Provide strategic leadership to an Analytics team, driving efforts to enable and optimize the selling process within an assigned region.
Drive uniformity and standardization in performance measurement with key supplier partners and customers.
Lead the Analytics & Insights team functions, ensuring analysts provide sales insights to drive category, channel, and market-based solutions.
Deliver supplier and customer-based insights from internal, syndicated, and industry-relevant data to provide actionable recommendations and solutions.
Identify actionable insights, suggest recommendations, and influence business direction.
Support strategic and analytic processes for new route-to-market changes or restructures.
Act as a subject matter expert in designing analytical approaches and methodologies to address key business issues.
Drive a data-driven culture to promote informed decision-making and business-objective-led planning.
Develop, arrange, and optimize key reports and business forecasts to support and inform existing and future business initiatives.

Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or equivalent training and work experience
Minimum of 8 years’ experience in sales and marketing
Ability to think critically, both quantitatively and qualitatively
Proficient PC skills using MS Office and other various computer programs including presentation software
Must be a results-oriented professional with verbal/written communication skills using diplomacy and discretion as well as customer service skills
Advanced proficiency in Excel and other analytical system tools/databases (e.g. PowerBI, SAP WEBI/BOBJ, Connected Excel, Nielsen, etc.)
Advanced proficiency leveraging syndicated (Nielsen, Circana, etc.), consumer, shopper research and/or category management data
Ability to multi-task, work independently and/or within a team, pay attention to detail and meet deadlines
Analytic and Reporting skills
Utilize sound judgement and problem-solving skills
Ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume, team environment

Director, Trade Analytics – Insights

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