Sales Administrator and Analyst

**Sales Administrator and Analyst - for a Canadian Food Manufacturer**

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

TMF Foods - Lou's Kitchen Ltd. is looking for a talented and passionate individual - a dedicated and innovative individual possessing a sound customer sales and analytical background - to join our team as a **Sales Administrator and Analyst** at our Stoney Creek facility.

The **Sales Administrator and Analyst**supports the Sales Team through providing data analysis and support on customers, merchandising, opportunity, and operations. The Sales Analyst will be required to do extensive data analysis, interact with many groups across all segments and will coordinate and lead monthly update meetings with relevant teams.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Knowledge of customer portals and how to extract customer sales data; run customized customer reports to support account manager in analyzing current business to include Vendor Performance Scorecards, weekly, monthly and Year to Date POS, Market Basket Data
- Provide regular analysis and full detailed understanding of portfolio to justify trends and performance - Promotional performance, ROI, Lost Sales, In-stock %, Fill rates, Cost margin analysis and Ad spend analysis etc.
- Assist account manager as required, Buyer Meetings, trade shows, online setups, portfolio portal submissions, Line Review Preparation, etc.
- Monitor and improve the quality of relevant sales data in the company’s ERP and CRM software
- Responsible for managing customer ad grids and communicating internally on all base and promotional business
- Prepare and validate customer deal sheets; review customer orders vs production plan
- Participate in weekly forecasting consensus calls
- Conduct in-depth analysis of sales data to identify trends and monitor KPIs
- Analyze the effectiveness of sales strategies and recommend areas of improvement Report on customer interactions with the company’s sales team
- Monitor selling expenses and provide insights and recommendations to management
- Work with the Sales and Finance teams to provide supporting information as required
- Perform other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**
- Post secondary education in a related discipline
- Strong knowledge of all MS Office programs
- Experience within the food industry, with a focus on meat products
- Advanced problem-solving, analysis and time management skills
- Superior conversational and written communication skills
- Strong work ethic and willingness to take initiative
- Good attitude toward teamwork as well as the ability to work independently
- Demonstrated ability to multitask and prioritize
- Exceptional work ethic, organizational skills, and a sense of humour are critical for this role
- Great initiative, with a willingness to try new strategies
- Willing to be a part of Continuous Improvement

We believe Lou’s Kitchen is a damn good place to work, and here’s why:
**PEOPLE**

We hire people who love what they do; it's this love that comes through in our final product.

**CULTURE**

It's like one big family here at Lou's Kitchen. From compensation to celebrations, we always put our employees first.

**IDEAS**

We are a company built on innovation. We celebrate great ideas and the people who bring them to the table.

**FOOD**

We don't just make food at Lou's Kitchen - we eat it too

We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package which includes a pension plan. Come and be a part of something special. If you are passionate about food and think you've got what it takes to join the TMF - Lou's Kitchen team and make us even more awesome, then we would love to hear from you
- We thank all interested applicants; however, only those under consideration will be contacted._

Pay: $55,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care

Work Location: In person