**Brand:** Post Consumer Brands **Categories:** Sales **Locations:** United States **Position Type:** Regular Full-Time **Remote Eligible:** No **Req ID:** 28398 **Job Description** **Business Unit Overview** Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news. Brand Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets. Location Description As a field sales employee, you will have the opportunity to travel and enjoy the flexibility that comes with remote work. We have retail customers across North America and team members in about every U.S. state. Come make better happen with Post Consumer Brands, whether it is at a retail grocery store, selling the latest cereal innovation, or meeting your teammates at a corporate office. Responsibilities JOB OVERVIEW: As a Sr. Sales Analyst you will play a vital role in supporting the Sales Organization for the West or East Sales team. This position is responsible for providing accurate and timely sales reporting, insightful business analysis, and operational support to enable account managers to execute effectively against customer and company priorities. At times you will also work directly with the customer, in either a support or lead role, to ensure that their data needs are met and/or exceeded. Monitoring key metrics, providing updates for team/customer, analyzing data to identify opportunities for improvement and supporting key business planning processes are critical to the success of this role. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Sales Support Support sales forecasting and planning efforts by providing historical insights and trend analysis. Assist Account Managers and Broker Managers with the preparation of customer presentations, new item forms, promotional plans, and pricing analysis. Help coordinate promotional calendars, deductions resolution, and other customer-facing activities. Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to provide support for line reviews and Quarterly Business Reviews. Develop and maintain strong business relationships with key customer contacts. Communicate identified insights and opportunities to the sales team, PCB leadership, cross-functional partners, brokers contacts and the customer. Analytics Develop and maintain recurring sales reports, dashboards, and trackers for key strategic accounts. Analyze syndicated data (IRI, Nielsen, SPINS, etc.) and customer POS data to identify business trends, opportunities, and risks. Ensure data integrity and consistency across platforms and reports. Monitor performance against customer KPIs and internal targets. Track and analyze new item performances. Review progress and publish results on key initiatives and promotional activities. Provide lift and ROI analysis of customer tactics. Sales Planning Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Finance, Marketing, Demand Planning) to ensure alignment and execution of key initiatives. Work with the Sales Team to align on and maintain base and incremental forecast within our trade planning system. Consistently monitor and adjust forecasting/shipments to ensure accurate forecasts on a monthly basis to achieve a +/- 3% variance. Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in related field Experience: 3-5 years relevant CPG experience to include some combination of Sales Analytics, Customer/Trade Marketing, Customer Management and/or Category Management. Skills: Detail-oriented with strong time management and prioritization skills Flexibility and comfort with changing priorities Strong technical and analytical abilities Experience with syndicated tools including Nielsen, IRI/Circana and Numerator Aptitude for converting business insights into actionable strategies Ability to troubleshoot problems Strong Excel skills Strong PowerPoint skills Demonstrated strengths in analysis and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate with enthusiasm and impact. Strong report writing, presentation and delivery, and verbal communication skills. Ability to work independently, under pressure, all in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Up to 20% travel will be required Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)