Business Performance and Insights Specialist

Business Performance and Insights Specialist

DEPARTMENT :

LSTRI – International Alliances & Partnerships

REPORTS TO:

LSTRI commercial Direction

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Lagardère Travel Retail is an international company inspired by a rich 170-year history, supporting mobility in all forms. Operating over 5 000 stores across Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion and Dining in airports, railway stations and other concessions in 51 countries worldwide, Lagardere Travel Retail generated €7.6bn sales in 2024.

Our LSTRI subsidiary is based in Geneva but with part of its team based in Levallois Perret too. It is dedicated to developing categories’ synergies across our global network for Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Dining Business Lines.

LSTRI key missions are to address international negotiation through the management of global/regional tenders and the drive of strategic partnerships. The aim is to optimize the profitability of our countries and to create strong and relevant strategic partnerships with key suppliers. LSTRI develop cross-business lines projects, support openings of new countries, provide assistance to local negotiation teams, define and standardize negotiation processes.

RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

You will contribute to ensuring the reliability of financial and commercial data which are essentials to the performance of our international operations. You will be responsible for implementing and monitoring analytical tools and reporting systems to support and optimize commercial negotiations.You will also liaise with the Finance departments during budgeting phases and communicate with all operational subsidiaries of the Lagardère group to collect commercial data and organize an international purchasing seminar.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES :

• Budget / Finance
• Analyse variances and root causes / Develop bridges
• Collect data from subsidiaries and verify its accuracy
• Build and monitor muti years budgets
• Cash flow monitoring in collaboration with the administrative assistant
• Ensure retrocession to subsidiaries & mandate contracts
• Communicate and report with Corporate Finance department
• Supplier’s contracts follow up
• Data Management / Internal Data’s sharing tool
• Monthly monitoring the collect of information in collaboration with the assistant
• Work with our Service provider on the development and accuracy of the information
• Planification of developments, test phase and follow-up Preparation for Commercial Negotiations
• International on top services :Collect, consolidate, analyze, and share sales data with both internal and external stakeholders / Produce reports necessary for performance tracking and business activity analysis
• Tenders: preparation, build the quotation template, consolidation and analysis of offers in collaboration with the LSTRI Commercial Team.
• Cross-Functional Tasks
• Lead additional side projects¾ Ad hoc market analysis ¾ Raw materials inflation follow up

SKILLS – KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Ability to interpret complex data sets, identify trends, and provide actionable insights
• Experience in building and maintaining performance dashboards and automated reporting systems
• Proficient in data collection, cleaning, consolidation, and visualization using tools such as Excel, Power BI, or Tableau
• Proven experience in a multicultural environment
• You are organized, autonomous, rigorous and curious
• You have a problem-solving mindset, you proactively identify issues and propose creative, win-win solutions
• You are recognized for your cross-functional leadership and your ability to bring people together without any hierarchical links
• You're used to working in a demanding, fast-paced environment and you know how to adapt. As such, you can make proposals and take the initiative
• Skilled in managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and coordinating with cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in English / French .

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role, based in Geneva

Direct internal contacts:

• Countries’ sales management
• Lagardère legal & financial departments
• LSTRI Commercial Team
• Direct external contacts: suppliers' sales departments.

CLIENT FIRST

The Client First attitude defines the behavioral skills expected within the company and which promote the quality of collaboration and the well-being of employees.

• Making contact in an effective and rewarding way
• Showing respect and consideration¾ Listening actively to diagnose the need and go beyond the request expressed
• Advising and supporting customers/in-house customers/partners in their day-to-day work
• Positively welcoming suggestions and expressions of dissatisfaction from customers/in-house customers/partners
• Building a lasting relationship with those with whom they deal
• Quickly seeking constructive and creative solutions
• Providing turnkey solutions that are directly applicable and in line with everyone's constraints
• Seeking the collective interest before personal interest