Product Analyst - Sales Execution

Danone North America; City of White Plains (NY); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k plan

Hybrid work environment

Tuition reimbursement

Parental bonding leave

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Danone North America seeks a Product Analyst to drive data, tech, and process solutions for Sales, Order Entry, and related ecosystems. You will translate commercial needs into product requirements, manage a value-driven backlog, and deliver with agile practices, collaborating with cross-functional teams and partners to maximize value.

You will define requirements, support product owners, and help deliver reliable Sales, Operations and Finance capabilities that enhance the Customer Value Journey.

Qualifications

• 5+ years IT experience for Sales Tools, Operations and SAP SD.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business IT or Computer Science required.
• Strong technical skills to build diagrams at multiple levels (L0-L2).
• Leadership to coordinate with developers and external partners.
• Business partnering: translate needs into data-driven recommendations.
• Curiosity and adaptability in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong knowledge of Sales tools and SAP Sales & Distribution.
• Experience with Jira (Atlassian) is a plus.
• Experience applying product mgmt, agile delivery, user-centric design.
• Ability to write user stories / UX / data integration.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the product vision and value.
• Manage backlog and arbitrate priorities.
• Evaluate options and optimize the product cost model.
• Lead end-to-end product delivery using agile methods.
• Define and analyze metrics to measure product success.
• Improve customer adoptability of sales tools.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams for scalable solutions.
• Work with business leaders to drive Danone objectives.

Skills

Sales Tools

SAP SD

Leadership

Data Analysis

Agile Delivery

Product Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business IT or Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Job description

Product Analyst - Sales Execution

Job Locations

US-NY-White Plains | US-CO-Louisville

Short Intro and About the Job

We are seeking a Product Analyst to drive the data, technology, and process solutions that enable Sales, Order Entry and Sales ecosystem interfaces. In this role, you will translate commercial needs into actionable product requirements, manage a value-driven backlog, and lead delivery using agile and product management for best practices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver reliable, high-impact Sales, Operations and Finance capabilities.

You will help define the requirements and facilitate delivering solutions to grow the business through the Sales tools. You will partner closely with the business to understand the day-to-day issues of our business partners and identify ways to improve their experience and improve the Customer Value Journey. You will work closely with Product Owner and Senior Product Owner, supporting them by making the product vision a reality and maximizing value for the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Contributes to the vision of the product, its definition, and the associated value.
• Makes recommendations to build and sustain the backlog, arbitrating among different needs and priorities.
• Evaluate solution options and manage the product cost model to maximize business value.
• Lead end-to-end product delivery using agile methodologies.
• Defines, analyzes, and validates key metrics to inform decision-making and measure product success from a business and user perspective.
• Identifies opportunities to improve customer adoptability of customer services tools, delivering and maintaining the valuable features on Sales platforms.
• Partner with technology vendors and internal technical teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Work alongside business leaders to drive impact and value to Danone business objectives. Recommend technology unlocks and opportunities.

This role is considered a "hybrid" position that allows for flexible work, meaning it is a role where collaboration with key stakeholders in Danone Hubs (White Plains, NY or Louisville, CO) occurs. While you may have the option to work from home on a schedule as agreed to with your supervisor, you are also expected to regularly report to your assigned office location at least 3 days per week.

The base compensation range for this position is $93,000 - $133,000 commensurate with experience. Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options. To give our employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work environment with opportunities to work both remotely and in office when desired.

About You

• 5+ years of experience in IT for Sales Tools, Operations and SAP SD
• Bachelor's Degree within a Business IT or Computer Science related discipline or equivalent combination of education, training and experience is required.
• High technical skills to build functional/integration diagrams in L0,L1,L2 levels.
• Leadership skills to work with developers and external partners.
• Business Partnering : Be a business translator! Ability to assemble, analyze, and evaluate data and to be able to make appropriate and well-reasoned recommendations and decisions to the Business stakeholders and the Project / Development Teams
• Curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to operate in a fastmoving environment.
• Strong functional knowledge of Sales tools, SAP Sales & Distribution.
• Knowledge and experience with Jira (Atlassian) a plus
• Experience applying product management, agile delivery, and user/product centric design practices.
• Ability to synthesize to write user stories / User Experience / Design Thinking / Data integration.
• Test user stories to ensure acceptance and validation to meet product goals
• Strong analytical, communication, and crossfunctional collaboration skills.
• Experience with automation, machine learning, or advanced analytics is a plus

About Us, We offer and What's next

Life at Danone With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., our vibrant culture and endless growth opportunities are just a couple of the reasons our employees call themselves "Proud Danoners."

Learn more about Life at Danone

Our Brands When you join us, you'll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world, including Activia, DanActive, Danimals, Dannon, evian, Follow Your Heart, Happy Family Organics, International Delight, Light + Fit, Nutricia , Oikos, Silk, So Delicious Dairy Free, STK Cold Brew Coffee , Too Good & Co, and YoCrunch.

Our Purpose We're committed to making a positive impact on our world. Rooted in our mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible, we're proud to be the world's largest B Corp.

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Our Benefits Our commitment to making the world healthier starts with our employees.

• Physical Wellbeing: We pay for the majority of your medical benefits - which include medical, dental and vision - with our competitive 80%/20% cost-sharing model
• Mental Wellbeing: Danoners receive fitness discounts, unlimited flexible time off and hybrid work schedules. We also have a range of programs that support mental health and substance abuse.
• Financial Support: We offer a performance-based bonus, a 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, employee discount programs and voluntary perks.
• Family Care: We offer caretaker benefits, 18 weeks of parental bonding, fertility, surrogacy, adoption benefits and pet insurance.

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Equal Opportunity Employer Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here.

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