Senior Sales Analyst, Albertsons Kroger Foods

Background & Purpose of the Job

This position will support the Foods Customer Business Managers and ad hoc support to the broader Team by providing proactive analysis and insight of business trends, oversight of contracts and forms, monitoring business performance, developing sales presentations, and identifying opportunities and risks impacting the business. This is a developmental role, and successful candidates typically progress to business manager roles thus making business development understanding crucial to success in this role.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do
The position will require advanced skills in analysis, project management and proficiency in Microsoft Office with exceptional Excel skills. The Sales Analyst is expected to quickly become proficient in Kroger and Albertsons systems such as Market 6 POS system, DemandTec/Tradepoint, 1 World Sync, IRI Market Share, Stratum, Numerator, and various Kroger and Albertsons forms. The Sales analyst is responsible for weekly analysis and reporting of sales trends, shopper analysis, competitive activity and creating actionable insights from the analysis of these trends.  The Sales Analyst is expected to regularly meet customer deadlines for monthly sales plan submissions and other ad hoc requests. 

• You’re detail oriented: This position will require meeting cyclical deadlines as well as ad hoc deadlines in addition to proactive business analysis that will identify risks and opportunities to drive competitive growth. The ideal candidate manages these changing priorities and ensure customer and internal deadlines are met. 
• You’re a dot connector: The position will require the ability to retrieve and analyze many different data points from multiple sources and have business acumen to connect these data points quickly to identify emerging trends, determine the resulting business implications and clearly communicate these findings. 
• You have an owner’s mindset: The ideal candidate will see the categories they work on as their own business and have a strong sense of accountability and responsibility to the business. They will be proactive in looking for ways to grow the business and offer solutions and ideas. They will identify issues quickly and effectively work to prevent them in the future. 
• You have a team mindset: In partnership with the Customer Business Manager, the ideal candidate will interact with Kroger and Unilever internal teams to develop a relationship, and lead communication around business operations and data insights. 
• You’re a changemaker: The ideal candidate focuses efforts on continuous improvement, work simplification, and the elimination of non-value-added work that will more effectively produce quality results
• You’re an effective communicator: The position will require timely communication and problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate doesn’t just present the problem, they have connected the dots on several different solutions and where possible is empowered to make decisions on their own. 

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Undergraduate degree is required.
• Existing experience and relationships with Kroger and/or Albertsons is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communications.
• Must be able to effectively relate with multiple levels of management, internally and externally.
• Must be a “get it done” person that can work in a highly collaborative environment.
• Must have strong relationship building and time management skills.
• Experience in mining insights and leveraging them to drive growth is a plus
• Skilled in using Excel, PowerPoint, Office.  Power BI and other applications a plus.
• Working knowledge of POS Reporting systems (Nielsen, IRI, Stratum, and Market6) and Sales Planning Systems are a plus

Pay: The pay range for this position is $84,400 to $126,600. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

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