Remote BI Data Analyst — Sales & Forecasting (CPG)

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

Job summary

Ghirardelli, part of Lindt & Sprüngli, seeks a Sales Analytics Specialist to support multiple customers with reporting, forecasting, and trade spend management from a home office in the United States. You will develop dashboards, analyze performance, and help drive growth and promotional effectiveness across Meijer, HEB, and SpartanNash.

Responsibilities include building data-driven insights, maintaining trade spend plans in XTEL, preparing presentations, and ensuring data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Admin, Marketing, Finance, or Accounting is desirable.
• CPG or confectionery/grocery channel experience is preferred.
• This position is remote (home office) and may involve ~5% travel.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills are required.

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 the XTEL system.
• Prepare customer-facing and internal presentations translating complex data into clear insights and actionable next steps.
• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting, improve data accuracy, and increase efficiency of the sales planning process.
• Manage item setup from start to finish with internal teams and distributor/retail partners.
• Manage and input all customer contracts.
• Research and validate deductions, post audits, and trade spend invoices.
• Validate seasonal item selections, POs, and PO timing.

Skills

Sales analytics

Data visualization

Forecasting

Trade spend planning

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

XTEL system

Job description

Ghirardelli, part of Lindt & Sprüngli, seeks a Sales Analytics Specialist to support multiple customers with reporting, forecasting, and trade spend management from a home office in the United States. You will develop dashboards, analyze performance, and help drive growth and promotional effectiveness across Meijer, HEB, and SpartanNash.

Responsibilities include building data-driven insights, maintaining trade spend plans in XTEL, preparing presentations, and ensuring data accuracy.