Sales Analyst (CPG)

CSG Talent

Illinois

On-site

USD 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Combined Selection Group Ltd is seeking a Sales Data Analyst to transform retail data into actionable insights for North American accounts, including Walmart and other major retailers. You will analyze sales, promotions, trade investment, and syndicated data, building dashboards and reports to guide commercial decisions.

The role requires strong SQL, Excel, and Power BI/Tableau skills, with experience in retailer portals and performance analytics. Remote work in the US is supported.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, Business, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field.
2–4 years of experience in CPG sales analytics or retail analytics.
Experience supporting major retailers (Walmart, Target, Costco, Kroger) preferred.
Strong SQL, Excel, and dashboarding experience.

Responsibilities

Sales Analytics & BI: Build and maintain Power BI/Tableau dashboards for Sales, Marketing, and Commercial teams.
Track key retail metrics: Sales performance, POS velocity, distribution, ACV, promotions.
Automate recurring reporting to improve visibility into performance.
Use SQL to extract, clean, and analyze customer sales data from multiple sources.
Analyze data from retailer portals and syndicated data sources (Circana/IRI/SPINS).
Perform PPO analysis: period-over-period, plan-vs-actual, promotional lift, category performance.
Support cross-functional analytics projects with insights for National Accounts strategies.

Skills

SQL

Power BI/Tableau

Excel (Advanced)

CPG retail analytics

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Analytics/Business/Statistics

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Sales Data Analyst - CPG Retail Analytics (Walmart / National Accounts) Location: Remote

A growing food manufacturing company is seeking a Sales Data Analyst to support its North American retail sales organization and help transform sales, customer, and syndicated data into actionable commercial insights. This role will partner closely with National Account teams managing major retail customers including Walmart, Target, Costco, Kroger, and other strategic accounts . The successful candidate will analyze retail performance, promotional activity, trade investment, and customer data to identify growth opportunities and improve commercial decision-making. The ideal candidate will have CPG retail analytics experience , strong technical skills across SQL, Excel, Power BI/Tableau , and experience working with retailer portals, syndicated data, and sales performance metrics.

Key Responsibilities

Sales Analytics & Business Intelligence Build and maintain Power BI / Tableau dashboards supporting Sales, Marketing, and Commercial teams
Develop reporting tools tracking key retail metrics including: Sales performance POS velocity Distribution and ACV Promotional performance Category growth Customer trends
Automate recurring reporting and improve visibility into business performance
Use SQL to extract, clean, and analyze customer sales data from multiple sources
Retail & Syndicated Data Analysis Analyze data from retailer platforms including: Walmart Retail Link Target Partners Online Costco reporting platforms Kroger reporting platforms
Work with syndicated data sources including: Circana / IRI NielsenIQ SPINS 84.51° Perform: Period-over-period analysis Plan vs. actual reporting Promotional lift analysis Category and market performance analysis Identify trends, opportunities, and risks to support National Account strategies
Trade Spend & Commercial Analytics Analyze promotional effectiveness, trade investment, and ROI Evaluate incremental sales lift from promotions, displays, and features Support trade spend tracking and post-event analysis Provide insights to improve customer investment decisions
Cross-Functional Analytics Projects Support Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Strategy teams with analytical insights Leadanalytics projects including: New item launch tracking Assortment optimization Customer reviews Joint Business Planning (JBP) Develop processes and tools that improve self-service reporting capabilities

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Business, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field
2-4 years of experience in CPG sales analytics, retail analytics, revenue growth management, category management, or similar commercial analytics roles
Experience supporting retail customers such as Walmart, Target, Costco, Kroger, Albertsons, or similar retailers strongly preferred
Hands-on experience analyzing retail sales, POS, syndicated, and customer performance data
Strong experience building dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization tools
Intermediate SQL skills with experience querying and analyzing large datasets
Advanced Excel skills including: Pivot tables VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP INDEX/MATCH Data modelling
Experience working with retailer portals and syndicated data sources
Ability to translate complex analysis into clear commercial recommendations

Preferred Experience

Experience with: Circana / IRI NielsenIQ SPINS Walmart Retail Link Kroger 84.51° Trade Promotion Management (TPM) or Revenue Growth Management experience
ExperiencewithautomationorETL tools such as: Alteryx Power Automate Python Zapier
Experience managing analytics projects with multiple stakeholders
Strong data storytelling and presentation skills

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a growing food manufacturing company and have a direct impact on how retail sales decisions are made. You will work closely with National Account teams, gain exposure to some of the largest retailers in North America, and use data to influence sales growth, customer strategy, and commercial performance.

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