The Retail Planning & Performance Senior Analyst role is crucial in supporting the Manager to deliver reliable business insights by providing the Leadership team with recurring and ad-hoc data analysis and reports.
This candidate should be familiar with Retail sales organization, initiatives, and data to report performance in a structured manner as well as develop analytical models to facilitate decision-making.
To do so, the P&P Senior Analyst will work closely with different stakeholders (within the P&P team and outside) to ensure general delivery.
Main Responsibilities
* Act as a sparring partner for the Retail P&P Manager and Retail Senior Management.
* Establish and own accurate and robust reporting processes to track performance from a Retail perspective and throughout the different management levels.
* Lead specific projects or initiatives that impact directly the Retail sales teams, by supporting or taking ownership of the full project life cycle from conceptual work to implementation and tracking.
* Lead or participate in the creation of compelling presentations to communicate progress, enhance discussions, and facilitate decision-making process; make recommendations in the appropriate forums.
* Work together with regional Retail sales teams to analyze and understand performance related to the different initiatives, and participate in the development of related action plans moving forward.
* Conduct detailed analysis when needed, often involving large amounts of data and/or feedback from regional teams.
* Assist or develop analytical models to assist the strategic and tactical decision-making processes related to Retail incentives, sizing, organization, etc.
* Establish trust and collaborative working relationships with internal stakeholders, develop a strong network of contacts throughout the business, and gain the support of key players.
* Leverage technology (Tableau, Salesforce) to drive automation and consistency when it comes to data related to specific initiatives being managed.
* Rest of Planning & Performance team
* Retail Team
* Other teams within Commercial Enablement Hub (Distribution, Commercial Development)
* Sales Center of Excellence
* Data Analytics team (BI)
* Other teams such as HR or Product
Candidate Profile
* Excellent analytical and numerical skills; able to interpret, summarize, and present complex data sets from multiple sources clearly and succinctly; strong attention to detail.
* Strong presentation and communication skills (verbal and written); able to interpret, summarize, and present data and progress clearly and succinctly; able to influence business partners' decisions.
* Methodical and organized mindset.
* Results-oriented, dynamic individual with hands-on mentality and proactive attitude, able to take initiative to propose and lead individual pieces of work or solve problems with minimal supervision.
* Strong drive, capacity to push and make things happen while engaging with relevant key stakeholders.
* Team spirit and attitude, comfortable working in multiple initiatives simultaneously.
* Ability to build strong working relationships, create networks, and influence; proactive in engaging with the business.
* Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
* Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
* SQL skills are highly valued (not required).
* Experience with data analysis and modelling software (Tableau) is valued (not required).
* Experience in the accommodation intermediation business is valued (not required).