US Trade Analytics Manager - KitchenAid Small Appliances

Whirlpool•Benton Harbor, MI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking qualified candidates to join the US Sales team for KitchenAid Small Appliances in a newly created role designed to bridge the gap between traditional retail sales and the future of AI-driven commerce. In this role, you will be responsible for unlocking the commercial data sitting within our major retail portals, combining it with our internal data to bridge the gap between external market realities and internal operations. By transforming data into actionable commercial strategies, you will uncover new product opportunities, maximize trade spend ROI, and elevate our commercial storytelling with data-driven insights.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
5 years of experience in Trade Analytics, Category Management, or Commercial Business Intelligence in the CPG, Food & Beverage or Consumer Goods sector

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field.
Hands-on experience extracting and analyzing data from at least one of the major retail portals (e.g., Walmart Retail Link/Luminate, Amazon Vendor Central, Target Partners Online)
Proven experience navigating and pulling actionable data from major retail portals (e.g., Walmart, Amazon, Target) and syndicated data (NIQ/Circana).
Advanced capability in Excel and data visualization tools (Tableau) to blend external retail data with internal data sources.
Experience utilizing modern AI tools, automated data orchestration platforms, or LLMs (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to accelerate data cleaning, automate reporting pipelines, or generate market insights.
Ability to translate complex datasets into "sales-speak"—turning raw portal numbers and technical insights into clear, persuasive, visual stories that internal sales managers and retail buyers can easily act upon.

Responsibilities

Extract, clean, and analyze underutilized consumer and transactional data from major retail portals (e.g., Walmart Retail Link, Amazon Vendor Central, Target Partners Online).
Proactively identify market whitespaces, operational lost sales, and costly out-of-stock trends before they impact the bottom line.
Analyze trade promotion effectiveness and ROI to ensure every dollar invested in retail channels drives maximum profitable growth.
Translate complex data points into compelling, commercial narratives and joint business plans.
Arm Sales Managers with the portal insights, category trends, and inventory data needed to drive solutions that lead to growth.
Standardize and centralize our retail portal data, ensuring a single, accurate source of truth for the entire commercial team.
Define and pioneer the role of AI and advanced analytics within the sales processes, automating routine data aggregation.