Job Opening for Research Analyst with British American Tobacco

Job description

Job number : 11476BR

Job title : Research Analyst

Location/City : Dubai

Appointment type : Permanent

Job purpose and key deliverables

PURPOSE STATEMENT

Custodian of various research processes – SYNCHRO, IRIS, Nielsen Answers, C-PSI – ensuring full compliance
Co-ordinating and managing Cora and Legal approvals of all research documents
Generating monthly reports from Retail Audit for various stakeholders – across MEA markets

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Operational/Technical/Professional Accountabilities
• End-to-end responsibility of research processes – SYNCHRO, IRIS, C-PSi
• Managing the SYNCHRO platform and drive compliance within Area by regularly updating research projects. Manage internal & agency users for SYNCHRO usage and updates
• Maintain the updation process for C-PSi by providing product specifications and project details to the Kantar Central Hub – across all MEA markets
• Manage processes for GCC Retail Audit and generate monthly reports for various stakeholders (GCC and Iran)
• Following up on delivery and downloading of databases and reports with Nielsen, running first check on data consistency, ad hoc requests for data management, running Nitro reports/ Answers
• Updating details of new SKUs for all GCC markets, briefing Nielsen on market changes for appropriate data capture
• Generate monthly reports for Retail Audit in GCC and Iran for various stakeholders
• Addressing ad hoc Retail Audit data requests
• Support the full SP&I team on Retail Audit requirements
• Ensuring Cora and Legal approvals of all research documents – co-ordinating with relevant internal and external stakeholders – to ensure full compliance
• Managing LN databases for all research projects
• Ensure good understanding of the business (market conditions, macroeconomics, etc…) & consumer understanding/dynamics through working closely with full SP&I team
• End-to-end management of selected research projects in MEA and ad-hoc analysis/insight requests as a development objective
• Leadership/Management Accountabilities
• Communicate the Retail Audit reports to various stakeholders and manage specific ad-hoc requests
• Manage and co-ordinate with Global and Regional teams on requirements on SYNCHRO and Retail Audit
• Manage external agencies to ensure full compliance on Cora/Legal, SYNCHRO
• Manage internal stakeholder expectations while executing and delivering ad-hoc projects and analyses

Essential requirements

• Graduate with Quantitative background
• Functional Knowledge & Skills
• Strong data interpretation skills
• Ability to handle complexity – processes and numbers
• Project management and co-ordination
• Managerial & Interpersonal Skills
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to manage and influence stakeholder expectations

Desirable requirements

Working at BAT

British American Tobacco (www.bat.com) is a market leading,global organisation with a long, established history and a bright and dynamicfuture. Thanks to our people we have continued to deliver growth and exceedexpectations in an increasingly complex and challenging marketplace.

Our aim is to become the leading tobacco company in each ofour markets by providing excellent products with confidence and responsibilityexpected of global consumer brands.

If you have the talent and motivation to help us succeedyou’ll find we are equally committed to helping you reach your full potentialtoo.

Employing company : British American Tobacco ME DMCC

Removal Date : 02-Jul-2016

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