Value Business Analyst

Role Purpose:

Value Business Analyst is a custodian of data who should drive analytics and data driven decisions and manage the stakeholders, cross function & vendors for Pan India

Accountabilities

Business accountabilities

General Accountabilities:

• Execute commercial analytics focusing on pricing strategies and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
• Support IP and Finance Controller to drive, implementation of kind Scheme and cross function team.
• Drive virtual fortnightly call with Divisions & Stakeholders along with Portfolio lead
• Develop and maintain comprehensive reports using Excel and Power BI to provide actionable business insights
• Create impactful presentations to effectively communicate findings to various stakeholders
• Conduct monthly forecasting analysis and provide strategic recommendations
• Monitor and report on supply chain metrics and inventory management
• Liaise with field teams to gather critical market data, including price lists and product specifications
• Manage purchase order processing and vendor relationships
• Drive Sumridhi and other Digital initiatives.
• Ad hoc processes.

Analytics

• Sales liquidation and commercials: Tracking and sharing with the Division Team
• Rebate analysis and provisions along with Finance Controller
• Commercials (Sales, liquidation, collections)
• Data insights and productivity analysis from tools such as Saksham, SFDC, DMS Channel Performance, Campaign performance
• Any other division specific data

Vendor management as per the Kind Scheme operated from HO

• Identify and maintain relation with local Vendors
• Ensure Vendor meets Syngenta Standards
• Ensure timely contracts & payments

Admin

• Capturing minutes of the meetings
• Close coordination with the NVM
• Tracking Performance against the agreed actions

KPIs

• Timely delivery of data
• Accuracy of Analytics
• Presentation as per requirement
• Timely payments to vendors

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

Critical knowledge

• Sales and Marketing principles, particularly around campaign management and marketing communications
• Understanding of agri and rural marketing concepts and methods.
• Proven leadership skills and line management experience
• Strong ability to understand customer needs, structure and business drivers

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

• Coordination across functions, with sales teams
• Influencing capability at country and Division leadership level
• Handling pressure of multiple campaigns in various regions of the division

Critical leadership capabilities

• Communicates with impact
• Leads change and holds ambiguity
• Focuses on customers
• Collaborates across boundaries

Critical success factors & key challenges

• Achievement of business objectives of campaigns, and of the Division
• Quality of campaign management and execution. Understanding and delivery by the sales team
• Coordinating campaigns across multiple crops in varied regions of the Division
• Establishment of authority and influence within Sales LT