Remote CPG Sales Analytics Specialist

CSG Talent; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CSG Talent is partnering with a growing food manufacturing company to fill a Sales Data Analyst role supporting North American retail sales. The analyst will transform sales, customer, and syndicated data into actionable commercial insights and will partner with National Account teams managing major retailers.

Ideal candidate has CPG retail analytics experience and strong technical chops in SQL, Excel, Power BI or Tableau, plus experience with retailer portals and syndicated data sources.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in CPG sales analytics or related roles.
• Experience supporting retail customers such as Walmart, Target, Costco, Kroger, Albertsons, or similar retailers strongly preferred.
• Strong dashboard skills with Power BI or Tableau.
• Intermediate SQL skills for querying large datasets.
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, and data modelling.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Power BI/Tableau dashboards for Sales, Marketing, and Commercial teams.
• Analyze sales performance, POS velocity, distribution, ACV, promotions, and category growth.
• Automate recurring reporting and improve visibility into performance.
• Perform period-over-period analyses; plan vs. actual reporting; promotional lift analysis.
• Identify trends and opportunities to support National Account strategies.
• Support cross-functional analytics projects (JBP, assortment optimization, customer reviews).

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Data visualization

Retail analytics

Syndicated data

Analytical storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Business, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Circana

IRI

NielsenIQ

SPINS

Walmart Retail Link

Kroger 84.51°

Job description

CSG Talent is partnering with a growing food manufacturing company to fill a Sales Data Analyst role supporting North American retail sales. The analyst will transform sales, customer, and syndicated data into actionable commercial insights and will partner with National Account teams managing major retailers.

Ideal candidate has CPG retail analytics experience and strong technical chops in SQL, Excel, Power BI or Tableau, plus experience with retailer portals and syndicated data sources.