Business Analyst

The Business Analyst is responsible for formulating a comprehensive commercial calendar detailing distribution, display, promotion and activation priorities and commercial excellence. They also improve the Wholesales customers business and operational performance across the Philippines through Sell in/Sell out and statistical analysis, providing decision-making proposals and recommendations to the wholesales head of sales and the wider PH Wholesales management team. The analyst actively engages in the day-to-day controlling and management of the business, acting as the natural go-to person for any data- and number-related information or queries.

• Formulate a comprehensive commercial calendar detailing distribution, display, promotion and activation priorities and commercial excellence.
• Improve Wholesales customers business and operational performance across the Philippines through Sell in/Sell out and statistical analysis.
• Provide decision-making proposals and recommendations to the wholesales head of sales and the wider PH Wholesales management team.
• Engage in day-to-day controlling and management of the business, acting as the natural go-to person for data- and number-related information.
• Establish systems and processes to collect, structure and analyse reliable business, operational and merchandising data and KPIs; enhance and/or develop dashboards and reports for visual comparisons across countries, channels and time periods.
• Ensure POS data are reconcilable between system platforms and provide monthly reconciliation of store count, budget performance etc.; prepare ad hoc business analysis and reports for management.
• Analyse weekly, monthly, quarterly and seasonal data, provide commentary on territory and store performance, highlight problem areas and recommend corrective actions; identify areas of improvement and key success factors.
• Participate in monthly business reviews with individual countries, monitor stores with extreme performance swings or loss-making business, and provide a monthly Observation List to Senior Management.
• Review store investment proposals, evaluate business opportunities and execute key area, mall and store opening evaluations; standardise country reporting and support sales teams in Power BI.
• Participate in business and budget planning through evaluation of in-year forecasts, budget proposals and mid-term business plans; critically evaluate assumptions and provide feedback and recommendations.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance or a related course.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, with at least 2 years at managerial level in a business and analytical role in a multinational corporation.
• Previous retail finance and analysis experience is a must, with a strong understanding of the relationship between retailers and operations.
• A team player with strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Detail-minded with excellent communication skills at all levels, including a high level of written and spoken English.
• Self-motivated and performance-oriented, able to work independently under time pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong analytical skills with solid retail business acumen and the ability to link business KPIs to operational KPIs.
• Extensive experience in MS Excel, Hyperion (HFM), SAP and MS PowerPoint.
• Intermediate knowledge of statistical methods and tools such as SPSS or similar.

• Master's Degree in a related field (preferred).
• Power BI (advantage).