Job Information
Acosta Group Trade Support Analyst II in Mississauga, Ontario
DESCRIPTION
The Trade Spend Analyst will coordinate and communicate with the sales team to ensure all promotional activities, forecast and planograms for the period are captured, built, and accounted for in the TPM system and/or the financial statements. The Trade Spend Analyst will work with the claims/Deduction team to ensure deductions are properly applied to promotion accruals. Manage promotional maintenance within the system and maintain the Net Funding Position. Provide ongoing maintenance of our Trade Tool while driving efficiencies. Manage customer service interface regarding pricing and deduction clarification.
RESPONSABILITÉS
Trade Spend Management:
Track pricing execution in market to ensure strategy compliance
Maintain pricing guidelines for regular and promotion pricing and frequency.
Responsible for working with the Trade Promotion Coordinator and/or CM to Plan, forecast and scrub promotions.
Detailed analysis of promo and tactic list to ensure the information in the system is accurate and audit compliant. Prepare reports and highlight key insights to management on monthly basis on quality of pricing strategy execution and performance.
Work closely with the Customer Team Leads and Business Managers to manage the Net Funding position (NFP), ensure accuracy and up to date information within the system
Provide relevant analytics reporting information to the team to help monitor the volume, NFP and other key metrics associated with delivering the plan
Proactiveness through troubleshooting and addressing issues – big swings in NFP, provide monthly reports as well as assisting KAM’s determining reasons for under accrual or over accrual vs. budget
Help to maximize the trade spending effectiveness and efficiencies by observing lift factors, spending trends, return on investments; create appropriate reporting and analysis to understand impact of changes on the market as well as returns vs business case/assumptions
Close monitoring of prior year accruals carried over into the current year to ensure timely settlement
New Product Listing maintenance
Interface with Customer Service and Trade Deduction Coordinator (TDC) where required to aid deduction clearing, pricing compliance, price increases, etc...
Assist TDC in validation for Audit claims or support to collect invalid amounts
Work closely with Trade Finance to ensure audit requirements are adhered to
Work with IS to apply best practices in SAP, assisting Sales team with system related questions
Process Improvement:
Learning and Identifying process improvements to create efficiencies in setting up promotions in Trade Tool
Work with customer team to ensure that strategies/SOPs are adhered to, and best practices are applied
Proactively initiates, leads, and participates in all stages of continuous improvement initiatives as well as new business requirements/projects
Insightful business analysis to make better business decisions: customer ASK negotiations, extra investments to drive increased volume
Other:
Period close support as required – month end and year end reporting
Be customer/Client focused while assisting in the plans to meet corporate and account objectives
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
LES QUALIFICATIONS
University/College degree in Business, preferably with Finance
2-5 years of Analyst experience
1 to 3 years of full-time work experience in a tier 1 CPG company, Broker, preferably in the food industry
Strong knowledge of Trade Management systems (SAP, Exceedra, Blacksmith, etc)
Strong business acumen and judgement
Strong analytical and Excel skills
Sound presentation and communication skills are required in cross-functional & team oriented-environment
Must be a self-starter
Must be a strong team player and build relationships across the organization
Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate financial language effectively to all levels within the organization
Should be adaptable, flexible, and agile to an ever-changing work environment
Able to work independently with minimal direction, but also be able to ask for direction when needed
Knowledge of current computer technologies (MS Office, Excel, Power Point, Power BI, Teams)
About Us: Acosta et Mosaic sont les forces motrices en matière de ventes et de marketing derrière les marques les plus reconnues et éprouvées auprès des principaux détaillants aux États-Unis et au Canada. Nous proposons des services flexibles qui maximisent l’efficacité. Acosta possède le talent et la technologie nécessaires pour élaborer des stratégies axées sur les données, la portée et les relations, afin de mettre en œuvre ces stratégies, ainsi que les outils pour surveiller, suivre et optimiser les résultats basés sur les indicateurs pour les clients et les détaillants. Acosta et ses filiales, de bonne foi, estiment que cette fourchette de rémunération affichée est la fourchette précise pour ce poste au moment de cette publication. Acosta pourrait finalement payer plus ou moins que la fourchette affichée en fonction des qualifications des candidats et des lieux. Cette fourchette peut être modifiée à l’avenir. Acosta et ses filiales sont des employeurs offrant l’égalité des chances. Nous nous engageons à fournir des aménagements pour les personnes handicapées. Si vous avez besoin d’un aménagement, nous travaillerons avec vous pour répondre à vos besoins, dans la mesure requise par la loi. Les déclarations ci-dessus ont pour but de décrire la nature générale et le niveau de travail effectué par les personnes affectées à cette classification. Elles ne doivent pas être interprétées comme une liste exhaustive de toutes les responsabilités, tâches et compétences requises du personnel ainsi classé. Mosaic se réserve le droit de modifier tout ou partie des descriptions de poste à sa discrétion afin de répondre aux besoins de l’entreprise, voire de les dépasser. En soumettant votre candidature, vous acceptez et acceptez la Déclaration de confidentialité d’Acosta et les Conditions d’utilisation.
Acosta, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Catégorie d'emploi: Sales Support
Type de position: Full time
Unité commerciale: Sales
Échelle salariale: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Company: Acosta Canada Corporation
Req ID: 2164
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