Job Description
The Center of Shared Business Intelligence Analyst I is responsible for providing analytic support for the Acosta Headquarter Sales team. This includes supporting internal Acosta driven initiatives including category reviews, new item presentations, scorecards, assortment/shelving, price/promotion and ad-hoc analytics. The CSBI analyst will interact with the Acosta Headquarter sales team and directly with Acosta sales associates relating to successful completion of CSBI projects and initiatives.
Some Essential Functions of this Position:
- Organizes and analyzes data from available data sources including IRI, Dunnhumby, POS data, Power BI and others to support Acosta CSBI projects and initiatives.
- Ability to review, analyze and communicate post promotional analysis for specific manufacturers
- Supports annual business planning process for various manufactures
- Maintains promotional planning documents including tracking promotions, shipments and success of promotion. Ability to make recommendations based on analysis for future promotions.
- Communicates to internal and external stakeholders in a concise and professional manner
- Collaborates with internal departments to complete category reviews
- Under direction of Team Lead will coordinate activities to meet administrative requirements.
- Reports into Team Lead, assists in preparing for sales meetings, customer appointments, and principal meetings
- Miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Minimum Education Requirements:
Experience Requirement:
- Must have college degree or experience in marketing/retail analysis (or previous experience as an Analyst) with specific knowledge of IRI and/or AC Nielsen systems or other data gathering systems and their uses in creating reports preferred.
Knowledge, Skill and Ability Requirements:
- Must be computer literate with a degree of proficiency in Windows and related software applications including spreadsheets, word processing, graphics, e-mail, database management, and prefer experience with AC Nielsen NITRO, Spectra, and IRI’s XLerate.
- Must be able to effectively communicate with others. Must be able to operate a calculator, computer, printer, telephone and copy machine.
- Must be able to make presentations coupled with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
