Senior Trade Finance Analyst
About The Position
Liquid Death is a better for you beverage company that will murder your thirst with a wide range of low calorie beverages from water to iced tea to energy drinks. Our goal is to be the funniest beverage brand on earth and to make health and sustainability 50 times more fun. We are seeking a Senior Trade Finance Analyst to play a critical role in shaping commercial performance within a high-growth, fast-evolving organization. This is a newly created position designed to bring structure, financial rigor, and strategic clarity to trade investment and promotional decision-making. In this role, you will serve as a strategic partner to Sales, Finance, Revenue Growth Management, and Operations — owning trade investment analytics and helping define what “good” looks like in an environment where benchmarks are still being built. This is not a maintenance role. It is a builder role. You will operate in a landscape with ambiguity, evolving processes, and incomplete data sets — translating complexity into insight and insight into action. The ideal candidate thrives without fully defined playbooks and is energized by the opportunity to create scalable frameworks that improve profitability, efficiency, and commercial effectiveness. Work is reviewed at key milestones rather than day-to-day, and success depends on independent judgment, proactive influence, and cross-functional collaboration.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or another relevant business field preferred
- 4+ years of relevant experience in trade promotion analytics and planning, with a proven track record of driving measurable business results; CPG/beverage experience strongly preferred
- Advanced knowledge and applied understanding of trade finance, promotion mechanics, and CPG commercial strategy
- Deep comfort operating independently and applying judgment and interpretation to solve problems where precedent may be limited
- Demonstrated ownership mentality and continuous improvement mindset
- Comfort building structure in ambiguous environments — creating clarity, tools, and systems from the ground up and implementing structured improvements that scale with the business
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including comfort working with incomplete or evolving data
- Experience with TPM systems (Vividly preferred), ERP systems (NetSuite a plus), and financial modeling tools
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders through insight, persuasion, and adaptability of communication style
- Strong executive presence with the ability to advise on difficult or complex financial matters
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, Slides)
- Willing to travel up to 10%
Responsibilities
- Independently evaluate ROI of trade promotions, discounts, and customer programs, identifying risks and opportunities across revenue, contribution margin, and trade efficiency
- Influence pricing, promotional depth, and frequency decisions through data-driven insights and financial storytelling
- Own the end-to-end trade promotion planning and forecasting process within TPM (Vividly), including incremental volume, revenue, and spend assumptions
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to reconcile promotional plans with capacity, inventory, and service constraints
- Lead trade budget governance, including planned vs. actual vs. budget analysis, identifying root causes of variance and recommending corrective actions
- Ensure alignment with financial targets while supporting commercial objectives
- Act as a trusted advisor to Sales, providing financial perspective on complex trade-offs and influencing decision-making where stakeholders may lack financial expertise
- Contribute to S&OP discussions by translating commercial plans into financial and operational implications
- Synthesize complex analyses into clear, concise insights for senior management, highlighting implications, risks, and recommended actions
- Proactively identify emerging trends, structural issues, or inefficiencies within trade spend and promotional strategy
Benefits
- Blue Shield medical plans with HMO (CA Only), PPO, and HDHP options (including an HSA)
- FSA and Dependent Care FSA
- Guardian dental and vision coverage
- UNUM packages include life insurance, AD&D, disability benefits, and employee-paid options like accident, hospitalization, and critical illness coverage
- 100% match of Empower Retirement contributions up to 4% after just three months
- Student Loan Retirement Match
- Wellness perks, including Headspace, ClassPass memberships, and a robust EAP
- SNOO Bassinets
- Nationwide pet insurance
- 17 paid holidays
- Flex PTO
- Travel assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
