Analyst, Sales Incentives & Planning

Kia Canada Inc; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kia Canada Inc. is seeking an Analyst, Sales Incentives & Planning to develop, evaluate, and optimize incentive programs that drive sales growth and profitability.

The role analyzes market trends, delivers data-driven insights, and collaborates with Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Distribution to design effective incentive structures. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3–5 years of analytical experience in incentive planning or sales operations, with proficiency in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Analytics, or a related field.
• 3–5 years business related experience in incentive planning, sales operations, financial analysis, or similar analytical roles, ideally in the automotive industry
• Ability to multi-task in a very fast paced environment
• Attention to detail and deadline oriented
• Familiarity with SAP an asset
• Bilingual in French and English is an asset

Responsibilities

• Program Design & Planning: Support the development of sales incentive programs aligned with business goals.
• Prepare presentation materials for monthly incentive review meetings.
• Provide recommendations on incentive strategies based on market conditions, competitive benchmarks, and historical performance.
• Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Product teams to ensure incentive programs support revenue targets and strategic priorities.
• Send incentive program communications to stakeholders and prepare files for Kia.ca and internal portals.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/economics/marketing/analytics

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

The Analyst, Sales Incentives & Planning is responsible for developing, evaluating, and optimizing incentive programs that drive sales growth, profitability, and strategic business objectives. This role delivers data-driven insights, analyzes market trends, and works closely with other departments (Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Distribution) to design effective, customer-focused incentive structures.

• Program Design & Planning
  • Support the development of sales incentive programs aligned with business goals.
  • Prepare presentation materials for monthly incentive review meetings.
  • Provide recommendations on incentive strategies based on market conditions, competitive benchmarks, and historical performance.
  • Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Product teams to ensure incentive programs support revenue targets and strategic priorities.
  • Send incentive program communications to stakeholders and prepare files for Kia.ca and internal portals.
• Reporting & Insights
  • Build dashboards and KPI reports to track incentive performance by region, product line, and channel.
  • Prepare executive summaries highlighting insights, key findings, and recommended actions.
  • Analyze RV, competitor incentives and market trends to identify opportunities for program enhancement.
  • Utilize analytical tools (Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, etc.) to support modeling, reporting, and data management.
  • Conduct variance analysis comparing forecasted versus actual incentive impacts.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Analytics, or a related field.
• 3-5 years business related experience in incentive planning, sales operations, financial analysis, or similar analytical roles, ideally in the automotive industry
• Ability to multi-task in a very fast paced environment
• Attention to detail and deadline oriented
• Familiarity with SAP an asset
• Bilingual in French and English is an asset

Kia Canada Inc. is an equal opportunity employer who provides an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. As such, we will accommodate disabilities during the selection process and we will work with you to meet your needs.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.