Sales Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Tennessee.

📋 Description

• Offer analytical, operational, and planning assistance to the Dollar General business and sales team

• Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Demand Planning, Supply, and Category teams to provide insights and foster growth, profitability, and customer execution

• Create and maintain reporting tools utilizing Power BI, Salesforce, HighRadius, Nielsen, and Dollar General POS data

• Oversee Customer Authorization Lists, Weekly Sales Reporting, GSV reporting, IBP trackers, and Monthly Business Trend reporting

• Assist in Customer Business Reviews, Joint Business Planning, Top-to-Top meetings, and perform ad hoc analyses

• Monitor trade investment performance and facilitate large-dollar trade event reporting

• Evaluate sales, POS, assortment, pricing, and promotional performance to pinpoint risks and opportunities

• Deliver actionable recommendations to promote customer growth and profitability

• Aid in forecasting, annual planning, and Integrated Business Planning processes

• Manage deductions, bill-clearing activities, and post-audit administration

• Track trade spending, pricing, and promotional investments

• Collaborate with Sales and Finance to enhance investment visibility and effectiveness

• Enhance reporting efficiency, data quality, and business processes

• Support automation, dashboard improvements, and best-practice development

• Identify and implement solutions that enhance execution and decision-making

• Function as a key business partner across Sales, Finance, Supply, Category Leadership, and Demand Planning

• Engage in customer-facing meetings and assist in presentations with data-driven insights

• Help align priorities, opportunities, and action plans

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 2-3+ years of experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG), retail sales, analytics, sales operations, or customer development

• Familiarity with syndicated and customer-specific data sources, including Nielsen, Circana/IRI, and customer POS data

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word at an advanced level

• Experience with Power BI, Salesforce, HighRadius, and other reporting tools

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills

• Exceptional communication and presentation abilities

• Must reside in the Nashville, TN area

• Mars does not provide visa sponsorship for this position

• Experience in supporting customer planning, trade management, and business analytics is advantageous

🏝️ Benefits

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to Mars University

• Industry competitive salary and benefits package

• Company bonus

• 401(k) plan

• Company-sponsored medical insurance

• Company-sponsored dental insurance

• Company-sponsored vision insurance

• Basic life insurance for the employee and eligible dependents

• Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave

• 120 hours of vacation per year

• Paid sick time at 100% pay continuation for a maximum of 40 hours per calendar year

• 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year

• Work from your home office

• Diverse and talented global workforce and a purpose-driven company environment