Hybrid Director of Analytics & Insights — Data-Driven Sales

Acosta Sales & Marketing; Lewisville (TX); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Acosta Group is seeking a Director of Business Insights to deliver strategic, data-driven insights supporting Walmart and Sam’s Club sales objectives. You’ll leverage syndicated and internal data, advise on strategy, and coach team members in a hybrid role.

This position requires advanced analytics, client relationship management, and the ability to juggle multiple projects while communicating insights clearly. Office 3 days, remote 2 days.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint and Word for reporting.
• Able to drive data-informed decisions and influence merchants.
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Flexible, adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with the business managers and clients in the development of strategic plans for managing their portfolios within the assigned Customers.
• Develop and present strategic and compelling data-driven sales presentations directed towards generating increased sales at the assigned Customers in partnership with the Acosta Group sales team and Client.
• Serve as subject matter expert in all available data including but not limited to syndicated third party POS and Panel data, customer loyalty data, syndicated data, internal data and systems to generate information in support of strategic discussions.
• Manages and develops insights and reporting for multiple clients at assigned Customers across multiple categories
• Develops and shares best practices. Streamlines and develops templates to help standardize best in class analyses across the sales team.
• Manages,provides mentoring and training functions and assigns the daily activities for one analyst on the Business Insights team.
• Stay current with all client, customer and consumer trends.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the Walmart HQ team objectives.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Project management

Communication skills

Adaptability

Tools

Excel

Power BI

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

NIQ Discover/Circana Unify

NIQ Spectra/Circana ShopperSights

Job description

Acosta Group is seeking a Director of Business Insights to deliver strategic, data-driven insights supporting Walmart and Sam’s Club sales objectives. You’ll leverage syndicated and internal data, advise on strategy, and coach team members in a hybrid role.

This position requires advanced analytics, client relationship management, and the ability to juggle multiple projects while communicating insights clearly. Office 3 days, remote 2 days.