Senior Sales Planning Analyst: Forecasting & Insights

Clorox Company; Bentonville (AR); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Clorox is seeking a Customer Sales Planning professional who will deliver customer reporting, budgeting, forecasting support, and cross-functional coordination across Sales, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain.

You will own budget forecasting, lead annual and quarterly target setting, provide data-driven insights, and support GPO/IDN planning, S&OP, and CCP processes to help drive accurate plans and strong execution.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in sales planning, business analytics, finance, supply chain, customer planning, forecasting or demand planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis).
• Highly preferred experience with Power BI or a similar reporting tool.
• High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Comfortable learning new systems and business processes.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners through data-driven recommendations.
• Ability to communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain recurring customer reports and scorecards.
• Analyze customer performance and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Respond to ad hoc reporting requests and prepare data for business and customer updates.
• Own customer budget forecasting and monthly budget tracking and reconciliation.
• Assist with distributor program coordination and budget reconciliation.
• Lead annual and quarterly customer target-setting processes.
• Analyze performance versus targets and identify opportunities to improve results.
• Maintain target tracking tools and communicate progress to business partners.
• Support strategic planning activities for GPO and IDN customers.
• Serve as a key owner in the RFI/RFP process.
• Lead customer planning processes, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop meeting materials, templates, and pre-read documents.
• Provide customer forecasts and business context into the S&OP process.
• Proactively communicate customer demand changes, risks, and opportunities.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

Clorox is seeking a Customer Sales Planning professional who will deliver customer reporting, budgeting, forecasting support, and cross-functional coordination across Sales, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain.

You will own budget forecasting, lead annual and quarterly target setting, provide data-driven insights, and support GPO/IDN planning, S&OP, and CCP processes to help drive accurate plans and strong execution.