Product Analyst – Sales Execution

Danone•White Plains, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Product Analyst to drive the data, technology, and process solutions that enable Sales, Order Entry and Sales ecosystem interfaces. In this role, you will translate commercial needs into actionable product requirements, manage a value-driven backlog, and lead delivery using agile and product management for best practices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver reliable, high-impact Sales, Operations and Finance capabilities. You will help define the requirements and facilitate delivering solutions to grow the business through the Sales tools. You will partner closely with the business to understand the day-to-day issues of our business partners and identify ways to improve their experience and improve the Customer Value Journey. You will work closely with Product Owner and Senior Product Owner, supporting them by making the product vision a reality and maximizing value for the organization.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in IT for Sales Tools, Operations and SAP SD
Bachelor's Degree within a Business IT or Computer Science related discipline or equivalent combination of education, training and experience is required.
High technical skills to build functional/integration diagrams in L0,L1,L2 levels.
Leadership skills to work with developers and external partners.
Business Partnering : Be a business translator! Ability to assemble, analyze, and evaluate data and to be able to make appropriate and well-reasoned recommendations and decisions to the Business stakeholders and the Project / Development Teams
Curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to operate in a fast‑moving environment.
Strong functional knowledge of Sales tools, SAP Sales & Distribution.
Experience applying product management, agile delivery, and user/product centric design practices.
Ability to synthesize to write user stories / User Experience / Design Thinking / Data integration.
Test user stories to ensure acceptance and validation to meet product goals
Strong analytical, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience with Jira (Atlassian) a plus
Experience with automation, machine learning, or advanced analytics is a plus

Responsibilities

Contributes to the vision of the product, its definition, and the associated value.
Makes recommendations to build and sustain the backlog, arbitrating among different needs and priorities.
Evaluate solution options and manage the product cost model to maximize business value.
Lead end-to-end product delivery using agile methodologies.
Defines, analyzes, and validates key metrics to inform decision-making and measure product success from a business and user perspective.
Identifies opportunities to improve customer adoptability of customer services tools, delivering and maintaining the valuable features on Sales platforms.
Partner with technology vendors and internal technical teams to deliver scalable solutions.
Work alongside business leaders to drive impact and value to Danone business objectives.
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