Product & Margin Analyst

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Product & Margin Analyst. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Join an innovative, dynamic and growing Australian-owned company
• Provide insightful product and margin analysis to our Category team
• Lidcombe location with parking | Fun team culture | Ongoing career opportunities

Support our Category Managers and bring their strategies to life in this newly created role. 

• Join an innovative, dynamic and growing Australian-owned company
• Provide insightful product and margin analysis to our Category team
• Lidcombe location with parking | Fantastic team culture | Ongoing career opportunities

The Role

Reporting to the Group Category Manager, your responsibilities will include the following: 

• Provide insights to the Category Managers through analysis of competitive pricing, products that are below gross profit expectation and customers influences
• Created Key Performance Indicator Dashboard
• Monitor pricing levels & profitability within categories and highlight areas of opportunity
• Create various Product Performance Reports and make relevant analytical call-outs on all metrics
• Ad-hoc reports and presentation preparation as assigned by the Group Category Manager

About You

You are a self-motivated individual who is passionate about number analysis. With a minimum of 3 years' relevant working experience in product analysis or a similar role, you enjoy a team based environment and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact with stakeholders at all levels.  Flexibility to adapt to an evolving environment and willingness to learn are also key requirements.

To be considered for the role, you must display the following competencies:

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business or a related field
• Minimum 3 - 5 years’ experience in a similar role as a category analyst or coordinator
• Advanced Excel knowledge including Pivot, Lookups, Formulas & Analytics tools
• Exceptional Numerical and Analytical Skills
• Strategic thinking with strong commercial acumen and strategic foresights
• High attention to detail
• Ability to build productive relationships with external and internal customers
• Strong time management skills with the ability to juggle competing demands

About 'COS

Partnering Australia’s largest organisations, we tailor solution to provide every product needed in the modern office. Offering 20,000+ products from the latest technology solutions, workplace furniture offerings, stationery, printing and kitchen / canteen solutions, we have grown over the past four decades to become Australia’s largest locally owned and run provider. 'COS can offer you not just a job but a career and incredible exposure & growth.

Why work for 'COS?

There are many reasons why our employees enjoy working for 'COS. 

• Convenient location with free onsite parking
• Competitive remuneration and yearly reviews
• Ongoing career progression
• Birthday day-off
• Overseas travel incentives for all staff
• Onsite gym
• Staff discounts on all products

We are a family business with family values and our staff are key to our success.  Our staff are passionate, results driven and encouraged to think outside the box. You will be challenged to reach your potential and will be supported by extensive training and career development opportunities, along with yearly performance reviews and a rewards and recognition programme.

This is a great opportunity to play a part in working for one of Australia's true success stories.

'COS can offer you not just a job but a career.

If you are interested, we'd love to hear from you!