Associate/Retail Analyst

Job Title – Associate / Retail Analyst

Responsibilities:

The position plays an active role in providing analytical and decision support to the London Marketing department and in critical liaison with other departments internally in order to successfully extract analyse and distribute cost, supply and operational information. The incumbent will be instrumental in presenting timely, accurate and effective analysis to the leadership team.

The successful candidate will work very closely with field based sales managers and other back office functions in order to fulfil this role. As such, a high level of interpersonal skills combined with a sound analytical approach to decision making will be critical.

The successful candidate will lead work efforts and demonstrate high levels of competence in the following areas: -

·         Financial modelling and review of business opportunities

·         Provide analytical and administrative support for all aspects of Retail Development Group work.

·         Management Sales Reporting and tracking

·         Management and update of SharePoint Sales Management tool

·         Network Plan development and update

·         Set up and reporting of Capital and signage spend

·         Support for Pricing function

·         Business Intelligence Reporting

·         Assist other team members as appropriate

 Core / Skill requirements

·         Developed and proven analytical skills

·         Understanding of economics supporting UK business

·         Financially numerate and able to use Excel, SharePoint etc

·         Good Knowledge of SAP / BW for data extraction and analysis

·         Excellent interpersonal skills (lot of interaction with supply, pricing sales and marketing teams)

·         Flexible approach to work

·         Budget aware

·         Work efficiently

·         Work collaboratively with others

Education / Experience

High Quality Relevant Degree Preferred

Prior knowledge of the Downstream Oil Industry or similar would be extremely beneficial.

About Valero

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and other petrochemical products. Valero, a Fortune 50 company based in San Antonio, Texas, with approximately 10,000 employees, is an independent petroleum refiner and ethanol producer, and its assets include 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.1 million barrels per day and 14 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.73 billion gallons per year. The petroleum refineries are located in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and the ethanol plants are in the Mid-Continent region of the U.S. In addition, Valero owns all of the general partner and limited partner interests in Valero Energy Partners LP. Valero sells its products in both the wholesale rack and bulk markets, and approximately 7,400 outlets carry Valero's brand names in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland.