Sales Analyst - Target Beauty & Wellness Team
About The Position
The Sales Analyst supports the Senior Customer Business Manager and broader team through proactive analysis of business trends, oversight of contracts and forms, monitoring business performance, preparing sales presentations, and identifying opportunities and risks. This is a developmental role, with successful candidates typically progressing to business manager roles, so understanding business development is important. The role provides weekly analysis and reporting on sales trends, shopper analysis, and competitive activity, turning findings into actionable insights. It also requires timely, in-depth analytical support and effective communication of business solutions, including managing reports and professional presentations. The analyst meets monthly sales plan submission deadlines and responds to ad hoc customer requests while managing changing priorities and cyclical deadlines. The Sales Analyst works in partnership with the Customer Business Manager and interacts with customers and internal Unilever teams to build relationships and lead communication on business operations and data insights. The role emphasizes accountability, continuous improvement, work simplification, and identifying solutions to support business growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- 1 to 4 years of experience as a Sales Analyst, sales and MTK.
- Computer skills, including Excel and PowerPoint.
- Exceptional Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Well-organized and detail-oriented, with strong attention to accuracy.
- Ability to prioritize business requests and meet cyclical and ad hoc deadlines.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and independently with minimal supervision.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong work ethic and self-starter attitude.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to retrieve and analyze data from multiple sources, connect findings to business implications, and clearly communicate insights.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with IRI data platforms.
- Experience or proficiency with POS systems, DemandTec/Tradepoint, 1 World Sync, IRI Market Share, Stratum, and Numerator.
Responsibilities
- Provide proactive analysis and insight into business trends, performance, opportunities, and risks.
- Oversee contracts and forms.
- Conduct weekly analysis and reporting of sales trends, shopper analysis, and competitive activity.
- Create actionable insights from multiple data sources and communicate business implications.
- Meet customer deadlines for monthly sales plan submissions and respond to ad hoc requests.
- Develop reports and professional sales presentations.
- Partner with the Customer Business Manager and communicate with customers and internal teams about business operations and data insights.
- Manage changing priorities and meet customer and internal deadlines.
- Identify ways to grow the business, address issues, and prevent them from recurring.
- Pursue continuous improvement, work simplification, and elimination of non-value-added work.
Benefits
- Bonus eligibility.
- 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.
- Numerous voluntary benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
