OVERVIEW:

We’re looking for a dedicated, hardworking Trade Finance Analyst to assist with the development of annual business plans, trade spend tracking & reporting, pricing analytics & management, and various projects to support the sales operations functions. The role will assist the Trade Finance Manager in performing all analytical, tracking, and management duties surround the trade finance & pricing management deliverables as well as sales operation duties related to planning & reporting as identified by the Trade Finance Manager and the Senior Director of Sales Operations.

TRAVEL & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Role will be based in the Los Angeles office & will require limited travel.
Yerba Madre—formerly Guayakí Yerba Mate—is the nearly 30-year pioneer of regenerative yerba mate [yer-bah ma-tay] and the category leader in ready-to-drink mate beverages across North America. The name Yerba Madre, meaning “Mother Herb,” is a tribute to Mother Earth and the ancestral wisdom of the Indigenous communities who have cultivated yerba mate for generations —a reflection of the values the brand has championed since day one.
Headquartered in Sebastopol and Venice, California, Yerba Madre sources organic, shade-grown yerba mate in direct partnership with 255 family farmers and Indigenous communities across Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Using its Market Driven Regeneration™ model, every purchase helps reforest the Atlantic Forest, support fair trade premiums, and build long-term economic resilience for grower communities.
In 2025, the brand became the world’s first yerba mate to achieve Regenerative Organic Certified™ Gold® status——setting a new global standard for ecological integrity, cultural respect, and environmental restoration.
As an original founding member of the B Corp community and a founding member of the Purpose Pledge, Yerba Madre is committed to ethical business practices across ten key pillars, including climate positivity, living wages, circularity, and inclusion. Yerba Madre is available in over 45,000 retail locations across the U.S. and Canada. To learn more, visit www.YerbaMadre.com.

Strategic Business Planning: Success in this role involves the ability to build comprehensive financial analytics & reporting to support annual business plans for each customer, in collaboration with assigned Key Accounts (KAs). These plans should effectively deliver on revenue, volume, profit, and market share goals through a well-structured joint business planning process with key commercial leaders.
Accurate financial analytics and reporting to enhance budget management & profitability realization: Achieving business plan goals is essential. Successful candidates should demonstrate the capability to consistently deliver reporting and analytical tools across the various commercial teams. Additionally, being proactive in collaborating with HQ Finance team to update business plans, RE1 forecasts, and revenue/profitability management to achieve annual company business objectives.
Alignment with Sales Operations and Trade Finance to achieve annual business plan objectives: Alignment across all commercial departments, Operations, and HQ Finance will be critical to achieving annual business objectives while also driving efficiency and profitability across the organization. Driving increased accuracy for volume and spend forecasts will add value to operations and the IBP process to achieve ongoing COGS savings leading to increased profitability