Trade BI & Data Stewardship Manager

Ferrero•Parsippany, NJ

82d

About The Position

The Trade Business Intelligence & Data Stewardship Manager is responsible to ensure organizational business understanding of the trade, monitor Ferrero performance vs. target, and monitor competitor performance through the development of standard reporting and dashboards. This position will organize the performance management cadence, process, and content. This position will collaborate with the trade marketing and sales organization to understand the data requirements for the commercial organization and work with IT to develop and automate commercial reporting capabilities. This position will be the owners of commercial business rules regarding commercial data.

Requirements

5-7 years relevant experience required, CPG Foods experience is preferred
Bachelor's degree in a business/marketing discipline required, MBA a plus
Financial acumen and P&L management with an understanding of the need for rigor regarding spending choices and the importance of ROI
Syndicated data experience (IRI or Nielsen) where candidate has pulled their own data
Ability to analyze and interpret complex sets of data and make business recommendations based on analysis
Hands on Power BI expertise (data modeling, DAX, Power Query), and comfort partnering on ETL pipelines; Experience pulling and harmonizing data from Circana/NielsenIQ and retailer platforms (e.g., Walmart Luminate, 84.51).
Must possess a basic knowledge of project/program management concepts, practices, and procedures
Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to build consensus and foster positive relationships
Capacity to solve problems through creative, innovative solutions and challenge traditional methods of accomplishing tasks and removing obstacles
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and in a variety of cultures
Ability to creatively organize and present data in Excel and PowerPoint
Strong organization and problem-solving and project management skills
Ability to convince, influence, and motivate all levels within the business to achieve objectives
10% Travel required for customer meetings and industry events

Nice To Haves

MBA a plus
CPG Foods experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Ensure organizational business understanding of the trade, monitor Ferrero performance vs. target, and monitor competitor performance through the development of standard reporting and dashboards.
Organize the performance management cadence, process, and content.
Own and manage the monthly business review process, aligning marketing, sales, and CSU on Ferrero performance vs. target and monitor competitor performance
Own Trade Marketing content for the Commercial Alignment Meeting to align with Sales and Marketing on key performance topics and forward-looking projects
Monitor and analyze category, competition and consumer market data to identify business opportunities and develop new category development plans
Collaborate with the trade marketing and sales organization to understand the data. Develop and maintain a positive, productive relationship with trade marketing, field sales, and brand team stakeholders
Collaborate with trade marketing, category management, brand team, and the channel VPs to set annual KPIs. Maintain and track performance of annual KPIs by brand / channel
Collaborate with the trade marketing and sales organization to understand the data requirements for the commercial organization including Sell-In, Sell Out, syndicated data, customer data, shopper data, & in-store execution data
Design, build, and maintain Power BI dashboards that deliver actionable insights for Sales, Trade Marketing, Category Management, and Brand teams.
Harmonize data from multiple sources (e.g., Sell-In, Sell-Out, syndicated, retailer, shopper, and in-store execution) to ensure consistency and accuracy across all reporting layers.
Work with IT to develop and automate commercial reporting capabilities. Leverage AI on top of the commercial data to automate insights