Business Analyst

SUMMARY:
Our Client has the capacity to move any product through any supply chain, whilst reducing costs and increasing service levels and safety standards. They believe in creating long-term partnerships with our customers, enabling them to provide them with innovative solutions which are aligned to their strategic business requirements.

POSITION INFO:

An opportunity has arisen for a high calibre Business Analyst

Key responsibilities

Strategy

• ·Source and manage knowledge bases that allow for strategic direction and long term planning
• ·Provide strategic direction in relation to markets, customers, competitors, regions, countries that should be targeted
• ·Provide strategic direction and input into the next 3-5 years.
• ·Provide strategic direction in relation to the attainment of growth within existing and new markets and or customers and ensure that the business delivers on this strategy

Project Direction

• ·Monitor and evaluate progress across key projects
• ·Provide direction to teams and clients to achieve results.
• ·Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with the required design

Quality Metrics and Reporting

• ·Utilize the Qlik platform provided to consolidate and manage master data
• ·Centralise best in class reporting across countries to ensure singular version of the truth
• ·Operation reporting that ensures singular version of the truth
• ·Gap identification and Insight Delivery
• ·Build trust and support through regional engagement forums
• ·Maximise multiple technologies for data input

• Financial Performance
• Operational Excellence
• Cost Saving Optimisation
• Fleet Mix and Fleet Management
• Health and Safety

Financial Planning and Analysis

• ·Budgeting and forecasting
• ·Provide insight that assists in rapid decision making
• ·Financial modelling delivered in order to support profitable revenue growth management across regions
• ·Pricing consultation in order to maximise success across tenders and business opportunities
• ·Input and finalization of the business plan and annual budgets with Operations Executive.
• ·Monitor all expenditure within the division
• ·Preparation of the monthly management report packs and sales and marketing reports

Human Capital Management

• ·Ensure a robust staff attraction, retention and reward strategy
• ·Build and continue building a team culture that ensures absolute alignment to the greater goals of the business
• ·Ensure constructive performance management processes that is aimed at growing people
• ·Ensure that adequate training and development of staff is driven

Marketing and PR

• ·Drive the Unitrans brand into the market and maintain presence
• ·Ensure that corporate brand identity is protected.
• ·Effective PR and communications into the market
• ·Drive all internal and external marketing campaigns

Qualifications and experience

• ·Tertiary qualification in Business / Business Science / Data Science
• ·Strong analytics experience, ideally has worked in a Senior analytics position for 5-8 years.
• ·Solid working knowledge of budgeting, sales, business development, Marketing and strategic planning
• ·Operational Experience in Freight Transport and Logistics and/or Supply Chain Industry will be beneficial
• ·Advanced Excel Skills
• ·A proven analytical Background
• ·Experienced in working with senior decision makers
• ·Strong communication skills 

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