Sales Analyst - One Year Contract

at  Carlton Cards Ltd

GENERAL SUMMARY

As a Sales Analyst you will work in collaboration with the sales and merchant teams, to provide information for an assigned set of key retail partners to grow sales. The Sales Analyst is a strategic partner that contributes to the company’s financial goals by providing effective category management strategies and delivering actionable insights using point-of-sale data and category analysis.
The Sales Analyst position will provide standard reporting and data analysis from numerous sources, including P.O.S, shipments, product footage and other internal data management/mining systems. You will analyze and interpret data using category management and statistical techniques to drive sales performance at retail. As a Sales Analyst you will have product, merchandising, and business process knowledge or the educational equivalent which enables you to work independently in supporting the business.
As a Sales Analyst you will focus on preparing various sales and financial reports that will help your sales partners understand results by program, category, region, or other sub-sets of measurement. This role requires a balanced contribution of financial skills, analytical/problem-solving skills and knowledge of product hierarchies, account dimensions, retail goals and report writing skills. You will report to the Director of Category Management and FMO Support.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• You have a Bachelor’s Degree in business or quantitative discipline.
• You have 1-3 years category management experience in the consumer-packaged goods industry or buying function of a key retailer
• You are a strategic thinker with ability to build strategies with internal teams
• You have strong presentation skills, both written and oral and are comfortable delivering formal and effective presentations to all levels of the team
• You have superior MS Office software skills including expert knowledge of data base and spreadsheet software including Excel, Access, Cognos, PowerBI
• You have demonstrated strong analytical and problem solving skills
• You have excellent organizational skills and multitasking is second nature for you.
• You understand the importance of time management and can demonstrate your skills and tactics
• You have well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and are comfortable working with all levels of the organization
• You are self-driven, engaged and motivated and are capable of working independently with minimal supervision
• You understand that in your role accuracy and attention to detail are a must
  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. This position will require working at our Mississauga office Monday-Wednesday each week with an option to work remotely on Thursday and Friday