Commercial Analyst (Manager) Job Opportunity – Movit Products Ltd
Job Title: Commercial Analyst (Manager)
Organisation: Movit Products Ltd
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: The Executive Chairman
About us:
Movit Products Ltd is a Ugandan personal care company based in Kampala, manufacturing personal care products. Its brands include Movit, Radiant, Baby Junior, Skin Guard, Pine and NAN. The company was founded in 1997, by Simpson Birungi as a makeshift workshop in Namasuba, Wakiso District. In 1999 the first Movit product, Herbal Baby Jelly, was put on the market.[4] Over the years, Movit, the company’s flagship name, has grown into one of Uganda’s top cosmetics brands with distribution links in both East Africa and the COMESA regions.[5] Other known products from Movit include the Body Milk Lotion, Junior Petroleum Jelly, Movit No base Relaxer and many more.
Job Summary: The commercial analyst will act as the business expert responsible for supporting the business decision making process through data analysis, competitor scans, performance insights in order to improve efficiency and performance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct an analysis of the business’ commercial performance and highlighting opportunities and potential risks.
- Coordinate the formulation of the business operating plans, budgets and monitor progress towards their achievement Identify and draw attention to important business trends and opportunities to maximize return while minimizing risk.
- Conduct financial analysis of the commercial monthly performance; update the Chief Commercial Officer on performance highlighting opportunities and potential risks.
- Support the commercial business in analyzing variances reports, variations from stated strategies at Category, Brand, Product and Stock Keeping Unit.
- Monitor Category, brand, product, Stock Keeping Unit and Channel profitability and provide insights to the Commercial Department on opportunities for scaling in terms of price, volume and positioning.
- Provide support to the Category team in computation of marketing spend effectiveness
- Return on marketing investment (ROMI) Identifying cost saving opportunities and assist the commercial team to implement them.
- Participate in financial modelling and develop user friendly data driven reports
- Participate in the process of developing project performance reports and ensure real-time reporting and integration in the finance system reporting.
- Monitor the trends and developments in the sector, industry and the fields of cosmetics and other house hold items
- Participate in the analysis of pricing to ensure an optimal price of products is achieved.
- Drive effective cost and investment management
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant must hold Bachelor’s degree in Statistics and Applied Economics, Business Administration, IT and any other related field.
- A Professional qualifications in Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Five (5) years of relevant work experience if which three (3) were in business analysis
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Access and/or SQL experience is strongly preferred
- Good working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Systems like SAP
- Exceptional analytical, conceptual thinking skills
- Excellent communication skills, report writing, presentation
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
How to Apply:
If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your ability to meet the relevant criteria for the roles,
Apply on line at the link below
Click here please submit your application, including copies of your academic and professional certificates, testimonials and your detailed curriculum vitae and contacts of three (3) professional referees familiar with your qualifications and work experience addressed to:
The Director,
Executive Selection Division,
Deloitte (Uganda) Limited,
Plot 1 Lumumba Avenue,
- O. Box, 10314 Kampala.
Email or hard copy applications will not be accepted.
Movit is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and committed to diversity and gender equality. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Deadline: Friday, 22nd November 2019