Sales Analyst (Contract)

Ferrero International S.A.; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global confectionery company is seeking a Sales Analyst to empower the Key Account team with actionable reporting and insights. The role involves developing Power BI dashboards and analyzing sales trends over a 12-month contract. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and 1–3 years of related experience. Join a diverse team dedicated to quality and innovation.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in a similar role.
• Proficient to advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and timely reporting across key metrics.
• Develop and maintain dynamic Power BI dashboards.
• Support monthly Trade Spend performance reviews.
• Collaborate with the Retail Capability Manager regarding activation effectiveness.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to interpret, visualize, and present data clearly

High attention to detail and accuracy

Effective communicator

Collaborative team player

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Power BI

Job description

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Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella, Tic Tac, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello, Kinder Bueno and Kinder Surprise. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 38,767 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

About the Role:

As a Sales Analyst, you will play a vital role in empowering the Key Account team, Sales Director, and wider commercial stakeholders with accurate, timely, and actionable reporting and insights. Your core responsibility will be to deliver performance analysis across key metrics—including Volume, Value, and Trade Spend—through regular monthly, seasonal, annual, and ad hoc reporting.

You’ll be a key driver in evolving our reporting capabilities, with a strong focus on enhancing data accuracy and efficiency. Using tools like Power BI, you will integrate internal and external data sources to improve the overall quality of commercial insights and support strategic decision-making.

Additionally, you will serve as the local owner and administrator of the interim Sales Planning tool, ensuring it supports effective planning and trade investment decisions.

The role is offered as a 12-month contract.

Main Responsibilities:

• Deliver accurate and timely reporting and insights across key commercial metrics—Volume, Value, and Trade Spend—to support the Sales team and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain dynamic Power BI dashboards, prepare regular and ad hoc reports, and analyze sales trends to support planning and performance reviews.
• Identify and help resolve data discrepancies across planning tools (e.g. SAC, SAP TM, ECC) to ensure alignment and improve overall reporting accuracy.

Trade Spend Analysis

• Support the monthly review of Trade Spend performance with clear reports and variance analysis.
• Act as a key analytics contact during the annual planning and budgeting cycle and assist with providing actionable customer contribution insights to senior stakeholders.
• Ensure the smooth operation and effective use of key sales tools by collaborating with IT and the Commercial Planning team to maintain Master Data and other critical inputs.
• Support the creation and maintenance of essential sales templates
• Troubleshoot and help resolve issues within the interim Sales Planning tool to maintain system reliability

Retail Execution & Insight Reporting

• Collaborate with the Retail Capability Manager to blend sales data with field insights, tracking activation effectiveness across retail channels.
• Spot trends and opportunities, share valuable insights, and help refine future activation strategies through regular reviews.

Who we are looking for:

You’re a data-driven thinker with a keen eye for detail and a passion for turning numbers into actionable insights. You enjoy solving problems, collaborating across teams, and presenting your analysis in a clear and compelling way. You're not just comfortable with data—you know how to make it work for you and influence decisions.

Key Skills & Attributes:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to interpret, visualize, and present data clearly
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Effective communicator and confident in influencing stakeholders
• Collaborative team player with a proactive mindset

Requirements:

• 1–3 years of experience in a similar role
• Proficient to advanced skills in Microsoft Office:
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Word
• Power BI

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.