Remote Sales Planning Analyst: Forecast & Trade Strategy

your adv; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 57,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-Time Benefits (Health, Dental,Dis

Disability, Life, Lifeworks Program

PerkSpot Discounts on Travel, Movies,

Cell Phones and more

Job summary

your adv is seeking an Analyst Sales Planning in Canada and remote work is available. The role supports development of sales plans, demand forecasting, and trade spend management for a key customer.

You will assist in forecasting, data analysis from POS and sales, and prepare reports for stakeholders. Requirements include a Bachelor's in Business (Finance/Marketing preferred) and 2–5 years of CPG experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business (Finance/Marketing preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• 2 to 5 years of CPG experience.
• Experience in trade marketing, account management, and category management.
• Organized and ability to manage large volumes of data.
• Strong analytical, organizational, decision making, written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Client director with sales planning through the creation of demand forecasts using information from sales, POS, and other external data.
• Assist Customer Account Manager’s in the development of customer plans/projections and upload into client systems with the assistance of Trade Management Specialists.
• Proactively investigate forecast accuracy, performance, assessing deviations and supporting re-forecasting as appropriate, communicating findings and recommendations to the necessary departments when appropriate.
• Identify relevant market-related data and competitive intelligence through POS analysis and research.
• Support Client director in identifying the impact on future promo plans for an update of forecast
• Provide reporting on volume and trade spend metrics to internal and external stakeholders as required.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Decision making

Written and oral communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business (Finance/Marketing preferred) or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

your adv is seeking an Analyst Sales Planning in Canada and remote work is available. The role supports development of sales plans, demand forecasting, and trade spend management for a key customer.

You will assist in forecasting, data analysis from POS and sales, and prepare reports for stakeholders. Requirements include a Bachelor's in Business (Finance/Marketing preferred) and 2–5 years of CPG experience.