Analyst - Retail

Skills - Experience in product analytics, client success, or a related role.

Location - Pune - Work from Office.

(Preferred Pune candidates only)

Key Skills : Inventory management, Supply Chain Management, Procurement.

Communication Skills - We are Looking for a candidate with an excellent communication.

Note : Profiles only from Retail Industry and feel free to call for any concerns.

Job Description:

- Ideal candidate would have some experience of P2P working in the Retail industry or in any of the below functions either directly or indirectly -

- Procurement / Buying department - Should have worked closely with vendors for sourcing products, understand product cost structure, involved in discussions on negotiating purchase agreements, deals, etc. for e.g - discounts or rebates from vendors on volume of business, charges on damaged goods, mode of delivery (direct to store or warehouse) etc.

- Marketing & advertising - worked with buyers on designing / implementing in-store promotions (seasonal, festive discounts etc. ) Understand the costing and margin adjustments behind promotional pricing, understand the P&L implications of space utilization for product placements, use market basket analysis, etc.

- Understand the role of suppliers in supporting in-store promotions either through purchased discounts, or advertising fees etc.

- Marketing / Sales Analytics - Analyze impact of promotional pricing on sales, analyze product pricing trend, and advise on corrections

- Good to have experience in AP, P2P/S2P domain

- Knowledge in account and finance, accounts payable, analytics, cash application, source to pay, reconciliations would be added advantage

Primary Responsibilities :

- Support Global teams in analyzing structured/unstructured retail transactions and financial data for recovering lost money for our clients

- Analytical skills to logically build data sets and interpret transaction life cycle

- Should possess data analysis and research skills.

- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

- Confident and possess can-do attitude

- Ownership - responsibility & initiative

Secondary responsibilities :

- Hands on experience with analyzing big data and forecasting/estimations

- Ability to understand recovery audit opportunity at different stages of S2P cycle

- Audit client data to identify and report any over or under payments, duplicate payments, allowances not collected, agreement validations, missed allowances/rebates etc.

Professional requirements :

- Educational Qualifications: Bachelor's/Master's

- Strong analytical skills

- Good communication skills (verbal & written)

- Preferred industry experience - Retail/ Procurement/ Data analysis/ Finance & Accounting/ Vendor management

Technical Competency :

- Advance level of Excel knowledge is must and exposure to MS Access would be preferred

- Acquire MS Access tool skills as per requirement

- Having exposure to multiple ERP systems will be added advantage (SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft etc. )

- Computer proficiency with advance level of familiarity of commonly used software applications like outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Internet, citrix environment, skype for business Etc. Excel, Outlook, etc.

Behavioral Competency :

- Must be able to grasp and understand basic Dupes and Statements Concepts

- Ability to work with supervision

- Must show ability to communicate and interact with other colleagues for guidance and direction

- Displays positive and can-do attitude

- Participates in active learning to enhance skill set