The Business Analyst (LATAM Region) plays a pivotal role in driving data-based decision-making and operational excellence across Mexico and Latin America. This role involves analyzing business performance, supporting sales and supply teams, forecasting demand, identifying risks and opportunities, and generating actionable insights to optimize regional operations.
Forecasting & Performance Analysis
- Conduct monthly reviews of forecasts by SKU and month (MX + LATAM) to ensure alignment with sales and supply objectives.
- Analyze various aspects of the business to support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Identify and evaluate growth opportunities and risks across the region.
- Provide insights and recommendations to management based on market trends, sales performance, and operational data.
- Anticipate potential shortages and proactively flag them to the Supply team.
Data Analytics & Reporting
- Develop and maintain data models to improve analytical accuracy and efficiency.
- Define, monitor, and analyze regional KPIs to track performance and identify areas for improvement.
- Create and automate reports and dashboards to enhance visibility across departments.
- Generate weekly availability reports and monthly sell-out reports for management and stakeholders.
- Conduct monthly sell-out data gathering, cleaning, and consolidation, ensuring accuracy and timely upload to the international database.
- Analyze and maintain assortment dashboards to track product lifecycle and performance.
Business Intelligence & Market Insights
- Develop sales and market intelligence to support commercial strategies.
- Provide insights into replenishment timing and stock optimization to maintain availability and reduce excess.
- Continuously improve analytical tools and reporting systems to enhance data reliability and efficiency.
- Test and implement new reporting functionalities in collaboration with IT or BI teams.
Launch & Product Management
- Coordinate and support the launch process of new products, ensuring timely delivery and accurate data setup.
- Define launch quantities and phasing in collaboration with Business Administration and Sales, ensuring alignment with budget and demand forecasts.
- Prepare and share launch placeholders for newness and upcoming collections.
SKU Management & Data Governance
- Oversee OOR cleaning, removing inactive SKUs without stock to maintain system integrity.
- Align with GILPs and propose solutions for short SKUs.
- Perform data transformation and item master creation, ensuring accuracy in system records.
Process Optimization
- Drive continuous improvement of analytical and operational processes across regions.
- Automate recurring tasks and develop new tools to streamline reporting workflows.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data consistency, process efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Data Analytics, or related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in business analysis, forecasting, or supply chain analytics (preferably in a regional or multinational context).
- Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, SQL, or similar data tools; experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) is an advantage.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Experience in data visualization, process automation, and KPI monitoring.
- Fluent in English and Spanish (Portuguese is a plus).
Key Competencies
- Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
- Proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
- Strong collaboration across regional and global teams.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Continuous improvement and innovation mindset.
Movado Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
