Sales Analyst - for a Canadian Food Manufacturer

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Think you’d make a damn good addition to our team? Here’s how you’ll shine:

• Exceptional work ethic, organizational skills, and a sense of humour are critical for this role
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of tasks
• Great initiative, with a willingness to try new strategies
• Willing to be a part of Continuous Improvement
• Desire to work well in a Team, with the confidence to work independently as well
• Conversational skills required

THE OPPORTUNITY

TMF Foods - Lou's Kitchen Ltd. is looking for a talented and passionate individual – a dedicated and innovative individual possessing a sound customer sales and analytical background – to join our team as a Sales Analyst at our Stoney Creek facility.

The Sales Analyst supports the Sales Team through providing data analysis and support on customers, merchandising, opportunity, and operations. The Sales Analyst will be required to do extensive data analysis, interact with many groups across all segments and will coordinate and lead monthly update meetings with relevant teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Knowledge of customer portals and how to extract customer sales data; run customized customer reports to support account manager in analyzing current business to include Vendor Performance Scorecards, weekly, monthly and Year to Date POS, Market Basket Data
• Provide regular analysis and full detailed understanding of portfolio to justify trends and performance - Promotional performance, ROI, Lost Sales, In-stock %, Fill rates, Cost margin analysis and Ad spend analysis etc.
• Assist account manager as required, Buyer Meetings, trade shows, online setups, portfolio portal submissions, Line Review Preparation, etc.
• Monitor and improve the quality of relevant sales data in the company’s ERP and CRM software
• Responsible for managing customer ad grids and communicating internally on all base and promotional business
• Prepare and validate customer deal sheets; review customer orders vs production plan
• Participate in weekly forecasting consensus calls
• Conduct in-depth analysis of sales data to identify trends and monitor KPIs
• Analyze the effectiveness of sales strategies and recommend areas of improvement Report on customer interactions with the company’s sales team
• Monitor selling expenses and provide insights and recommendations to management
• Work with the Sales and Finance teams to provide supporting information as required
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Post secondary education in a related discipline
• Strong knowledge of all MS Office programs
• Advanced problem-solving and analysis skills
• Experience within the food industry, with a focus on meat products
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• High level of organization and detail-orientation
• Strong work ethic and willingness to take initiative
• Good attitude toward teamwork as well as the ability to work independently
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and prioritize
• Excellent time management