Sales Performance Analyst in an Leading FMCG Company

CornerStone Staffing - Our Client, a big player in the FMCG Industry, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sales Performance Analyst Location: Lagos Job Description

This role is responsible for the collection, analysis and reporting of sales related data in an on-going effort to increase overall sales productivity.
The development and tracking of key performance indicators will be critical to enhance the understanding of the business and to improve decision-making.

Responsibilities

Create and standardize sales reporting processes
Create, join, and manage complex data sets into a comprehensive data visualization platform (BI tools, Excel, etc.) that can be used to drive root cause analysis of problems.
Gain access to, manipulate, and analyze data from multiple sources
Manage field inquiries regarding performance, historical sales trends, account/product level detail, etc.
Understand business needs to identify, develop, and implement enhancements to reporting and analytical deliverables.
Reporting will include standardized and custom reports on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis from a variety of inputs (predominantly SalesForce and Hyperion) using multiple output methods (Excel, Word, PPT, SalesForce, etc).
Accommodate sales reporting changes quickly and accurately, while at the same time capturing variances and outliers.
Responsible for reporting accuracy and timeliness adherence to deadlines, identifying flaws and errors in the data and any upstream data issues
Manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, own deliverables end to end, and partner with other teams within the business to achieve your goals

Skills and Competencies:

Excellent problem-solving & analytical skills with a solid understanding of data analysis techniques and technologies.
Must be comfortable working with large volumes of data.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; track record of presenting data-heavy information in clear and concise manner to all levels of the organization
Project and stakeholder management
Critical thinker; can determine the best way to measure and display performance metrics
Ability to employ advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel to create complex, high-level reporting models from concept to completion; Excel Macro/VBA writing & editing skills a strong plus
Comfortable with and adaptive to change

Education and Experience

3 - 5 years of applicable experience analyzing large data sets ideally within a sales organization
Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business-related field required (i.e. Finance, Business Economics/Management, etc.)
Excellent communication skills
Advanced Excel skills and experience required
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Word

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to Apply