Business Intelligence Officer - Tender at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyse sales performance, providing actionable insights to achieve and surpass sales targets.
• Drive business growth by soliciting and bidding in electronic and manual tender quotations for business growth.
• Collect and conduct in-depth analysis of data to assess the viability and potential of existing and new products and market segments, to inform management decisions.
• Evaluate the impact of marketing strategies and activities to identify deviations against targets to enhance effectiveness and optimize results.
• Develop comprehensive business development and sales reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing data and trends to inform strategic planning.
• Provide input in demand planning and forecasting products to accurately anticipate and meet clients’ product requirements, ensuring alignment with market needs.
• Analyse client product consumption patterns and emerging market trends to refine forecasts and inform future product development.
• Conduct market research on the complete product portfolio, assessing competitor activities and consumer preferences to drive market strategies.
• Collate and analyse feedback from the field team regarding the product portfolio to guide management decisions and improve product offerings.
• Track the impact of day-to-day Rapid Results Initiatives (RRI) in sales and quotations conversion and follow-up with field officers, Field Officer bio-medical & client relations officers/assistants.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual sales performance reports as per the marketing and business development plan.

Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Computer Science, Actuarial Science, Mathematics and Statistics or Economics with strong bias/exposure in business statistical analysis
• At least 5 years of experience with 3 years in a busy business development and marketing department.
• Technical Competencies; Data analysis, MS Office Suite proficiency, Tender/quotations development and response capabilities, Market research
• Functional skills; Communication skills, problem-solving skills, analytical skills, interpersonal skills, keen to detail and high level of integrity