Sales Planning Analyst - Teaneck, NJ

 

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Job Title: Sales Planning Analyst  

Location: Teaneck, NJ

Role: Permanent

 

Sales Planning Analyst 

 

What This Position Is About

Sales Planning analyst will be responsible for developing analytics to support the planning of specific sales initiatives and to evaluate field sales execution results. You will work closely with sales & marketing teams providing high quality analysis and insights to help identify business opportunities to achieve company's business objectives. The incumbent will mainly utilize data sources such as TME, MSAi, Power BI. Key objective will be focused on timely and accurate data analysis, and other support for operational planning and the sales leadership team.

 

Areas of Responsibility

• Analyze and interpret field sales retail call data and category specific volume data to evaluate performance by sales cycle initiative and sales position and identify key insights and opportunities to enhance field sales effectiveness. 
• Develop and maintain a robust set of automated business reports that provide timely and insightful information that meets the needs of each level of the sales organization in planning their work, identifying key opportunities and evaluating performance.
• Work with key stakeholders to understand strategic retail initiatives and translate them into retail outlet targeting methodologies that ensure optimal rsoucre allocation and ROI. 
• Provide timely follow-up on monthly reporting to the sales team to ensure proper actions are being taken for continued business improvement and strategic utilization of company’s resources.  
• Provide support in the analysis and planning of field sales territories and retail account sementation processes to assist in route-to-market optimization.
• Manage various tasks and projects as they arise and upon manager’s request.

 

Who Are We Looking For - Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• 2-5 years of data analysis experience primarily within CPG or FMCG marketing and sales functions. Experience with retail volumetric data, account profile data and field sales force reported data is a plus.
• Fluency in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid analytics background with strong proficiency in analysis with vision, large data set manipulation and consolidating multiple sources of data into coherent research results.
• Basic working statistical knowledge is a must.
• Excellent computer skills & expert proficiency within Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint.
• Excellent communication & organization skills

 

Benefits

Excellent employee environment with a competitive benefits package including:

• Healthcare
• Dental + Vision
• Voluntary benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Paid family leave benefit
• 401k Plan + Company Contributions
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Tuition Assistance

 

If you are an enthusiastic, experienced, self-driven and results-oriented person who enjoys challenges in a diverse environment, this is the next step in your career!

Don't hesitate if you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Talent Advisor for the US market- Alfredo Laferte via alfredo.lafertellanos@jti.com