Business Analyst, Price and Promotion (CPA/CMA & Manufacturing)

Business Analyst, Pricing and Promotions - Markham

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director, Business Performance, the Business Analyst, Pricing and Promotion, is accountable for driving superior business performance by analyzing and improving pricing and promotions within their assigned categories.  The Analyst will support the Director in organizing, developing and presenting insightful information with respect to pricing, promotions and improvement margin management, that supports decision making.

Key Accountabilities:

• Effectively collaborate with sales and marketing to develop pricing and promotion across assigned product categories
• Manage price, sales programs and margin management to drive superior business results
• Support sales in developing and analyzing promotional proposals to drive optimization
• Provide relevant business insights and knowledge to support sound decision making
• Identify opportunities to improve/expand reporting to enable better business decisions
• Maintain product profitability reporting

Requirements:

• University degree in Finance/Accounting, Economics or Statistics
• CPA/CMA considered an asset
• 3-5 years of progressive and related work experience, preferably within the CPG industry
• Experience with Food Protein and Grocery industry
• Experience with a Business Intelligence Software and Customer POS an asset
• Understanding of revenue management principles preferred
• Advanced MS Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, report automation, Financial Modelling Skills required
• Strong Excel knowledge
• Ability to summarize and present data findings in an actionable way
• Ability to work with others to influence decisions and find common ground
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills

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