Sales Analyst

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company; California; Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company seeks a Sales Analyst to provide analytical support for the Wholesale Sales Team. Responsibilities include managing customer contracts, sales sheets, and price tracking, and designing reports used for data-driven selling.

The role supports forecasting, trade plans, and cross-functional insights with a travel expectation around 5%. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or related field is required; CPG experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or related field required.
• Preferred experience within the CPG channel.

Responsibilities

• Designs and maintains sales and inventory data reports for fact-based selling.
• Manages customer contracts, paperwork, and sales sheets.
• Manages trade plans, spending and forecasting with sales leaders.
• Provides adhoc analytical support to the sales team.
• Supports multiple customers or a direct customer team.
• Travel approximately 5% of the time.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business or related field

Job description

## Sales AnalystApply: California: Full time: Posted 2 Days Ago: JR103359**WHO WE ARE** At Ghirardelli, we honor tradition and drive innovation, aiming to be the top choice for premium chocolate. Our commitment to *Making Life A Bite Better* inspires both our products and the way we do business. We support personal and professional growth, recognizing that each employee’s contribution directly impacts Ghirardelli’s growth and success. Join our dynamic team and help shape Ghirardelli's future.**Job Summary**Responsible for providing and creating robust analytical support for the assigned Wholesale Sales Team. Completes, submits and manages customer contracts, paperwork, sales sheets. Manages customer retail price tracker. Designs and maintains sales and inventory data reports to be used for fact-based selling. Manages trade plans, spending and forecasting in conjunction with sales leaders. This role also provides adhoc analytical support.This position can support multiple customers or they may support a direct customer team.Support sales teams with reporting and actionable data that will help to achieve:* Sales budget and share goals* MAPS achievement* New Item Setup, Cost Changes, Promotional Contracts, Monthly Promotional Sales Tools* Weekly Price Tracking* Supply chain initiatives* Forecasting excellence/Invoice/PO tracking* Work with accounting to clear deductions* Display high organizationalSalary Range: $71,100 – $92,400* Bachelor’s degree in, Accounting, Business, or related field experience* Preferred experience within the CPG channel* This position may work out of a team sales office or home office* Travel on average of 5% of time* Spends 75% of time at desk working at computer or phone.* Spends 10% of time interacting with key customers for purpose of influencing business results.* Attending off-site sales meetings and performing other miscellaneous activities.* Occasional to Constant Repetitive Fine Manipulation (keyboarding, ten key, writing)* Rare to ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds