Commercial Analyst at Berger Paints Nigeria Plc

Berger Paints Nigeria Plc has a reputation for being the first in setting standards in the paint industry in Nigeria, evidenced by its scorecard as presented. It has pioneered a wide range of speciality products that are much sought after in this dynamic and ever-changing market. Berger Paints Nigeria PLC is also the first company to unveil an ultramodern fully automated factory with a daily capacity of 10,000,000 litres of paint production.

Operating in 5 business segments Decorative/Architectural finishes, Industrial coatings, Marine & Protection coatings, Automotive/Vehicle refinishes, Wood Finishing and Preservers, with a manufacturing plant and main distribution centre in Lagos, over 25 depots/business partners’ outlets, Colour World centres and a countrywide distribution network of dealers in strategic locations spread throughout the country, the most notable contribution to our success has been the Company’s on-going commitment to the development and manufacture of paints and allied coatings which are technologically correct, environmentally friendly and formulated to withstand harsh tropical conditions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Commercial Analyst

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Responsible for Sales and Marketing CBA analysis, Revenue growth initiatives implementation, Cost optimisation, Product costing, margin and profitability analysis.
• Commercial spend monitoring and reporting, Promo evaluation, competitive analysis, and insight reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Profitability analysis: Evaluate and report on product profitability, share recommendations for decision-making
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with production, supply chain, commercial, finance and rest of the business for good business understanding to aid analysis and recommendations
• Trade visits; Routinely go on trade visits, get insights on customers, consumers, products, competition and other relevant information to aid decision-making
• Cost optimisation: Drive implementation of cost optimisation programs in commercial function
• Budget management: Prepare a commercial annual plan, monitor and routinely report on spend vs budget, and ensure spending within budget
• Cost-benefit analysis: Prepare CBA for commercial activities to aid decision-making.
• Competitive analysis: Source, analyse and report on market data, trends and competitor activity
• Revenue growth: Implement VPM (Volume price mix) analysis, and revenue growth initiatives to optimise revenue. Monitor and report on revenue/margin trends
• Promotion evaluation: Carry out pre and post-promo evaluation, report on data analysed, insights from the commercial team and promo visits
• Other tasks relevant to the role or as assigned.

Requirements
Education:

• B.Sc Accounting, Finance or any other numeric course
• 5 - 7 years of experience.

Knowledge Requirement:

• Working knowledge of Planning, budgeting, management accounting and corporate finance Commercial operations knowledge High level of proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel Technology savvy.

Skills Requirement:

• Advanced Excel
• Financial Modelling
• Strong oral and written communication
• Collaboration
• Interpersonal skills
• High business acumen.
• MS Office
• Problem solving
• Detail oriented

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline 14th March, 2025.