Strategic Business Analyst

Duties And Responsibilities:

* Secure and allocate resources, manage implementation schedules, and facilitate meetings
* Development of service line and program strategic plans, including development and expansion of the Company’s regional strategy
* Assist in the development and evaluation of rolling sales forecasts and budgets
* Utilising analysis techniques to support business practices and evaluate potential strategic planning/growth opportunities.
* Identify specific business processes, through analysis, that could be enhanced or changed to become more efficient / best practice-orientated/deliver business value.
* Increase general sales productivity by analyzing data and creating relevant reports
* Provide commercial and financial analytical support to the sales team by providing profitability margin analysis
* Work with management to obtain and identify analytical requirements, plus compile and analyze data obtained from numerous information systems and employ judgment necessary to determine the accuracy and applicability of the conclusions.
* Provide recommendations and conclusions gained from analysing data using statistical methods and tools.
* Provides input into decisions affecting business operations and strategic initiatives.
* Research best practices develop targets/goals for business endeavors and provide metrics to management and executive leadership.
* Creating a detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities and developing solutions for the Company
* Full analysis of potential new services providers and new owned branches
* Provide support and input into the development/design of the finance, cost savings, and budget plan/s by the Finance Manager
* Proactively manage all members of the team ensuring continuous and progressive performance.
* Lead team activities to ensure business objectives are accomplished in a safe, timely, cost-effective manner, according to the highest quality specifications.

Key Skills
* Previous experience/knowledge in working within the Diesel,
* Trucking, logistics or similar environment is essential
* Previous experience in a company reporting into a group structure is an advantage
* Logistics, Financial Services, Financial Technology or Consumer Financial Services experience preferred
* Strong understanding of databases, spreadsheets, data visualization
* Knowledge of business statistics and data analyses techniques
* Demonstrated effectiveness in all the areas outlined in the roles and responsibilities