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Business Analyst - The Body Shop & New Business Development

Listing reference: click_

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 25 November

Position summary

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Johannesburg

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market related

EE position: Yes

Introduction

To assist in the development and execution of The Body Shop business (standalone stores as well as The Body Shop in Clicks) and New Business Development in the Clicks business strategy in order to achieve and exceed financial targets and ensure sustainable performance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide value adding business analysis and recommendations of merchandise performance, sales & profit trends, CRM and E-Commerce performance and marketing performance / effectiveness to ensure sustainable performance is achieved by growing existing business and growth through new opportunities.
2. Make recommendations on product pricing strategies in order to grow market share.
3. Optimise potential profit opportunities within the business.
4. Perform key analysis on promotional assortment management to identify products to promote or not to promote.
5. Analyse product and space performance to identify opportunities to become more profitable.
6. Analyse e-commerce and digital marketing performance to ensure sales performance and efficient marketing spend in collaboration with the marketing team.
7. Analyse and improve the effectiveness of the CRM communications and promotions in line with business objectives in collaboration with the CRM team.
8. Analyse New business development opportunities and determine feasibility thereof in collaboration with the finance team.

Job Knowledge

1. Business strategies
2. Business objectives
3. Retail policies and procedures
4. Good understanding of retail environment
5. Understanding competitor behaviour and ability to analyse them

Job Related Skills

1. Retail company systems
2. Micro-office suite
3. Data analysis
4. Reporting insights

Job Experience

3 to 5 years within a retail environment within a financial / analytical role

Education

3 year degree / diploma BCom or equivalent Essential