Sales Analytics & Forecasting Analyst (Remote)

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

Job summary

Ghirardelli, a brand of Lindt & Sprüngli, seeks a data-focused sales analytics professional to support multiple customers from a home office. You will develop reports, dashboards, and analyses to track shipments and promotional results, while supporting forecasts and planning.

Travel is light, with about 5% travel expected for customer engagements and site visits. Your responsibilities include managing trade spend inputs in XTEL, preparing insightful presentations, and ensuring data accuracy

Qualifications

• Develop and maintain sales reports, dashboards and performance analyses.
• Support annual business planning, sales forecasts and growth projections.
• Analyze customer and category performance to identify growth opportunities.
• Prepare customer facing and internal presentations translating data into insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain sales reports, dashboards and performance analyses to track shipments, consumption, distribution, and promotional results.
• Support annual business planning, sales forecasts, and growth projections; identify risks and opportunities.
• Analyze customer and category performance to identify growth opportunities and promo effectiveness.
• Set up and maintain trade spending plans in XTEL system.
• Prepare customer facing and internal presentations that translate complex data into clear insights.
• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and improve data accuracy.
• Manage item setups with internal teams and distributor/retail partners.
• Manage and input all customer contracts.
• Research and validate deductions and trade spend invoices.
• Validate seasonal item selections, POs, and PO timing.
• Other related responsibilities as needed.

Skills

Data analysis

Reporting & dashboards

Sales forecasting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Finance/Accounting

Tools

XTEL system

Job description

Ghirardelli, a brand of Lindt & Sprüngli, seeks a data-focused sales analytics professional to support multiple customers from a home office. You will develop reports, dashboards, and analyses to track shipments and promotional results, while supporting forecasts and planning.

Travel is light, with about 5% travel expected for customer engagements and site visits. Your responsibilities include managing trade spend inputs in XTEL, preparing insightful presentations, and ensuring data accuracy