About the Role
This position supports the market in building a reliable, well-structured commercial data foundation and turning internal and external data into actionable business insights. The role improves data quality, reporting consistency, and evidence-based decision-making across sales, distribution, trade activation, and route-to-market activities.
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Position Responsibilities
As the Commercial Planning Specialist, you will:
- Map available market data sources and support the creation of a structured, documented, and scalable commercial database
- Collect and consolidate data from internal systems, distributors, field teams, and approved external sources
- Clean, reconcile and validate datasets, identify gaps, duplicates, and inconsistencies, and coordinate corrective actions with data owners
- Maintain data dictionaries, source definitions, naming conventions, refresh calendars, and basic quality controls
- Build, automate, and maintain user-friendly reports and dashboards for sales, distribution, outlet coverage, route-to-market (RTM), and field execution key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Apply descriptive statistics, segmentation, and trend analysis to identify performance patterns, market gaps, risks, and opportunities
- Support simulations and business cases related to outlet coverage, resource allocation, promotions, incentives, and commercial initiatives
- Support the evaluation of trade and consumer activities, including return on investment (ROI) where data is available, and provide practical insights to Sales, Trade Marketing, Marketing, and Finance stakeholders
- Partner with business teams and data owners to improve data availability, processes, and analytical capabilities
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related quantitative field; a relevant master's degree is an advantage
- One to three years of relevant experience in data analysis, data engineering, business intelligence, market research, or commercial analytics; internship or graduate-program experience may be considered for strong junior profiles
- Experience in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), retail, market research, distribution, or another data-rich commercial environment is an advantage
- Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage
- Strong foundations in data cleaning, validation, reconciliation, database structuring, and data-quality control
- Working knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) and advanced Microsoft Excel; familiarity with Python or R for data preparation and statistical analysis is highly desirable
- Experience with a business intelligence and visualization tool such as Microsoft Power BI or Tableau, including dashboard design and recurring report automation
- Understanding of relational data models, Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) or Extract, Load, Transform (ELT) concepts, data dictionaries, and basic data-governance principles
- Ability to apply descriptive statistics, segmentation, trend analysis, and hypothesis-based problem solving to commercial questions
- Strong organization, prioritization, and project coordination skills, with attention to detail and confidentiality
What to Expect
You can expect a data-focused commercial role with opportunities to strengthen market data foundations, improve recurring reporting, and contribute practical analysis to business decisions. You will collaborate with commercial teams, data owners, and functions including Sales, Trade Marketing, Marketing, and Finance, while learning continuously, seeking feedback, and sharing knowledge with colleagues.
Contract and Location Details
- Location: Jeddah, KSA
- Role: Temporary contract for 12 months
At the company, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment. As an equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any specific support, alternative formats, or have other access requirements, please let us know.
