Sr. Sales Planning & Strategy Analyst

Ornua Co-operative Limited•Evanston, IL

1d•$104,500 - $127,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Ornua is actively seeking a Sr. Sales Planning & Strategy Analyst to join the Ornua Family as we continue our growth trajectory. This position will play a key role in driving transportation excellence, optimizing service performance, managing transportation costs, and ensuring the reliable delivery of products across our temperature-controlled supply chain. As our Sr. Analyst, Sales Planning & Strategy, you will serve as a strategic analytical partner to Sales leadership, helping shape customer strategies, portfolio decisions, and revenue growth initiatives. Your work will directly influence how Ornua identifies opportunities, mitigates risks, optimizes investments, and executes against commercial objectives. This role goes beyond reporting and analysis. You will lead key analytical projects, generate actionable insights from complex data, and collaborate across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain to support strategic decision-making and long-term business growth.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Mathematics, Statistics, Accounting, Business Analytics, or a related field.
3-5+ years of experience in sales analysis, commercial analytics, category management, or a related field.
Deep experience working with syndicated data such as Nielsen and/or Circana (IRI).
Strong experience partnering directly with Sales teams and influencing business decisions.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
Strong analytical, forecasting, problem-solving, and strategic thinking capabilities.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Costco IRI/Circana experience strongly preferred.
Experience with CRM systems and data visualization tools.
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), food, dairy, or retail industry experience preferred.
Experience supporting category management, assortment optimization, promotional analytics, and forecasting initiatives.
Experience mentoring analysts or leading analytical projects across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Drive transportation excellence
Optimize service performance
Manage transportation costs
Ensure reliable delivery of products across our temperature-controlled supply chain
Serve as a strategic analytical partner to Sales leadership
Shape customer strategies, portfolio decisions, and revenue growth initiatives
Identify opportunities, mitigate risks, optimize investments, and execute against commercial objectives
Lead key analytical projects
Generate actionable insights from complex data
Collaborate across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain to support strategic decision-making and long-term business growth