Sr Business Analyst
About The Position
This role supports a dedicated customer’s business as a Senior Business Analyst on the Shopper & Consumer Insights team. The role is responsible for high‑quality analytics, storytelling, and insight delivery that supports a major retailer focused strategies and presentations. The emphasis is not just on “running reports,” but on turning data into insights that influence decisions. Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today! About Us: The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers with access to the best products available in the marketplace today.
Requirements
- 4 - 6 years in retail analytics or category management (not financial/data-only analytics).
- Data access/Usage Experience.
- Circana
- Nielsen
- Advanced Excel – reporting, scorecards
- Quality control of data, formatting, and outputs
- Strong communication and storytelling ability
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 3-5 years of experience in sales/category insights and analytics role (CPG or Agency)
- Analytical and research Skills
- Ability to work independently and prioritize duties with minimal supervision, in order to meet deadlines
- Ability to complete multiple duties with accuracy shifting from one to another with frequent interruptions and competing deadlines
- Excellent customer service orientation
- Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web-browsers
Nice To Haves
- Shopper Loyalty (preferred)
- Scintilla experience highly preferred
- Power BI and Databricks preferred.
- Ability to direct, lead, coach, and develop people
- Team building Skills
Responsibilities
- Analyzes syndicated and geodemographic data to uncover shopper trends and support experiential initiatives
- Works with client teams to understand business needs and deliver insights aligned with strategic goals
- Creates compelling presentations with clear narratives and visualizations and applies storytelling techniques and branding standards
- Contributes to team best practices and process enhancements and shares knowledge and collaborates across functions
- Create data automation and reporting that drives operational and business development efficiencies
- Provide weekly sales summaries based on extracts from a major retailer’s internal reporting platform
- Create test / control store testing for post-program analyses
- Analyze business needs/requirements and provide recommendations to implement and administer new/existing products, processes, and systems
- Identify client organization's strengths and weaknesses and suggest areas of improvement
- Utilize various data systems, extract raw data from reporting systems, and conduct in-depth analysis on various KPI’s
- Define major business opportunities by prioritizing information to support the goals of our Clients, Customers, and Company
- Consult with internal and external customers to present data and provide actionable insights to assist with meeting business objectives, tactics, or marketing strategies
- Perform project management duties by executing project schedules and deadlines, monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, resolving problems, and ensuring timely deliverables
- Communicate effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions with project management
- Provide business updates and track overall business KPI’s for management and executive team
- Manage and maintain ongoing strategic and collaborative relationships
- Manage, train, and mentor team to help them achieve skill development and professional objectives
- Manage workload of direct reports to ensure client satisfaction
- Create best-in-class practices for team to follow
- Ensure team thoroughly understands companies' businesses and the issues and challenges facing the industry and organization
- Perform other job-related projects as needed
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life
- 401(k) with company match
- Training and Career Development
- Generous Paid Time-Off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
