Pricing & Commercial Trade Analyst

• Competitive salary
• Carpark
• City

Our client a well-established FMCG New Zealand distribution business is looking to hire a Pricing & Trade Analyst to work alongside the Business Manager of this FMCG Health & Beauty division. This is a passionate and experienced team that work with local and international brands. This is a new role within the team.
The organisation has a warm and inviting culture where many people have been in the business for some time. They are easy to work with and value all their channel partners.

As a key part of the Health & Beauty division you will turn complex market and pricing data into clear, actionable insights. You will have the ability to tell a story with the data. This data is used for decision making, pricing execution, promotional activity and category reviews and optimisation.
A hands-on role that blends technical reporting with key stakeholder engagement.

What will you be doing:

• Analysis & Trend Insight – using market, pricing and sales data to identify trends and opportunities, risks and improvement
• Manage and complete market price analysis for both the company and competitors including category reviews.
• Evaluate NPD & promotional performance against plans
• Co-ordinate the relationships between the data providers (IQVIA, Circana & AC Nielson)
• Analyse and provide data for optimising margin performance
• Manage sell out data reports
• Build, maintain and evolve monthly and quarterly reporting
• Provide data for “selling stories” for retailer category reviews
• Manage the company Master Price Book for this division – ensure accuracy and updated
• Support the go-to market process for NPD
• Working across the key stakeholders including National Sales manager, key Account & Brand managers, Demand Planners, Customer Service and the wider team

What you will need to be successful:

• Previous experience within FMCG, agency or a sales environment will be key
• Experience working with data-driven reporting or analysis
• Understanding of retailer pricing systems and promotional activity
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to draw actionable results
• Very positive communication and the ability to work across the team and stakeholders
• Comfortable working doing a variety of activity from data input, trend analysis, managing excel reports and stakeholders inside and outside the organisation
• You will hold a Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline and/ or have solid experience in a similar role

You are someone who wants to take on more responsibility and help shape tools and processes. You love working with a range of people and are prepared to roll your sleeves up and get involved. You will be rewarded by working with a great supportive team, they like to have fun and work hard.

Keen to hear more please apply to job no: 130512 with a CV and cover letter outlining your experience and why you will make a difference.

You must be based in NZ and are a NZ Citizen or Resident to apply for this role.