Newell Brands Sales Analyst - Safety and Security in Aurora, Illinois

The Sales Analyst supports assigned customer, categories and brands through providing data analysis and support on customers, merchandising, opportunity and operations. The position requires extensive sales analysis and will interact with many groups across the Customer Development Organization as well as Supply Chain. The analyst will coordinate and lead monthly update meetings with relevant teams.

JobResponsibilities :

Reporting

  • Runcustomized customer reports to support sales account managers in analyzingcurrent business to include Vendor Performance Scorecards, weekly, monthly andYear To Date POS, Market Basket Data, and sales trends

  • Maintainstandard reports to track business (Lost Sales, In-stock %, Fill rates, etc.)

  • Identifyopportunities and improve business with Replenishment team

  • Diagnosesuccess of promotional activities

  • Collectand provide weekly sales projections to finance

Supply Chain

  • Forecasting– comparison of forecasts in customer system vs. actual orders, Work withinternal demand planning team to assess item level forecasts

  • MonitorPO’s to ensure on-time delivery

Customer Account Support

  • Back-upfor sales account managers as secondary contact to personnel such as Buyers,Buyer’s Assistants, Replenishment Managers, and Analysts etc.

  • Assistsales account managers as required, such as create New Item setup, Line ReviewPreparation etc.

  • Organizeand prepare monthly meetings with sales team reviewing key customers(financials, POS, opportunities, etc.)

Store Walks

  • Conductregular store walks to:

  • MonitorIntegrity of planogram

  • Investigatecompetitive pressures in store

  • Assesspromotional execution

  • Participatein new store openings

  • Conductregular competitive retailer store walks to:

  • Compile/maintainpricing information

  • Assesspromotional activity

Qualifications :

  • Minimum Bachelor's degree

  • 1-5 years of retail sales/channel experience demonstrating steadilyincreasing responsibilities

  • Experience using retailer data platforms such as DART, POL, andRetail Link

  • Strong analytical and excel skills

  • Highly organized, self-starter, able to execute in an ambiguousenvironment

  • Proven track record of results

  • Superior communication, presentation and people skills

  • Strong conflict management/composure skills

  • Knowledge of Supply Chain, Finance and Marketing a plus

  • Proficient in Windows Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint. SAPa plus

Newell Brands (NYSE: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Paper Mate, Sharpie, Dymo, EXPO, Parker, Elmers, Coleman, Jostens, Marmot, Rawlings, Oster, Sunbeam, FoodSaver, Mr. Coffee, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Graco, Baby Jogger, NUK, Calphalon, Rubbermaid, Contigo, First Alert, Waddington and Yankee Candle. For hundreds of millions of consumers, Newell Brands makes life better every day, where they live, learn, work and play. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.