Sales/category Analyst

**About ANALYTICSMART** Analyticsmart is a boutique analytics firms in the Consumer Package Goods Industry in Canada and the United States. Our mission is to translate data into meaningful, measurable, and actionable insights that drive growth and increase profitability for businesses. We provide smart analytical services and solutions that are tailored to our client’s specific business needs and are easy to implement. We believe that through our analytics, organizations can gain a distinct advantage increasing their competitiveness in the market. We have developed a wide array of data-optimizing services and solutions to create effective information management strategies aimed at driving results at a lower cost. The capabilities and reliability of Analyticsmart have created long-lasting partnerships with global brands and retailers in Canada and abroad. Analyticsmart was founded in 2009. We currently have offices in Toronto, Montreal, and New York city. We are financially prudent as we are a successful bootstrapped company looking forward to growing in larger markets. **What sets us apart?** - Expansive bonus structure - Incredible offices in Liberty Village, Old Town Montreal, and NYC - Fun work environment. - Our experience and accomplishments within the industries that we serve. - Our value propositions. - We take our partnerships seriously. We are very dedicated to our clients. - We work with small clients as well as global brands. - We are a different kind of company and that makes all the difference. **The Opportunity** As an Analyst with Analyticsmart, you would primarily be responsible for collecting, and reviewing data and using the findings to optimize processes and develop stronger, more effective business strategies for our clients. You will also provide support in Business Intelligence platform development and managing client dashboards. Additionally, you will be responsible for creating reports and presentations and summarize complex information. **Your job responsibilities will include but are not limited to**: - Conducting weekly POS reports to understand key performance drivers and to provide understanding on sales, profit, and inventory analysis. - Assisting in the development & analysis of business plans, including opportunity assessments, industry benchmarking & gap analysis. - Optimizing promotional and operational efforts through the analysis and prediction of sales trends and markets. - Analyzing and monitoring scorecards using Customer specific Data tools (e.g., Retail link). - Identifying and implementing sales analysis that will meet the - information needs of the customer and influence the decision-making process of product listings. - Identifying opportunities to improve business performance. - Managing the flow of items to ensure flawless execution and on-time delivery to the team and avoid any surplus or insufficiencies. - Providing advice to develop strategies for boosting revenue, developing promotional campaigns, and sales priorities. - Supporting the team to launch innovations in stores and on digital platforms. - Other ad hoc tasks as requested by management. **Relevant Qualifications & Skills**: - College or Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience - Minimum 1 years’ experience in the food and/or CPG industries - Previous experience in a sales or category analysis - Sound knowledge of Tableau or Power BI preferred. - Expert skills in Excel - Expert skills in PowerPoint - Previous experience working with Retail Link - Ability to gather data from different sources synthesize information into insights to drive actionable recommendations - Ability to manage multiple priorities - Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills - Demonstrates expertise in data management and ability to garner insights from multiple data sources and provide strong business recommendations - Strong analytical and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities **Preferred Qualifications, but not required**: - Background in Consumer Package Goods Industry - Fluency in French