Operations Analyst

**Job No**: ELDERS209522

**Location**: Adelaide, SA
Iconic Australian brand
Competitive salary
Flexibility + access to professional development

Nurture. Grow. Thrive.

Accepting a role with Elders means you will be joining a team ready to support and grow your career. Be part of a culture that has been in the making for more than 180 years, a culture so strong it is almost tangible. Much like the farmers and communities we work with, you will experience, passion, dedication and resilience across all parts of the business. With such an iconic, essential business in the Australian landscape we are confident that you too will be proud to grow your career at Elders and wear the pink shirt.

About the role

We are looking for an Operations Analyst to join the growing team on a permanent, full time basis.

The Operations Analyst is responsible for maintaining system settings to support strategic pricing objectives, providing analysis & reporting and building/maintaining tools to assist the Rural Products Retail group. Areas of focus include sales, margin, inventory, purchasing and general operations.

They will be expected to demonstrate very strong analytical skills, isolate key issues to assist the management team in decision making and compliment systems development and integration projects as required

**Responsibilities**:
Oversee pricing system control management
Build and maintain financial & operational support tools which integrate with current systems
Support central/forward purchase planning & sales forecasting
Assist in the specification & development of reporting tools to improve margin performance
Prepare and deliver margin performance reports to network & management teams as required
Develop & implement exception reporting to support performance objectives
Coordinate seasonal margin management reviews

About you

Tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Information Technology, Supply Chain or similar
At least 3 years practical experience in a business analyst role or similar
Demonstrable experience in complex business data analysis
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with multiple customers/stakeholders
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
Advanced MS Excel & MS Access database management skills including VBA & external source integration
SQL and Microsoft PowerBI/Power Pivot skills
Experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (desirable)
Understanding of agribusiness merchandise categories (desirable)
Supply chain & inventory management experience (desirable)

About Elders

Elders is proud to be the last Australian-listed major agribusiness. The most trusted agribusiness brand in Australia. We're part of the landscape, part of the local communities, part of Australia's history and we are entrenched in Australian agriculture.

The brand is more than a company, more than a logo - it's part of Australia. And, with an authentic drive to create a sustainable future for farming and the farmers of Australia, Elders is... for Australian agriculture.

We are now looking for the next generation to be part of something big and drive the future of Elders.

If you are ready to grow your career with Elders, please click on 'Apply' today.

For more information call Tom Stanton on 0437 812 956 or visit our careers page.

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