Sales Planning Analyst

Position Snapshot
Business area:Nespresso
Job Title: Sales Planning Analyst
Location: Montreal, QC located at 300 Léo-Pariseau, suite 2300 Montréal, QC Canada H2X 4B3
Hybrid

A little bit about us
Nestlé Nespresso SA is the pioneer and reference for highest-quality portioned coffee. The company works with more than 120,000 farmers in 15 countries through its AAA Sustainable Quality™ Program to embed sustainability practices on farms and the surrounding landscapes.  Launched in 2003 in collaboration with the NGO Rainforest Alliance, the program helps to improve the yield and quality of harvests, ensuring a sustainable supply of high-quality coffee and improving livelihoods of farmers and their communities. 

In 2022, Nespresso has achieved B Corp™ certification - joining an international movement of 4,900 purpose-led businesses that meet B Corp’s high standards of social and environmental responsibility and transparency.

Headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nespresso operates in 81 countries and has over 13'000 employees. In 2021, it operated a global retail network of 802 boutiques. For more information, visit the Nespresso corporate website: www.nestle-nespresso.com

Position Summary:
Support the B2C Teams (Trade /Digital Business/ Retail / E-com) by putting together new processes and methodologies to ensure full understanding and execution of the strategy and plans for OMNI team. Capturing key data, analyzing and creating queries and data sources from all available sources that will be used to support the accuracy of sales previsions and forecasts as well as provide recommendations on strategic matters.

A day in the life of a Sales Planning Analyst:

Performance Analysis and plans
•    Build and check accuracy of databases and queries on various sources (internal and external)
•    Build, analyze and interpret performance data by consolidating and confronting data in the Trade and Direct Channels
•    Imagine and build processes and tools to predict sales and performance based on historical and other available data
•    Enable the accessibility of information (Forecasts/phrasings/ analyses) to all users via dashboards or other available tools
•    Ensure full support to end users to allow usage of new platform to full capabilities
•    Engage with customers, partners, and team members to offer advice on the most efficient assortment, distribution strategy, marketing plans, and sales expectations.
•    Super User BI (Snowflakes/SAP Hana)
•    Generate weekly and monthly reports on sales and trends with critical metrics for the business
•    Capitalize on existing market knowledge and networks to improve Nespresso's planning capability.

Guide management in important sales decisions:
•    Report analysed data including relevant conclusions, ideas and general recommendations
•    Prepare in-depth proposals for change in plans and corresponding forecasts that meet the required needs and ambitions
•    Incorporate and look for opportunity, risks, conflicts in between different plans to continuously improve and optimise the business.

Develop methodologies and Processes:
•    Review with the Sales Planning team all the processes and methodologies
•    Develop and track Key performance indicators
•    Ensure appropriate data and software are used to provide decisions that support the business
•    Transfer - Build - new reporting to Power BI platform
•    Analyze alternative tools to improve the planning processes and include continuous innovation

Role Requirements

•    Degree or equivalent experience in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Applied Analytics, Accounting, Business Management, Economics, or Finance
•    Bachelor’s Degree in business related fields such as Finance, Economics, Marketing, or Retail Management is preferred. Equivalent experience will also be considered.
•    Retail and/or Sales Analyst, Planning / Business Intelligence experience
•    Advanced experience with Power BI
•    Expert in MS Office (Excel, Power pivot, Power Queries, database management)
•    Knowledge of SQL, R & Python would be an asset
•    Project management experience
•    Bilingualism in English and French language skills are a requirement, as this position requires collaboration with stakeholders across the Canadian market (and/or globally).
 
 

Benefits

•    Flexible and hybrid work arrangements 
•    Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company 
•    Up to 50% off – Nespresso Coffee Machine, Capsules and accessories 
•    Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites) 
•    Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships 

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. 
 
Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.
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