US Trade Analytics Manager - KitchenAid Small Appliances
Whirlpool CorporationAbout the role
Requisition ID: 72665
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant
pursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen
and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving
needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid,
JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2025, the company reported
approximately $16 billion in annual net sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas -
41,000 employees, and 35 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional
information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.
The team you will be a part of
This role in summary
We are seeking qualified candidates to join the US Sales team for KitchenAid Small Appliances in a newly created role designed to bridge the gap between traditional retail sales and the future of AI-driven commerce. In this role, you will be responsible for unlocking the commercial data sitting within our major retail portals, combining it with our internal data to bridge the gap between external market realities and internal operations. By transforming data into actionable commercial strategies, you will uncover new product opportunities, maximize trade spend ROI, and elevate our commercial storytelling with data-driven insights.
Your responsibilities will include
Data Mining & Insights:
- Extract, clean, and analyze underutilized consumer and transactional data from major retail portals (e.g., Walmart Retail Link, Amazon Vendor Central, Target Partners Online).
- Leakage & Whitespace Identification: Proactively identify market whitespaces, operational lost sales, and costly out-of-stock trends before they impact the bottom line.
- Trade Spend Optimization: Analyze trade promotion effectiveness and ROI to ensure every dollar invested in retail channels drives maximum profitable growth.
Elevating Partner Relationships
- Strategic Storytelling: Translate complex data points into compelling, commercial narratives and joint business plans.
- Buyer Influence: Arm Sales Managers with the portal insights, category trends, and inventory data needed to drive solutions that lead to growth.
Reporting & AI integration
- Centralize Data Management: Standardize and centralize our retail portal data, ensuring a single, accurate source of truth for the entire commercial team
- AI Integration: Define and pioneer the role of AI and advanced analytics within the sales processes, automating routine data aggregation.
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5 years of experience in Trade Analytics, Category Management, or Commercial Business Intelligence in the CPG, Food & Beverage or Consumer Goods sector
Preferred skills and experiences
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience extracting and analyzing data from at least one of the major retail portals (e.g., Walmart Retail Link/Luminate, Amazon Vendor Central, Target Partners Online)
- Portal Proficiency: Proven experience navigating and pulling actionable data from major retail portals (e.g., Walmart, Amazon, Target) and syndicated data (NIQ/Circana).
- Technical Skills: Advanced capability in Excel and data visualization tools (Tableau) to blend external retail data with internal data sources.
- Aptitude & Tool Utilization: experience utilizing modern AI tools, auto
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