Sales Analyst; CPG
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-10-09
Listing for:
CSG Talent
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-09
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Data Analyst, Business Intelligence, Business Systems & Technology Analysis
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Reference: Data Analyst - CPG Retail Analytics (Walmart / National Accounts)
Location:
Remote A growing food manufacturing company is seeking a Sales Data Analyst to support its North American retail sales organization and help transform sales, customer, and syndicated data into actionable commercial insights.
This role will partner closely with National Account teams managing major retail customers including Walmart, Target, Costco, Kroger, and other strategic accounts. The successful candidate will analyze retail performance, promotional activity, trade investment, and customer data to identify growth opportunities and improve commercial decision-making.
The ideal candidate will have CPG retail analytics experience, strong technical skills across SQL, Excel, Power BI/Tableau, and experience working with retailer portals, syndicated data, and sales performance metrics.
Key Responsibilities Sales Analytics & Business Intelligence Build and maintain Power BI / Tableau dashboards supporting Sales, Marketing, and Commercial teams
Develop reporting tools tracking key retail metrics including:
Sales performancePOS velocity
Distribution and ACVPromotional performance
Category growth
Customer trends
Automate recurring reporting and improve visibility into business performance
Use SQL to extract, clean, and analyze customer sales data from multiple sources
Retail & Syndicated Data Analysis Analyze data from retailer platforms including:
Walmart Retail Link Target Partners Online Costco reporting platforms
Kroger reporting platforms
Work with syndicated data sources including:
Circana / IRINielsenIQSPINS
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Perform:
Period-over-period analysis
Plan vs. actual reporting
Promotional lift analysis
Category and market performance analysis
Identify trends, opportunities, and risks to support National Account strategies
Trade Spend & Commercial Analytics Analyze promotional effectiveness, trade investment, and ROIEvaluate incremental sales lift from promotions, displays, and features
Support trade spend tracking and post-event analysis
Provide insights to improve customer investment decisions
Cross-Functional Analytics Projects Support Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Strategy teams with analytical insights
Leadanalytics projects including:
New item launch tracking
Assortment optimization
Customer reviews
Joint Business Planning (JBP)
Develop processes and tools that improve self-service reporting capabilities
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Business, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field2-4 years of experience in CPG sales analytics, retail analytics, revenue growth management, category management, or similar commercial analytics roles
Experience supporting retail customers such as Walmart, Target, Costco, Kroger, Albertsons, or similar retailers strongly preferred
Hands-on experience analyzing retail sales, POS, syndicated, and customer performance data Strong experience building dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization tools
Intermediate SQL skills with experience querying and analyzing large datasets
Advanced Excel skills including:
Pivot tablesVLOOKUP/XLOOKUPINDEX/MATCHData modelling
Experience working with retailer portals and syndicated data sources
Ability to translate complex analysis into clear commercial recommendations
Preferred Experience
Experience with :
Circana / IRINielsenIQSPINSWalmart Retail Link Kroger 84.51
Trade Promotion Management (TPM) or Revenue Growth Management experience
ExperiencewithautomationorETL tools such as:
Alteryx Power Automate Python Zapier Experience managing analytics projects with multiple stakeholders
Strong data storytelling and presentation skills
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to join a growing food manufacturing company and have a direct impact on how retail sales decisions are made.
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