Senior Associate Customer Planning
About The Position
This position is responsible for supporting customer pricing work for multiple markets in BBU (Midwest and Pacific NW) utilizing both internal and external systems, customer trade analysis and customer forecasting for assigned Midwest customers. Preference is to be located in the Chicagoland Area but acceptable to be within the Midwest geography (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin). The position will be fully remote with minimal travel required. The Senior Associate – Customer Planning is a key role to ensure accuracy and integrity of customer-level and market level pricing. The Senior Associate will work closely with customer leads / executives to maintain clear visibility and alignment on proper pricing to update in both internal BBU and external retailer systems. Will also be involved with post promotional analysis on trade performance as well as forecasting sales for assigned customers and other projects / assignments as needed.
Requirements
- Highly detail-oriented mindset is critical
- Ability to achieve specific objectives/outcomes and set/meet key initiatives with minimal supervision
- Ability to collaborate with internal co-workers to fulfill deliverables/commitments
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Self-Starter / Work in a proactive manner
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business/Sales Management, or Business-related field preferred. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in an analytical role within Finance, Revenue Growth Management, Price Management, Trade Planning, Customer Accounts, Sales Management or other relevant experience
- Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate a passion to achieve results and work well with others in cross-functional teams against team-oriented goals
- Computer skills and high proficiency in Excel, proficiency in Powerpoint and Word is required
Nice To Haves
- proficiency with price management systems, Margin Miner, o9 Solutions or other Trade Planning Management tools is a plus
- Knowledge of syndicated data like Circana and the ability to analyze data and trends is a plus
Responsibilities
- Work with Customer Leads to update everyday and promotional pricing in both BBU internal and Retailer external systems
- Ensure items and pricing updated in various systems are accurate and tie back to customer-specific trade calendars
- Responsible for review and upload of assigned customer pricing into Central Pricing Database
- Ensure customer-specific weekly calendars are accurate and communicated accordingly
- Ownership of regional market list pricing to ensure accuracy of items, retails and costs published that are leveraged by the Midwest customer team
- Utilize trade management tools including but not limited to: o9 Solution Customer Planning Tool, Margin Miner, QLIK and syndicated data (Circana) to help assess Customer performance
- Annual plan creation for assigned Midwest customers using o9 Planning Solution Tool
- Maintain / update customer forecasts throughout the year utilizing the o9 Planning Solution Tool
- Conducts select customer quantitative pre and post promotion performance analysis
- Collaborate with peers to share best practices and provide support as needed
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Annual Bonus Eligibility
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Paid Time Off
- 401k & Company Match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
