-moving, obsolete, excess and potentially short-stocked parts.
• Analyse procurement activity, supplier lead times and replenishment requirements.
• Prepare and maintain sales and inventory forecasts.
• Monitor forecasting accuracy and investigate material variances.
• Manage and maintain parts price files.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of pricing, sales and inventory information.
• Identify and assist in resolving ERP system and data-related problems.
• Support improvements to reporting, systems and Parts business processes.
• Assist with training employees in the use of Baan and Microsoft Excel.
• Present analytical findings and recommendations to management and operational stakeholders.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Baan ERP

Power BI

SQL

Data analysis

Reporting dashboards

Forecasting

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Matric or NQF 4 qualification

Diploma or NQF 6 qualification

Tools

Baan ERP

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Parts Business Analyst in Springs to strengthen the national parts operation. The role focuses on analysing sales, margins, inventory, procurement, planning and forecasting data, and creating detailed reports and dashboards for senior management.

You will identify operational challenges, offer practical improvements, manage price files, support ERP data integrity, and train staff on Baan and Excel.