COMMERCIAL PLANNING SPECIALIST STA

About the Role

JTI is seeking a Commercial Planning Specialist STA to join the team in Jeddah. This full-time position is designed for individuals with 0-1 years of experience, focusing on building a robust commercial data foundation and transforming data into actionable business insights. The role is central to enhancing data quality, ensuring reporting consistency, and supporting evidence-based decision-making across various commercial activities.

Role Purpose and Contribution

The Commercial Planning Specialist will support the market by improving data quality and consistency in reporting for sales, distribution, trade activation, and route-to-market activities. This role involves strengthening market data foundations, refining recurring reports, and providing practical analysis for business decisions. The specialist will collaborate with commercial teams, data owners, and functions including Sales, Trade Marketing, Marketing, and Finance.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications and Experience

• 0-1 years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work with commercial data and translate it into business insights.
• Experience in data collection, consolidation, cleaning, and validation.
• Proficiency in building and maintaining reports and dashboards.
• Strong analytical skills, including descriptive statistics, segmentation, and trend analysis.

Application Process

After applying, selected candidates can expect the following steps within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure: Phone screening with a Talent Advisor, assessment tests, interviews, and finally, an offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type. JTI is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Applicants requiring specific support, alternative formats, or other access requirements are encouraged to communicate their needs.