PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Market Scope: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand Local Markets

• L Beauty: Joint Venture between LVMH (French group) and Luxasia (Singaporean group) in charge of the distribution of Guerlain Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam
• PT Guerlain Cosmetics Indonesia: Joint Venture between LVMH (French group) and PT Aura (Indonesia company) in charge of Guerlain distribution in Indonesia
• Cosmax: Agent in charge of Guerlain distribution in Australia and New Zealand

The Business Analyst is supporting the Regional Controller and brand team to provide accurate information to drive the business; she/he will be involved in various business controlling aspects of the brand and interacting often with the countries.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain databases on Retail and Net Sales, and provide analysis
  • By country
  • By channel/customer
  • By door

• Business reporting and controlling
  • Deliver accurate and timely weekly and monthly Sell-in and Sell-out reports for the SEAOC region.
  • Timely tracking of retail and sales performance against targets, identifying gaps, and collaborating with teams to develop and implement action plans to meet targets.
  • Coordinate and manage monthly net sales estimates, analyzing variances against the budget and reporting to headquarters.
  • Deliver insightful monthly flash reports on business sales performance.
  • Own standard reporting processes, ensuring they are accurate and delivered on time while continuously seeking improvements.
  • Produce monthly reports for key doors and P&L by channel/axis
  • Monitor monthly direct retail performance with benchmark against HQ KPI
  • Deep dive on post event ROI performance
  • Support regional and headquarters teams with ad hoc local reports.

• Budget/Revised Budget/Landing/Strategy plan
  • Assist the Business Controller in the forecast process for budgets, revised budgets, and projections, enhancing & refreshing templates.
  • Perform detailed analysis on appropriate focuses on for the business (trend per door, sales seasonality, stock-holding, CAPEX…)
  • Support the system upload.
  • Consolidate part of the forecasting information when required.

• Ad hoc
  • Participate in the implementation of finance / IT projects for the controlling function.
  • Develop and track new business key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Continuously improve operational processes by identifying areas for automation and standardization, enhancing cross-reporting capabilities.
  • Collaborate closely with brand managers, local controllers, and accounting teams to gather and analyze business requirements for various finance and regulatory initiatives.

• Be involved in monitoring Retail processes
  • Ensure Retail Standard Operating Procedures are implemented and followed.
  • Support Retail team on system flows understanding and business/financial impacts (interface…) 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Relevant experience through internships or apprenticeship, preferably in FP&A in the luxury, retail, and/or beauty industry.
• Proficiency in data management and manipulation, with hands-on experience in SAP, Excel, Power BI. Expertise in managing complex Excel spreadsheets is essential.
• Ability to deliver information in a clear, concise manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Fluency in English is a must have.
• A strong collaborator, communicator and team player and is comfortable working in a multicultural environment.
• Highly adaptable and flexible, able to thrive in a changing and complex business environment.