DESCRIPTION

Business Insights Analyst will provide insightful and fact-based solutions to determine category strategies and opportunities by working collaboratively with cross functional teams across the organization.As a Business Insights Analyst we are also looking to you to uncover insights, opportunities, market insights, industry trends, support Internal Sales/Client teams to accelerate client /overall business growth, support analytical ad-hoc deep dive requests with recommendations to grow the category(ies) and Acosta’s business overall.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

• Support internal Sales/external client team with fact-based insights that will foster achievement of overall goals/strategies and initiatives

• Uncover insights and sales opportunities that will accelerate growth Client/Retailer/Acosta overall growth

• Communicate with confidence (oral & written) and adaptability at all levels (internal/external) to get clear and concise messaging across

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members, internal partners, customers and others through theuse of strong interpersonal skills.

• Utilize rigorous logic and methods to analyze and understand why problems occur.

• Support with shelf presentation, assortment decisions and promotional planning/pricing analysis

• Coordinate with respective areas to resolve issues and develop processes to accomplish shared goals.

• Effectively deal with change in a fast-paced demanding environment while maintaining a positive and cooperative attitude.

• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education or work experience equivalent – Business Diploma or Degree preferred and proven CPG related experience

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Certificate from a Business Analysis accreditation institution preferred, but not required.

• Experience in category management and proficiency using various POS, data tools tointerpret large quantities of data for insights

• High-level analytical capability

• Assimilating and interpreting data from different data sources into clear-concise action-orientedrecommendations

• Strong proficiency in Nielsen Market Track, IRI, FCL, JDA (Blue Yonder), Excel & Powerpoint

• Experience at working independently and in a team environment.

• Commitment to solving problems with a positive attitude

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in MS office (Excel, PowerPoint)

• Strong proficiency in Nielsen Market Track, IRI, LDIA, FCL, JDA (Blue Yonder), Excel & PowerPoint

• Strong verbal & written communication skills.

• Ability to shift priorities, demands, and timelines in a fast-paced environment with a cooperative attitude

• Solid knowledge of current Internet, Intranet, Extranet, and client server architectures, including Share Point.

ABOUT US

Acosta and Mosaic are the sales and marketing powerhouses behind the most recognized and proven brands with top retailers in the United States and Canada. We offer flexible services that maximize efficiency. Acosta has the talent and technology to build data-, reach- and relationship-driven strategies to execute those strategies, and the tools to monitor, track and optimize metrics-based results for customers and retailers.

Acosta and its subsidiaries, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting. Acosta may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications and locations. This range may be modified in the future.

Acosta and its subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs, to the extent required by law.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Mosaic reserves the right to modify all or part of any job descriptions at its discretion in order to meet and or exceed the needs of the business.

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Acosta, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Position Type: Full time

Business Unit: Sales

Salary Range: $51,600.00 - $77,400.00

Company: Acosta Canada Corporation

Req ID: 497