Assistant Manager – Strategy & Planning, Vacancies at Daraz, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

JOB ROLES

• Extract, deep-dive into, & manipulate data such that you can conduct analysis and derive insights for business stakeholders in tight deadlines, which provide insights for senior management on subsidy mechanisms and subsidy budget utilization.
• Liaise with business units to recommend and drive implementation of new productivity and cost saving initiatives, and prepare business cases to support strategic and other business decisions.
• Work with S&P Manager to develop detailed subsidy targets, forecasts, and business models to ensure strategic and business targets are compiled and shared timely with relevant business teams.
• Provide visibility on daily performance during campaigns, including run-time forecast recalibrations based on need.
• Oversee the discounting budget and strategy for Daraz, ensuring its deployment is in line with overall business strategies, while maintaining maximum efficiency.
• Assist local teams in comparison of forecasts to actual performance, identifying reasons behind department performance and results.
• Support end-to-end subsidy process for Daraz, working closely with the S&P management, and stakeholders from Commercial, Marketing, Fulfillment and Logistics teams.
• Coordinate with regional teams for best practices and knowledge sharing.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors/Master’s degree in business intelligence, data science, mathematics, economics, quantitative finance, computer science or engineering.
• 2 years of data analytics experience, with a proven track record of delivering rigorous, insightful and actionable analyses is a must.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and proficiency in SQL are essential.
• Experience with data visualization tools such PowerBI, Tableau or Qlikview is preferred.
• Experience in e-commerce a plus.
• Go-getter attitude, willing to immerse themselves in the business, with a proactive approach to getting things done – results-oriented, detail-oriented and self-driven.
• Superior organizational skills to manage multiple priorities to tight deadlines, and the flexibility to adapt to changing scope.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to successfully negotiate with different stakeholders across various business environments and cultures; fluent in English