Commercial Operations Associate

Basingstoke
3 weeks ago
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CK Group are recruiting for a Commercial Operations Associate, to join a company in the pharmaceutical industry, at their site based in Basingstoke, on a contract basis for 12 months.

Salary:

£14.68 to £19.37 per hour PAYE.

Commercial Operations Associate Role:

Supporting the month-end financial control process to ensure contract pricing alignment across multiple organizations.
Reporting sales and financial metrics to government or other external agencies.
Tracking and validation of non-standard pricing, free of charge billings, sales data and customer incentive proposals.
Daily sales tracking and sharing of key products of interest, identifying purchasing trends, growth and abnormalities.
Commercial scheme management- rebate reconciliation, invoice management, updating trackers, monitoring and analysing trends.
Supporting the Commercial Manager in building and initiating deals with external customers. 
Your Background:

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
Strong business acumen including data analysis, accuracy and presentation skills.
Thrives in a close-knit team environment but also self-motivating and happy to work independently.
Keen interest in Data Analytics & Data Visualization.
Proven experience in a similar role, ideally in the pharmaceutical industry. 
Company:

Our client is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. They focus on finding answers for some of the world's most urgent medical needs.

Location:

This role is based at our clients site in Basingstoke.

Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote reference (Apply online only) in all correspondence. 

Please note: 

This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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