Retail Analyst

Must be filled in Kansas City.

We are looking for someone who has both Grocery Sales and or Merchandising experience.

Your primary responsibility in this position is to provide analysis and supporting recommendations for the Retail Analytics team, supporting internal retail-driven initiatives and external client reporting and initiatives. 

• Organizes and analyzes data from available data sources including iQubed, IRI, Nielsen, Spectra, POS data, Nielsen Homescan and others to support retail reporting, projects and initiatives. 
• Manage deliverables and requests for assigned clients to include new item, coverage, merchandising objectives, voids/chronic out of stocks, and other client projects.
• As assigned, create analysis, recommendations and presentations to support retail initiatives and projects.
• As assigned, develop standard templates, scorecards and benchmarking capability across customer teams and region.
• As assigned, deliver retail analysis presentations to both internal and external contacts.
• Provide support and recommendations for improvements to tools and information used within retail analytics.
• Miscellaneous duties as assigned

• Must have college degree or three to five years experience in marketing/retail analysis (or previous experience as an Analyst).  Specific knowledge of IRI and/or ACNielsen systems, other data gathering systems and their uses in creating reports, recommendations and presentations is desired.
• Must be computer literate with a degree of proficiency in Windows and related software applications including spreadsheets, word processing, graphics, e-mail, fax ability, database management.  Experience with ACNielsen NITRO, IRI Xlerate, Spectra, and Acosta’s proprietary systems is preferred.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with others. Must be able to operate a calculator, computer, and a printer, fax machine, telephone and copy machine.
• Must be able to make presentations coupled with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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