Strategy Analyst

The Ideal Candidate will be responsible for utilizing data to provide support for strategy formulation, business development, and forecasting market trends, customer and competitive analyses. This position also conducts detailed research assessments and supports the development of senior management level presentations and communications.

Accountabilities

• Provide, communicate, and implement strategy to address competition, changes in market, and improvements in technology and marketing tools.
• Structure and perform analysis and conduct primary research to uncover insights, identify and validate value creation opportunities for Sahara Group.
• Provide analytic and research support for key strategy projects, market trends and competitive assessments.
• Utilize customer information from generated data and customer research to understand trends and opportunities.
• Leverage on market/customer research, trends, and competitor analysis to drive revenue, increase yield, improve market share and enhance customer loyalty.
• Support preparation of senior management and board level communications.
• Undertake market analysis, modeling, portfolio metric reporting, and operational support related to Sahara’s business objective.
• Responsible for conducting financial planning and analysis of datasets to assess the operational, and financial performance of existing assets and integrated programs.
• Provide operational insights to achieve key performance indicators.
• Summarize insights from analysis and clearly communicate analytical findings to be presented to the management.
• Identify, communicate, and execute all new opportunities related to the Sahara’s business functions.

Requirements

• A University degree (Preferably in a Management Science course).
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of cognate working experience (Post NYSC) in a similar role.
• Strong quantitative and analytic skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent numeracy skills
• Advance modelling skills.
• Ability to synthesize quantitative work and present ideas.
• Significant experience of qualitative and quantitative analysis of data and research findings across a range of disciplines.
• Articulate, effective written/verbal communication.
• Candidate must possess strong interpersonal skills
• Candidate must be able to multitask and manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Candidates must be Imaginative
• Candidates must be Open-minded & Flexible.
• Candidate must be result-oriented
• Candidate must possess efficient time management.
• Candidates must be Curious
• Candidate must be Methodical