Sr Analyst - Pricing & Promotions

Advantage Sales & Marketing dba Advantage Solutions•Nashville, TN

7h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Sr. Analyst – Pricing and Promotion, you will support our customers' business by transforming pricing, promotional, and category performance data into actionable insights that inform strategic decisions. In this role, you will partner closely with internal teams and client leadership to analyze trends, identify opportunities, and deliver data-driven recommendations that drive meaningful business impact. This is a highly visible position that blends strong analytical capability with business storytelling, requiring the ability to synthesize complex data into clear, compelling insights for senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and brings a proactive, detail-oriented approach to managing multiple priorities while delivering high-quality outputs that influence category growth and performance. Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience of retail data analysis or CPG
3 to 5 years of CPG or retail data analytics experience
Strong Excel expertise (advanced formulas, pivot tables, scorecards)
Experience creating dashboards and performance reporting
Ability to translate data into actionable insights for leadership audiences
Strong organization, attention to detail, and time-management skills
Expert in turning multiple data sources into compelling, business-driving insights
Strong syndicated data and reporting application experience (e.g., NIQ, Circana)
Proficiency with data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Looker
Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, v-lookups); familiarity with database tools like Alteryx or MS Access a plus
Strong communication and storytelling skills; able to simplify complex analysis for diverse audiences

Nice To Haves

certification in Category Management a plus

Responsibilities

Syndicated Pricing Analysis: Item Price Tracking showing brand/item performance in key retailers providing market intelligence data identifying items on price in respect to our competitors. Insights detect which categories and in what regions price is not aligned with market and product strategies.
Promotional Support: Assist the Carbonated Soft Drink Merchandising team in building, maintaining and reporting on a new Ad Versioning Strategy. Work cross functionally with Marketing, Data Science, Accounting and operations to ensure smooth transition and long-term success of the promotional strategy.
Monthly Business Trend Insights: Monthly connect with Category Manager / Key stakeholders; use syndicated / customer data to provide insights on State of Business, category trends, upcoming promotions, post-hoc promo event analysis, etc.
Bottler Segmentation: Support the preparation and submission of necessary documents, contracts, etc. that enable local/regional pricing and promotional opportunities.
Zone Pricing: Support DG-developed capabilities to enable Zone Pricing; including front line and promotional opportunities.
Customize Reporting Creation: Standard Business Review Reporting, Key Topline Reports, Item Ranking, TPD Tracker, Executive Scorecards, Pricing reporting, Promotional Reporting.
Strategic Business Insights: Keep a pulse on the business, bringing the right insights and market data to measure DSMP tactical execution. Leverage key learnings to inform plan adjustments and partner with sales and Category Analytics & Insights team for in-market execution.
Trade & Pricing: Contribute to the development of retail trade & promotional pricing recommendations, supporting the Sales Team with in-depth pre- and post-promotional analysis. Insights and learnings to enhance trade effectiveness and efficiency for Clients.
Business Reviews & Market Assessments: Provide insights and data from a variety of sources in the development of line reviews, business reviews, and impactful customer specific selling stories to help support ADV client selling opportunities.
Project Management: Prioritize and manage project schedule by monitoring progress, coordinating activities, and resolving issues.
Client/Customer Partnership: Build strong, value-added relationships with clients/customers and internal stakeholders. Transform insights and implications into actionable recommendations that inform strategic direction.