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Position OverviewThe Sales Analyst is key in supporting Maverick Sales' client strategy and execution. This is not an entry-level analyst role. We seek a candidate with strong analytical expertise, business acumen, and a growth mindset who can bring strategic insights forward and drive meaningful impact across client engagements. The Sales Analyst collaborates with internal departments and clients to drive efficiency, innovation, and measurable results.This position replaces the former Customer Insight Manager role and is designed to support sales leaders and client leads with rich insights, forecasting, and reporting. The ideal candidate will have the ambition and aptitude to evolve into a strategic partner over time, potentially taking a lead role on a select group of accounts.MindsetThe Key Account Manager is a strategic, results-driven professional who takes ownership of business success and thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates:Ownership & Accountability: Takes initiative, assumes responsibility, and drives measurable business outcomes.Strategic Thinking: Balances long-term vision with precise execution, identifying growth opportunities.Results Orientation: Focused on achieving sales targets, revenue growth, and market expansion.Problem-Solving Ability: Analyzes challenges critically and develops innovative, data-driven solutions.Resilience & Adaptability: Navigates change confidently, maintaining composure in dynamic environments.Solution-Oriented Approach: Proactively seeks opportunities, addresses challenges, and drives continuous improvement.Curiosity & Growth Mindset: Pursues learning, innovation, and professional development.Strong Relationship Focus: Builds trust and credibility with internal teams, clients, and external stakeholders.Collaborative & Communicative: Works effectively across teams and clearly presents insights and recommendations.Analytical Mindset: Leverages data and market insights to inform decision-making and strategy.SkillsetThis role requires a high level of functional expertise across multiple dimensions of sales analytics, planning, and execution. The ideal candidate combines technical capability with strategic insight and cross-functional collaboration, delivering insights that drive real business outcomes.Data Analysis & Insight GenerationAggregate, interpret, and visualize sales, customer, and market data across retail and e-tail accounts.Provide key insights to client leads and key account managers that inform decision-making.Forecasting & Performance TrackingBuild and maintain forecasting models and business performance dashboards.Track distribution, assortment, innovation performance, and product lifecycle dynamics.Sales Strategy & Planning SupportArchitect retailer-specific sales propositions alongside sales and strategy leads.Support strategic business planning with insights and reporting that tells a story to drive the most measurable action.Build compelling, data-backed business cases to support investment, pricing, and distribution strategies.Conduct scenario and sensitivity modelling to assess pricing, distribution, and promotional impacts.Pricing, Data Governance & IntegrityMaintain and update pricing lists and customer master data.Champion best practices for data hygiene, reporting accuracy, and process efficiency.Spend Optimization & ROI AnalysisAnalyze promotional spend effectiveness and identify high-ROI activities.Collaborate with Finance and Sales to recommend and implement smarter trade investment strategies.Cross-functional CollaborationWork closely with Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance on reporting, performance reviews, and planning.Support internal and external customer scorecard preparation and action planning.Consumer & Shopper Insights LeadershipLead CS&I efforts across all customers, providing actionable insight that supports retail growth and marketing alignment.Monitor category trends, competitive activity, and channel shifts to inform opportunity assessments.Retail Media & Omnichannel MetricsInterpret digital shelf metrics and eCommerce performance indicators.Partner with marketing and media teams to assess campaign effectiveness and refine omni-retail strategies.Communication & Strategic InfluencePresent clear, concise, and actionable data stories to internal and external stakeholders.Advise senior stakeholders through structured insight delivery and scenario analysis.Process Innovation & Reporting AutomationIdentify opportunities to streamline reporting workflows and automate recurring dashboards.Continuously enhance reporting clarity and insight accessibility through tool and process improvements.ToolsetSuccess in this role depends heavily on fluency with the right tools. The Sales Analyst must be comfortable navigating various platforms supporting data collection, analysis, communication, and reporting. These tools are foundational to producing accurate insights, streamlining collaboration, and enabling strategic decision-making at speed and scale.Microsoft Excel: Advanced functionality for data manipulation and modelling.Microsoft PowerPoint & Word: This is used to create presentation decks and strategic reports.Microsoft Teams: For collaboration and communication in a remote-first environment.Business Intelligence Tools: Power BI, Tableau, or Looker (experience preferred).Retail and Sales Data Platforms: Syndicated data tools such as Nielsen, Spins, or POS systems.CRM & Sales Analytics Platforms: Familiarity with sales tracking, reporting, and dashboarding systems.Education & ExperienceCompleted a Bachelors degree in Business, Economics, Marketing, or a related field.3+ years of experience in an analyst, sales strategy, or consumer insights role.A strong understanding of retail or CPG environments is preferred.Demonstrated ability to synthesize data and translate it into strategic insights.Effective communicator, especially in a remote-first team setting.Work EnvironmentRemote work with flexible scheduling.Occasional travel for team meetings or client engagements.Fast-paced, high-growth organization with an entrepreneurial culture.Opportunity to grow into a lead role within a client pod as the organization scales. #J-18808-Ljbffr