Sales Analyst - Ahold

Job description

Location: Remote or East Coast Based

Background & Purpose of the Job:

Customer Business Development (CBD) is what we call our Sales organization at Unilever. CBD works closely with customers to pioneer new products, build categories, and deploy best-in-class retail and shopper capabilities.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

The primary purpose of the Sales Analyst position is to support the Customer Business Manager at Ahold. The Sales Analyst is responsible for providing proactive analysis of the current business, which includes promotional, every day and future-faced reporting. The position will require time management skills, a strong work ethic, and bias for action. The person is responsible for weekly reporting and analysis along with monthly performance communications. Strong interaction between both internal and external stakeholders is required.

Additionally, the Sales Analyst is responsible for maintaining strong connectivity with the customer and their different administrative requirements, which includes completing new item forms, promotional contracts, and item maintenance forms in a timely manner to ensure Unilever compliance with audit criteria. This person will be a strong communicator and own a direct line of communication with Ahold staff regarding deadlines and different deliverables.

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You’re a born leader: work with the Customer Business Manager to grow retailer relationship at Ahold (Stop and Shop, The Giant Company and Giant Food) for the Ice Cream category.  Leadership behaviors and attitudes are necessary for success in-role. You don’t wait to be told; you ask what can be done!

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You’re a changemaker: confidence to speak up and think outside the box. Focuses their efforts on personal development with a mind for elevating those around them.

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You love to win and have fun doing it: Drive strategic relationships and accelerated growth, being driven by a competitive spirit to generate the strongest outcomes and opportunities for the Ice Cream category.

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You’re a dot connector: Routinely interface with multiple internal and external departments; identifying patterns in the data and building actionable conclusions to be implemented in real time.

What You’ll Need To Succeed:

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Undergraduate degree is required, preferably in business or marketing with 1+ years of Trade Marketing and/or Category Management experience or relevant sales experience.

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Working knowledge of IRI, Evergreen and Customer POS Data is strongly desired.

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Must be skilled in verbal and written communications.

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Must be able to effectively relate with multiple levels of management, both internally and externally

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Must be a strategic thinker that can work effectively, and in a highly collaborative manner.

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Complexity and time management challenges

Pay : The pay range for this position is $68,000 to $102,000. 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

 

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