Retail Insights Analyst

Mars•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Retail Insights Analyst is a part of the Retail Analytics and Insights Team and has shared responsibility for ensuring that the full Mars Snacking retail team has the necessary reporting suite, advanced insights and support needed to execute with excellence in store every day. This will be achieved by working closely – on a day-to-day basis with the Analytics & Insights Lead, peer Insights Analysts, channel stakeholders and the Retail Strategy and Operations team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree, preferably with an emphasis in business management, project management or technology management
Understanding/Experience of the work of a field-based Retail Sales organization
2+ years of experience in Business/Category Analytics and/or Sales
Demonstrated application of this experience in a Sales environment, understanding of how technology enables Sales and Retail, and a record of delivering measurable business benefit
Demonstrated ability to analyze data and make recommendations to large and/or senior audiences
Ability to proactively identify appropriate reporting needs and data sources
Demonstrated ability to sell ideas, concepts, and programs both internally and externally – at all levels
Experience in working cross-functionally, managing internal and external providers, while managing a diverse group of stakeholders, with quantifiable success developing strong, trusting, and high-performing relationships
Highly data literate and analytical, with strong experience of working with and synthesizing large, complex data sets and turning it into actionable insights.
Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI skills
Must demonstrate excellent business acumen, planning, drive for results and organizational skills
Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Support of the Power BI suite of retail reports
Provide business trends/opportunities to field management team
Troubleshoot data and report issues, problem solve resolution
Incorporate cross functional data into retail reporting needs
Provide necessary support for performance scorecards and incentive programs
Ad Hoc reporting to the field
Complete understanding of the retail reporting suite: purpose of reports, associated input/output, ability to solve reporting issues and continuous improvement
Extract meaningful insights from reporting to enable key stakeholders to form actionable plans
Provide needed reporting support for retail scorecards and sales incentive plans
Monitor trends across retail team and provide summarized output to internal stakeholders
Work cross functionally to obtain and incorporate third party data into retail reports
Contribute to the resolution of data issues feeding the reports, inclusive of root cause analysis through solution
Point of contact for reporting needs that originate from the field
Collaborating across the broader Retail Strategy & Operations Team on all key cross-team initiatives, with a focus on continuous improvement and efficiency
Completing special projects assigned by line manager