Remote BI Data Analyst — CPG & Grocery Insights

Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada), Inc; Michigan; Remote; USD 71,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Ghirardelli is seeking a data and sales analytics specialist to support Meijer, HEB, SpartanNash and other customers from a home office. You will develop sales reports, dashboards, and performance analyses to track shipments, consumption, distribution, and promotional results using customer and internal data systems.

You will assist in annual business planning, forecasts, and growth projections, identify risks and opportunities to improve forecast accuracy, analyze customer and category

Qualifications

• Experience in reporting, dashboards, and data analysis for sales and planning.
• Experience with trade spend planning and forecasting.
• CPG and grocery channel knowledge preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain sales reports, dashboards, and performance analyses to track shipments, consumption, distribution, promotional results, and progress against business objectives.
• Support annual business planning, sales forecasts, and growth projections; identify risks and opportunities to improve forecast accuracy.
• Analyze customer and category performance to identify growth opportunities and promotional effectiveness.
• Set up and maintain trade spending plans in XTEL.
• Prepare customer-facing and internal presentations translating data into insights and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and improve data accuracy and efficiency.
• Manage item setup with internal teams, distributor and retail partners.
• Manage and input all customer contracts; validate deductions, post audits, and trade spend invoices.
• Validate seasonal item selections, POs, and PO timing.

Skills

Data analysis

Dashboards

Forecasting

Trade spend

Presentation

CPG knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Business/Marketing/Finance

Tools

XTEL

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Ghirardelli is seeking a data and sales analytics specialist to support Meijer, HEB, SpartanNash and other customers from a home office. You will develop sales reports, dashboards, and performance analyses to track shipments, consumption, distribution, and promotional results using customer and internal data systems.

You will assist in annual business planning, forecasts, and growth projections, identify risks and opportunities to improve forecast accuracy, analyze customer and category