Sales Data Analyst

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

World’s Finest Chocolate is seeking a Sales Data Analyst to support their North American retail sales organization. This role involves transforming sales data into actionable insights through dashboards and reports, while managing cross-functional projects and collaborating with national account teams.

Responsibilities

Build and refresh weekly/monthly Tableau (or Power BI) dashboards tracking: POS velocity, ACV distribution, % promo, share of shelf
Category growth vs. prior year / plan
Customer P&L summaries
Automate data pipelines using Alteryx, Python, or native connector tools
Utilize SQL to query and aggregate customer transaction data from a PostgreSQL database, identifying trends that informed marketing strategies
Extract and cleanse data from: Retailer portals (Retail Link, Partners Online, VIP, etc.)
Syndicated sources (Circana/IRI, Nielsen, SPINS, 84.51°/Kroger Precision)
Perform period-over-period, plan-vs-actual, and promo lift analyses
Flag outliers and reconcile discrepancies with account teams
Conduct ad hoc analysis and provide insights for key business questions
Maintain trade-spend tracker; calculate ROI, GMROI, and incremental lift for every door-level event
Partner with Trade Marketing to recommend optimal spend mix (TPR, display, feature)
Build post-event recaps within 5 business days of event close
Lead analytics-driven projects (e.g., new item launch tracking, void closure initiatives, assortment optimization, JBP data room prep)
Own JDA/Blue Yonder or internal planning templates for quarterly line reviews and JBP prep
Define scope, timelines, milestones, and deliverables; run status meetings and drive stakeholder alignment
Document processes and train account managers on self-service tools

Skills

Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Business, Economics, Statistics, or related field
1–3 years in CPG sales analytics, revenue growth management, or category management
Hands-on experience pulling data from retailer portals and syndicated sources (Circana, Nielsen, etc.)
Proven ability to build dashboards in Tableau or Power BI
Intermediate Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, index/match); intermediate SQL skills
1+ years managing projects end-to-end (charter, timeline, status updates, stakeholder alignment)
Familiarity with trade promotion management (TPM) tools or TPM ROI models
Experience with workflow automation or ETL tools (e.g., Alteryx, Power Automate, Zapier, UiPath, or scripting)
Strong storytelling with data; able to present to non-technical stakeholders
Experience with Smartsheet, Asana, or Microsoft Project

Benefits

Annual Bonus: 5% of base salary (based on company and individual performance)
Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
401k Matching
HSA/FSA & Wellness Programs
Life & Disability Insurance (STD/LTD)
Tuition Reimbursement
LifeLock Identity Theft Protection

Company Overview

Family-owned for three generations, World's Finest® Chocolate crafts our own premium chocolate recipe from our sweet home Chicago. It was founded in 1939, and is headquartered in Chicago, IL, US, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.worldsfinestchocolate.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

World's Finest® Chocolate has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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