Sales Data Analyst

World’s Finest Chocolate is seeking a Sales Data Analyst to support their North American retail sales organization. This role involves transforming sales data into actionable insights through dashboards and reports, while managing cross-functional projects and collaborating with national account teams.

Responsibilities

  • Build and refresh weekly/monthly Tableau (or Power BI) dashboards tracking: POS velocity, ACV distribution, % promo, share of shelf
  • Category growth vs. prior year / plan
  • Customer P&L summaries
  • Automate data pipelines using Alteryx, Python, or native connector tools
  • Utilize SQL to query and aggregate customer transaction data from a PostgreSQL database, identifying trends that informed marketing strategies
  • Extract and cleanse data from: Retailer portals (Retail Link, Partners Online, VIP, etc.)
  • Syndicated sources (Circana/IRI, Nielsen, SPINS, 84.51°/Kroger Precision)
  • Perform period-over-period, plan-vs-actual, and promo lift analyses
  • Flag outliers and reconcile discrepancies with account teams
  • Conduct ad hoc analysis and provide insights for key business questions
  • Maintain trade-spend tracker; calculate ROI, GMROI, and incremental lift for every door-level event
  • Partner with Trade Marketing to recommend optimal spend mix (TPR, display, feature)
  • Build post-event recaps within 5 business days of event close
  • Lead analytics-driven projects (e.g., new item launch tracking, void closure initiatives, assortment optimization, JBP data room prep)
  • Own JDA/Blue Yonder or internal planning templates for quarterly line reviews and JBP prep
  • Define scope, timelines, milestones, and deliverables; run status meetings and drive stakeholder alignment
  • Document processes and train account managers on self-service tools

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Business, Economics, Statistics, or related field
  • 1–3 years in CPG sales analytics, revenue growth management, or category management
  • Hands-on experience pulling data from retailer portals and syndicated sources (Circana, Nielsen, etc.)
  • Proven ability to build dashboards in Tableau or Power BI
  • Intermediate Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, index/match); intermediate SQL skills
  • 1+ years managing projects end-to-end (charter, timeline, status updates, stakeholder alignment)
  • Familiarity with trade promotion management (TPM) tools or TPM ROI models
  • Experience with workflow automation or ETL tools (e.g., Alteryx, Power Automate, Zapier, UiPath, or scripting)
  • Strong storytelling with data; able to present to non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience with Smartsheet, Asana, or Microsoft Project

Benefits

  • Annual Bonus: 5% of base salary (based on company and individual performance)
  • Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k Matching
  • HSA/FSA & Wellness Programs
  • Life & Disability Insurance (STD/LTD)
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • LifeLock Identity Theft Protection

Company Overview

  • Family-owned for three generations, World's Finest® Chocolate crafts our own premium chocolate recipe from our sweet home Chicago. It was founded in 1939, and is headquartered in Chicago, IL, US, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.worldsfinestchocolate.com. Company H1B Sponsorship
  • World's Finest® Chocolate has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

 

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