An International Cosmetics retailer is looking for a Commercial Analyst to undertake analytics to drive the Commercial plan and profitability at market levels. The position supports the Head of Commercial and Commercial team in developing and delivering the strategic category plan through the provision of timely and detailed analysis
Responsibilities:
collate and analyse category performance to ensure maximum efficiency and productivity of investment
evaluate the effectiveness of promotional activities, provide information on sales trends and retail store performance by category to Head of Commercial to help develop appropriate strategic and/or tactical retail programmes
manage product lifecycles from recommending new product buy quantities to discontinuations
track and analyse product performance throughout their entire Product Life Cycle and provide recommendations for actions
timely dissemination of communication on operational issues that affect ongoing and new product activities
gather competitors' pricing to ensure the organisation is aptly benchmarked according to category strategy so as to maximise returns
support and manage product margins within budgetary control
put in place contingency plan to replace promotions that are underperforming against forecast
track core and new product availability in time for launch plans and specifically ensure stock cover is appropriate for planned events
create, maintain and update all consumer offer activities with standardised documents to ensure the business can effectively meet its planned retail calendar
key liaison with the Headquarter / Regional Office / Suppliers for the consumer offers progression and ensure that relevant timeline have been met by key departments
provide regular update on the consumer offers, monitor and highlight to key departments on the feasibility of the planned retail calendar by ensuring that all operational requirements can be met
undertake analytics in order for the Market Commercial team to develop forward stock forecasts; set price-points according to market requirements and competitive landscape within International guidelines and also set promotion pricing according to the events calendar; and plan and select assortment (including decisions for discontinuing products) and feedback to International Commercial on desired core assortment changes and planned market adjustments
conduct other analyses as needed (e.g. seasonal / terminal stock analysis, sales markdowns, impact of pricing trials) and provide to relevant action parties
Requirements:
two to five years' business related experience preferably in FMCG & retail
understanding of marketing mix, pricing, cost and margin
consumer products management / planning experience
numerical, analysis & decision making skills
communicate effectively in Chinese (Cantonese) and English
knowledge of personal care / skin care products and market dynamics is preferred
strong working knowledge of computers and software applications such as Excel, Word and data retrieval tools
excellent planning and organisational skills
If you would like to apply for this role or find out more, please apply online or contact Judy Chu at Robert Walters on (852) 2103 5300 or judy.chu@robertwalters.com.hk quoting the Job Reference AUI/307250.