Walmart Scintilla Retail Analyst

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

About the Role:

As a Scintilla Retail Analyst, you will play a key role in driving data integration, dashboard management, and retail analytics for Ferrero and Ferrara. You’ll collaborate closely with the Ferrero Retail Analytics Team Lead, Directors of Retail Operations, Pilot Team Analysts, Walmart’s Scintilla Category Manager, and third-party partners to ensure seamless data standardization and reporting.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of all retail reporting and analytics for the Ferrero/Ferrara Pilot Team. Your work will directly impact the development, transmission, and delivery of insights that align with both internal and external retail strategies. You’ll be instrumental in scorecarding, baseline reporting, and executing analytics that support business decisions and performance tracking.

This position is hybrid, based out of the Ferrero offices in Bentonville, AR.

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage all baseline retail analytics and scorecarding for Ferrero / Ferrara Pilot Team
• Maintain consistency and continuity of retail reporting between Pilot Team and Broker Team/s
• Disseminate Pilot Team retail reporting to Ferrero / Ferrara Retail Managers
• Gatekeeper of the following retail reporting, cycle loads and Go To Market plans in alignment with 3rd party service providers and Broker Partners:
  • Loading the cycle plan
  • All baseline retail reporting
  • My Perfect Store Reporting
  • Project Reporting
  • Scorecards and Dashboards
• Responsible for the consistency, accuracy, integrity, and quality control of all retail reporting and analytics
• Manage and coordinate KPI/DSMP/My Perfect Store reporting standards and expectations within Pilot Team, in alignment with broker network
• Assist with the creation of Microsoft Access databases for automation of reporting analytics, summary reports, scorecards / dashboards
• Track and communicate all KPI/DSMP/My Perfect Store goals, initiatives and expectations through channel / retailer / global project auditing and scorecarding
• Responsible for alignment with Ferrero / Ferrara Sales and Finance in terms of producing monthly, quarterly, and session retail execution ROI

Who we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Significant experience within the IT Industry
• Significant IT/Broker experience (preferably within several customers)
• Well established knowledge of the broker IT platform and reporting (Stay In Front, Tableau, Power BI)
• Possess critical thinking skills, problem solving skills with an ability to adjust to ad-hoc requests / demands
• Able to work in a team environment and build consensus
• Self-motivated and Results Oriented
• Detail Oriented, Organized, and excellent Time Management
• Advanced Computer skills is a must (Microsoft Access – tables, queries | Microsoft Excel – pivot tables, macros, complex formulas, scorecard/dashboard)
• Passionate with a Great Attitude
• Adaptability to an ever-changing environment (embracing growth opportunities)
• Analytical ability to evaluate data (retail reporting) and identify key areas of opportunity
• Willing to travel 25% of the calendar year

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

Ferrero N.A. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

We’re constantly looking for talented individuals who are ready to be part of our dynamic and growing organization. Ferrero is a company with a global presence and family values. Join us!