Analyst, Sr Trade (Revenue ManagementAnalytics)
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Job Location:
Buffalo, WY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 84875 - 114831
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Richs also known as Rich Products Corporation is a family-owned food company dedicated to inspiring possibilities. From cakes and icings to pizza appetizers and specialty toppings our products are used in homes restaurants and bakeries around the world. Beyond great food our customers also gain insights to help them stay competitive no matter their size. Our portfolio includes creative solutions geared at helping food industry professionals compete in foodservice retail in-store bakery deli and prepared foods among others. Working in 100 locations globally with annual sales exceeding $4billion Richs is a global leader with a focus on everything that family makes possible. RichsInfinite Possibilities. One Family.
Purpose Statement
The Senior Trade Analyst will assist the Revenue Growth Management (RGM) Center of Excellence in execution compliance and resolution around key CBD initiatives and objectives for retailer trade promotions slotting and demos as well as the tools used to manage the business and ensure accuracy in the financial forecast.
Key Accountabilities and Outcomes
Trade Budgeting & Planning
- Shape divisional trade strategy by delivering insights that influence pricing promotion mix and customer investment decisions.
- Manage the Consumer Brands Division (CBD) trade slotting and demos budgets
- Collaborate with Sales and the COE on the development of annual customer promotional plans.
- Meet with Marketing to align trade and consumer support plans
- Support execution of trade strategy to ensure plans and spending are in line with divisional AOP targets and budgets
- Leverage Category Management and Shopper Insights work to inform and optimize trade strategies
- Analyze key competitors trade strategies and communicate to sales management
- Construct sales templates for use during annual Mid-Year Sales and JSM planning meetings
- Lead analytical support for annual Sales Target setting process ensuring alignment with divisional growth objectives
- Provide forecast to Senior Management on committed trade activity
- Monitor and identify potential overspend issues versus target spend rates and proactively work with Sales and Finance to address align and resolve outstanding accrual issues
Analytics & Insights
- Proactively analyze promotional results and ROI.
- Develop and communicate actionable insights on trade performance trends and opportunities to sales managers to increase trade investment effectiveness and efficiency and shape our trade policies and strategies
- Identify customers and specific events that deliver the highest ROI on divisional trade dollars alongside the RGM COE
- Monthly alignment of planned promotions with consumption actuals
- Pull and upload monthly syndicated data to platforms
- Maintain data on Richs and competitive promoted price groups (PPGs)
Systems Management
- Maintain TPM accuracy and leverage TPM/TPO platforms to deliver actionable insights to Sales
- Lead promotion effectiveness and efficiency improvement via administration and management of the Blacksmith TPO platform.
- Serve as CBDs subject matter expert on Blacksmith TPO being the main touch point for question related with use of the platform and supporting system upgrades and work flows as necessary
- Train on the custom syndicated data hierarchies and category management module.
Sales Enablement/Cross Functional
- Assist Blacksmith training for Sales Managers and other users to ensure proficiency with the system and trade processes
- Lead monthly Trade review and planning meetings with Region Sales Managers. Identify customers where trade spend is above budget and follow up with team on action plans to resolve.
- Maintain data on Richs and competitive promoted price groups (PPGs)
- Support RGM COE in trade program approvals scorecard updates post-event and other ad hoc analysis.
- Collaborate with Trade Settlement to provide visibility on accrual balances liability exceptions deductions and aging reports.
Knowledge Skills and Experience
- Bachelors degree in finance or related Business degree (Accounting Marketing) MBA preferred.
- Minimum 2-3 years of relevant finance accounting trade or analytics experience
- Financial acumen including proven analytics skills capable of interpreting and drawing relevant and actionable insights from various data resources and methodologies
- Demonstrated ability organizing and prioritizing work proven success in meeting multiple deadlines.
- Demonstrated success in applying strong functional knowledge of financial terminology and processes
- Demonstrated strong analytical skills ability to connect the dots and draw insights from multiple sources of information proven success in making recommendations
- Demonstrated ability in working collaboratively with Marketing Sales Sales Planning & Operations Finance and customers
- Demonstrated ability influencing at all levels within the organization
- Proficient systems knowledge and experience with syndicated POS and consumer household panel data (Nielsen Circana) retailer specific scanner data/loyalty card programs or other proprietary data sources.
- Knowledge of PowerBI or other data visualization platforms experience synthesizing multiple data sources to create and maintain data visualizations a plus.
- Customer-facing experience preferred
- Effective verbal and written communication skills proven success in demonstrating solid presentation skills
- Solid Microsoft Office software proficiency with Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with Trade systems preferably Blacksmith or other trade management tool
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment with competing priorities
- Travel up to 10% as needed
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COMPENSATION
In accordance with state law the rate or range provided is Rich Products Corporation its subsidiaries and affiliates (Richs) reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience knowledge skills abilities shift differential and location.
Annual Range/Hourly Rate
$84875.59-$114831.68
Rich Products Corporation its subsidiaries and affiliates (Richs) are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity standing up for fairness and maintaining a culture of belonging to provide an exceptional experience for all. We will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race color religion sex national origin disability military or veteran status or any other Federal or State legally protected classes. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Richs. Please contact Richs Associate Experience Network at if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
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