JOB SUMMARY:

The E-Comm Sales Analyst will be responsible to lead all demand analytics, planning initiatives, and forecasting for the E-Commerce channel, including estimating future product demand, integrating statistical, commercial, and market inputs, and developing forecast models for all products across the Channel. The E-Comm Analyst will evaluate and optimize the assortment, promotional schedule, and on-site execution of our brand to drive sustainable value creation. The E-Comm Sales Analyst will be accountable for achieving forecast accuracy targets at a SKU/category level and act as demand lead representing E-Commerce team in the S&OP process.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:



Forecasting:

• Be the single point of contact for E-Commerce sales forecast.
• Leverage monthly statistically trended demand forecast to disaggregate into a customer, sku, and weekly/monthly.
• Document assumptions and risks associated with new forecast; employ continuous improvement mindset to identify and recommended changes.
• Continuously improve forecasts through evaluation of promotional activity, customer inventory changes, consumptions trends, category trends, media and advertising plans or extended service level impacts.
• Develops forecast and analytics through knowledge of customer’s product portfolio, ordering patterns, preferred weeks of supply, customer promotions and POS analysis.
• Determine market needs, gaps, and create a strategy to capture new growth.
• Provides insight and analysis of IRI/NPD data and trends regarding category/brand/customer opportunities with recommendations for future direction.
• Support the development of fact-based local selling stories: category, brand, package, customer, and consumer.
• Plays a key role in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process and ensures the timely communication of ongoing forecast changes to appropriate stakeholders (Sales Manager, Sales Management, Finance and Supply Chain).

Annual Planning:

• Assists Sr. Manager Category and Commercial Insights by providing input into joint customer planning cycle based on knowledge of category and shopper trends, competitive issues, etc.
• Responsible for generating customer annual forecast based on annual goals working alongside National Account Managers.
• In collaboration with Finance and Sales Planning Manager, produce annual revenue plans by customer, as a result of goal planning.

EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Business, Math, Statistics or Analytics field
• 5 years’ experience in e-commerce category management, forecasting, and analytical sales support
• Amazon Vendor Central, Channel Advisor, and Shopify experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills including using advanced formulas, pivot tables and macros to manipulate raw data into simple, comprehensive reporting that is easily understood by peers.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to tell-the-story.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of supply chain planning terms and methods (lead times, safety stock, promotional lifts, days of supply, inventory turns, etc.)
• A “can-do” attitude with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and work with large data sets and analytical tools.
• Must be self-motivated/self-starter with the ability to work independently.
• Strong attention to detail with the highest degree of accuracy.

Benefits

Enjoy a competitive salary commensurate with the experience and responsibility requirements.

Excellent employee environment with a competitive benefits package including:

• Annual Performance based Bonus
• Potential for Annual Merit increase based on performance
• Healthcare
• Dental Vision
• Voluntary benefits
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Plan Company Contributions
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Tuition Assistance

• SodaStream offers equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate on the bases of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.