Sales Analyst Target Ahold Delhaize Foods USA

JOB PURPOSE

This position will support the Senior Customer Business Manager and provide ad hoc support to the broader Team by providing proactive analysis and insight of business trends, oversight of contracts and forms, monitoring business performance, developing sales presentations, and identifying opportunities and risks impacting the business. This is a developmental role, and successful candidates typically progress to business manager roles thus making business development understanding crucial to success in this role.  

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

The position will require advanced skills in analysis, project management and proficiency in Microsoft Office with exceptional Excel skills. The Sales Analyst is expected to quickly become proficient in POS systems, DemandTec/Tradepoint, 1 World Sync, IRI Market Share, Stratum, Numerator, and others. The Sales analyst is responsible for weekly analysis and reporting of sales trends, shopper analysis, competitive activity and creating actionable insights from the analysis of these trends. The Sales Analyst is expected to regularly meet customer deadlines for monthly sales plan submissions and other ad hoc requests. 

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Experiences & Qualifications

Data Analysis/Interpretation/Application:
The position will require advanced skills in managing, Stratum, IRI, as well as being proficient Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate should have exceptional Excel skills. The role is responsible for weekly analysis and reporting of sales, trends, and competitive activity, along with creating actionable insights from the analysis of these trends.

The position will require timely communication and in-depth analytical support focused on business solutions. Reporting and managing professional presentations are necessary for the role, but the ideal candidate will also have the ability to effectively communicate that idea or story.

• You’re detail oriented: This position will require meeting cyclical deadlines as well as ad hoc deadlines in addition to proactive business analysis that will identify risks and opportunities to drive competitive growth. The ideal candidate manages these changing priorities and ensure customer and internal deadlines are met. 
• You’re a dot connector: The position will require the ability to retrieve and analyze many different data points from multiple sources and have business acumen to connect these data points quickly to identify emerging trends, determine the resulting business implications and clearly communicate these findings. 
• You have an owner’s mindset: The ideal candidate will see the categories they work on as their own business and have a strong sense of accountability and responsibility to the business. They will be proactive in looking for …