Business Advisory Analyst

Skill required: Marketing Operations - Account Management

Designation: Business Advisory Analyst

**Qualifications:**BBA

**Years of Experience:**3 to 5 years

What would you do? This role is responsible to execution of trade planning activities with relevant trade platform, supporting for any required trade planning scenarios along with execution tracking against the set objectives. The Trade Planning & Operation Executive will support the Trade Manager in executing and maintaining trade system operations, ensuring accurate cycle planning uploads, system administration, and platform coordination. This role is critical in enabling smooth execution of trade campaigns and maintaining data integrity across trade platforms

What are we looking for? Experience Required

Minimum 5 years of working experience in FMCG industry

Specific experience on Trade Marketing Operation and Planning process and trade system

Strong collaborator and cross functional working experience with strong inter-personal skills and drive for results.

Proactive in seeking new ways/improvements in planning process/system

Fluency in English language.

Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required

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Experience in Trade CRM & planning tool (Salesforce, Anaplan, etc). Anaplan certification is preferred.

Experience in handling Trade marketing data

Proficient in PowerBi, Excel and Power-point

Experience in data analysis, interpretation, and summary presentations
Advanced Excel skills with the ability to interpret, enhance and optimise reporting conducted via multiple Excel spreadsheets.

Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required

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A bachelor??s degree in a business or Marketing field

Roles and Responsibilities:- Have good understanding of End Market business priorities, trade agenda and trade operating model for specific EM is assigned, while working from GBS Hub (Remote). Full understanding and alignment on each cycle plan objectives and activities.

Execute trade activities through aligned trade plan and B2B platform functionalities (like Anaplan as Trade Planning tool and Salesforce etc Trade systems). Based on end market RTM model & platforms, need to manage:

Trade coverage planning

Cycle activity planning (Customer incentive, Field Force incentive, new brand launch activities, POSM planning, pricing changes etc)

Sales planning process at Customer level (if company own distribution model)

Ensure timely and accurate input of campaign activities aligned with trade objectives.

Create and manage trade activity evaluation (cycle dashboards) via PowerBi

Maintain and update key data sets

Coordinate system maintenance and upgrades, including Change Requests (CR) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Liaise with IDT and vendors to resolve system issues and ensure platform stability.

Provide system training and support to internal users to ensure effective platform usage.

Document and communicate system processes and updates.

Work closely with Trade, IDT, and external vendors to ensure seamless platform operations.

Support cross-functional teams with system-related queries and enhancements.

Qualification BBA