Promotions & Revenue Optimization Analyst

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates is seeking a role focused on the execution of customer investment strategy through evaluation of trade promotion tactics and optimization recommendations. You will leverage shopper insights to deliver selling stories and support stakeholders in reallocating investments for better revenue.

The candidate should have a degree in business/related field, 1+ year FMCG experience, data analytics skills, and the ability to travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Business, Economics, Administration or equivalent.
• 1+ years of experience working with cross-functional teams in Fast Moving Consumer Goods industries.
• Familiarity with retail merchandising and in-store execution tactics is a nice to have.
• Strong knowledge of syndicated data (e.g. IRI, Nielsen).
• Must be skilled with turning insights into opportunities and translating them into actionable.
• Technical knowledge skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, Power BI; SAP a plus).
• Travel availability up to 20% is needed.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate promotion optimization opportunities.
• Partner with Trade Promotion Managers and Team Lead to drive profitable sales and share growth across the U.S. for assigned channel.
• Execute analyses to support promotional strategies achieving sales, share and profitability objectives.
• Facilitate strategic conversations with Sales Directors and retailers to evaluate tradeoffs and commercialize opportunities.

Skills

Data analysis

Promotional analytics

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Economics/Administration or equivalent

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Tableau

Power BI

SAP

Job description

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates is seeking a role focused on the execution of customer investment strategy through evaluation of trade promotion tactics and optimization recommendations. You will leverage shopper insights to deliver selling stories and support stakeholders in reallocating investments for better revenue.

The candidate should have a degree in business/related field, 1+ year FMCG experience, data analytics skills, and the ability to travel up to 20%.