McCain Foods USA, Inc. Looking for Sales Planning Analyst at Toronto, ON Full Time

Position Type: Regular – Full-Time

Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace

Requisition ID: 10555

McCain knows the importance that food plays in people’s lives – the power it has to bring people, families and communities together. That is why our purpose is celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food. We do this by succeeding together with our teams, business and community partners around the world – because we know when we work and grow together, we succeed together. Be a part of our family.

McCain Foods is seeking a Sales Planning Analyst to join our growing team!

The Sales Planning Analyst will provide analytical support within the Sales Planning team and broader cross-functional teams including Marketing, Insights, and Supply Chain. Responsible for analyzing data from various sources to answer Commercial Sales (Foodservice and Retail) business questions as well as provide performance reporting and tracking. Role to be headquartered centrally at corporate office with opportunity for limited travel in support of teams’ requirements.

Responsibilities:
Synthesize large datasets from various sources (internal shipment data, end user claims, 3rd party syndicated data, Salesforce, etc.) to identify performance opportunities, and to recommend solutions to close gaps

Deliver and present data and findings in a meaningful format to organization/partners in support of business initiatives and projects

Create dashboards and standardized views of business performance

Process monthly, quarterly, and annual sales reporting for tracking of KPI targets within relevant divisions of the Sales teams and Agency partners

Build knowledge base in managing reporting platforms to ensure data integrity

Stimulate continuous enhancement of analytical framework and sales reporting tools and deliverables

Develop understanding of Salesforce CRM platform and PROS CPQ module as secondary support to Commercial teams and department

Perform ad-hoc analysis and provide recommendations/insights in support of Regional and Global exercises and projects

Qualifications:
College degree required

1-4 years relevant work experience in sales, analytics, finance or category management (Foodservice industry or B2B experience a plus)

Strong analytical skills and high intellectual curiosity

High capability to mine and maneuver large datasets from various sources

Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint or similar software

Strong customers service and interpersonal skills to collaborate internally/externally

Desire to take ownership of project opportunities, tasks

The health and safety of McCain employees and their families has been our number one priority since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported by science, and in line with our culture and values, we believe that being vaccinated is the most effective way to protect each other, our families, our customers, and our communities. It is therefore a requirement that the successful candidate for this role be fully vaccinated and have completed the mandatory incubation period prior to the candidate’s start date with McCain, subject to reasonable accommodations if you are unable to be vaccinated for protected grounds under applicable human rights legislation (e.g. medical or religious reasons).

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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Job Family: Sales

Division: NA Sales

Department: Sales Planning – Sales Insights

Location(s): CA – Canada : Ontario : Toronto || US – United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace

Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.