Analyst Sales – Developing Countries

The registered office of RIGO Trading S.A. is established in the municipality of Niederanven in the EBBC business complex close to the Findel Airport. The company started up only in 2014 and employs currently more than 90 employees.

One purpose of the company is the acquisition by purchase, registration, and transfer by sale or exchange of intellectual and industrial property rights. RIGO Trading S.A. takes care of the procurement and in particular the purchase of CAPEXs, raw materials, packaging and print materials, for the activities of the companies of its group and the distribution of goods produced on the Luxembourg market and to duty free and retail customers worldwide. The global Travel Retail Management and as well the associated Marketing and Key Account Management have been successfully established in RIGO Trading S.A. during the course of the years 2015 and 2016. Since 2017 the Global Export / Developing Countries Management (for more than 40 countries) and Sales and Marketing activities have been consolidated in Luxembourg as well.

(Senior) Analyst Sales – Developing Countries (f/m/d)

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Are you passionate about HARIBO and interested in making this iconic brand big in new markets? Then be part of our mission and join as (Senior) Sales Analyst supporting the Developing Countries' team in spreading happiness around the globe. The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

We are looking for an analytical, numbers-driven person who uses internal and external data to help the Sales Department improve its performance. Data must be collected, analyzed and, most importantly, interpreted in terms of our business context. The Sales Department requires actionable insights to facilitate fact-based decision-making. Depending on your professional experience, we will hire you for either a Senior Analyst or Analyst position.

Main responsibilities:

In your role as a (Senior) Analyst Sales, you will perform the following tasks:

• Analyze sales data for weekly/monthly reports on sales performance,
• Identify problems, deviations and interpret them correctly,
• Understand: on-top sales opportunities and challenge sales department forecasts & plans - based on historical data, trends, benchmarks, relations & proportions
• Create Reports: ad-hoc reporting and introduce new ones to support visibility and decision-making
• Conduct internal price simulations and support pricing strategies, as well as product/segment performance analysis
• Maintain administration of commercial agreements/approvals for audit purposes
• Work closely with Sales, Finance/Controlling and Marketing to align & streamline (optimize) existing processes and resources.

Additional responsibilities in the area of Sales Administration:

Administration and coordination are part of the job: in this role you support the Sales Department by managing administrative tasks or coordinating meetings with other departments. Typical task can be:

• Aggregate Sales Forecast information, create a report of expected orders for the next cut off period,
• Monitor/support the process of order collection to ensure timely payment from our partners, to ensure smooth shipments,
• Create presentations for Sales & Marketing purposes,
• Support the Finance/Controlling department with month-end activities and cross-checks of master data in SAP (customers, suppliers, materials, prices and conditions).

Required profile

• Completed a university degree in Business Administration, Economics, or similar field of study,
• Minimum of 5 years' working experience in a comparable role or in Controlling, preferably in the FMCG industry,
• Sound business acumen and Finance/Controlling understanding,
• Proven ability to interpret numbers in a business context,
• Strong analytical mind combined with KPI-driven thinking,
• Ability to work independently, in a structured manner and in a target-oriented way,
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills,
• Proficient knowledge of MS Office (particularly Excel), SAP and database/BI tools,
• Intercultural competence: respecting and appreciating colleagues from different cultural backgrounds and hierarchical levels,
• Languages: Fluency in English and good knowledge of another foreign language (German would be a strong advantage).

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