Ruth Oyem

Experience

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  Talkdata Associates(MachameRatios)

  Sept 2017 - Feb 2018

  Data Analyst (Internship)

  Data Preparation and Research: Assisted in gathering, cleaning, and preparing financial data from Sub-Saharan African companies’ annual reports for use in financial models and research projects.• Data Reporting: Created comprehensive reports to summarize research findings, improving decision-making by providing accurate data insights.• Operational Efficiency: Helped improve day-to-day office operations by organizing data backup systems and managing records, ensuring efficient data retrieval for financial analysis purposes. Show less

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  Ruff 'n' Tumble

  Jan 2020 - Feb 2022

  Supply Chain Management - Junior Category

  Gross Margin Management: Analyzed product performance relative to gross margin targets, helping the team adjust buying and pricing strategies to maintain profitability while achieving sales targets.• ERP System Implementation: Res in the migration of company data to a new ERP system, ensuring accurate data entry and the creation of reliable financial reports.• Data Management: Collect, clean, and organize large data sets from various sources such as point-of-sale systems, inventory databases, and accounting platforms across 17 stores and the e-Commerce platform.• Inventory Management: Played a key role in optimizing stock levels by developing data models to ensure the right product mix was allocated to stores, based on demand forecasts and sales trends. Reduced stockouts, excess inventory, improved turnover and maximed store performance. Show less

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  BrandCo Nigeria Limited

  Mar 2022 - Dec 2024

  Analyst

  • Demand Planning and Supply Chain Support- Collaborate with the Head of Department in preparing demand planning analysis for determining procurement variables for budget and management of supply chain.• Budgeting and Forecasting: Assist in preparing annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and financial projections- with particular focus on procurement and revenue forecast.• Variance Analysis: Analyze product and strategic business unit performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying trends, variances, and areas of improvement- Adidas brand.• Procurement Cost Optimization: Monitor expenses, identify cost-saving opportunities, and recommend process efficiencies in procurement and inventory allocation.• Price Modelling: Develop data-driven pricing models for new products. Conducted market research and competitor analysis to recommend optimal pricing structures that balanced profitability with market competitiveness improving profitability.• Data Analysis for Business Strategy: Analyzed weekly sales and inventory data across all categories and stores, generating insights to support financial forecasting, revenue growth, and stock optimization. This analysis is largely responsible for business intelligence and revenue growth by identifying key sales trends, excess inventory, and underutilized store capacity.• Reporting and Dashboard Development: Designed and maintained dynamic dashboards in Excel with automated reporting to allow for real-time insights and provide management with business intelligence. Show less