Commercial Analyst

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven and commercially minded professional to join a dynamic FMCG Manufacturing environment in the Cape Town office. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across multiple divisions supporting commercial performance product costing forecasting planning and operational efficiency

The successful applicant will play a key role in transforming data into actionable insights improving processes and supporting informed business decisions. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical and detail-oriented individual looking to grow their career in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Duties will include but not limited to the following:

Product Costing Analysis

Updating product costing

Reviewing cost drivers - cycle time part weight assumed volumes etc

Collecting costing information from various stakeholders and presenting it in summarized format

Maintaining cost updates on shared locations and managing access to these files

Advising master data of updates with relevant stakeholders

Maintaining and updating ad hoc costings

Commercial

Assisting with monthly Sales Report & Graphs

Assisting with YTD Sales Report & Graphs

Assisting with Internal Cost Recovery Tracking

Assisting with Customer Specific Cost Recovery Tracking

Assisting with Customer/product specific forecast consolidation and maintenance

Assisting with Maintaining updating and improving these reports as needed

Assisting with forecasting models (IBP) as per the budget

Working closely with internal SAP team

Maintaining of SAP master data

Planning

Assist Planner to create production orders for the plants

Analyzing and processing plant efficiencies

Attend planning meeting

Raw Material and Finished Goods

Stock Holding and Prevention of stock-outs

Scrapping of raw material and finished goods and issuing of grind release form for signature

Monitor & control raw material and finished goods dead stock

Monthly variance raw material and finished goods report and provide feedback

raw material and finished goods forecast. Finished goods stock items

Cost-effective RM MB CO solutions

Analyzing orders and highlighting any possible raw material concerns

Sales

Managing colour matching process and sample requests for sales team

Coordinating samples for customers

Trade show preparation

Create purchase order numbers

Capturing masterbatch dosages

Planning trials

To be considered for this position applicants must meet the following minimum criteria:

BCom Emphasis on Finance/Commerce/Business Management

SAP knowledge or similar (highly recommended)

Be highly computer literate (MS Office 365 Excel)

Be highly numerate and detail oriented

Highly organized and strong administration skills

Logical systematic and organized approach

Team player

Work well under pressure in a high pace environment

Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders

An energetic positive personality

Be assertive

Clear interest in FMCG

Psychometric testing may be required for certain positions. Only shortlisted candidates will be interviewed. Excel test will be required for shortlisted candidates