Aveda Brand Analyst

Location: Minneapolis

** The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
** is one of the world's leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company's products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including:
Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M
· A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

** Description*
* The Sales Analyst, Haircare, supports data-driven decision-making across the Aveda and Bumble and bumble brands within The Estée Lauder Companies' North America Haircare portfolio. This role is responsible for delivering high-quality reporting, analysis, and insights to drive sales performance, inform planning, and enhance cross-functional collaboration.

The analyst partners closely with the Director of Planning and Analytics to manage and expand a centralized Haircare data ecosystem-ensuring data accuracy, accessibility, and actionable storytelling. This individual serves as a key connector between sales, marketing, and finance teams, translating complex datasets into clear narratives that influence strategic business outcomes.

** Reporting & Data Management*
* + Lead creation and delivery of weekly, monthly, and ad hoc sales reports across Aveda and Bumble and bumble.

+ Generate performance summaries at both the account and product levels, covering total North America and channel-specific metrics.

+ Maintain and validate sales data accuracy through consistent audits and reconciliations.

+ Support continued build-out of centralized Haircare data sources within  
** Databricks
* * to enable cleaner, more accessible reporting.

** Forecasting & Performance Reconciliation*
* + Compile and consolidate  
** new product launch forecasts
** across channels and accounts, ensuring alignment with historical benchmarks, category trends, and business assumptions.

+ Design and maintain  
** forecasting tools and templates
** that allow functional teams to easily translate marketing assumptions into actionable sales and volume projections.

+ Partner with channel leads to validate and reconcile forecast submissions, ensuring accuracy, reasonableness, and consistency across brands and regions.

+ Conduct  
** total North America roll-ups
** of Haircare forecasts, serving as liaison between all channels to ensure alignment and transparency.

+ Deliver post-launch analyses that measure performance against original assumptions, highlighting key learnings and improvement opportunities for future launches.

** Business Analysis & Insights*
* + Translate raw data into meaningful business insights that highlight key trends, risks, and growth opportunities.

+ Partner with Sales and Marketing to assess performance of new product launches, promotional activity, and retail/partner sell-through.

+ Deliver concise, visual storytelling through dashboards and presentations that clearly articulate business performance drivers.

+ Support executive-level readouts and planning discussions with analytical insights and performance summaries.

** Systems & Tool Development*
* + Collaborate with the Director of Planning and Analytics on development and optimization of  
** Power BI dashboards** .

+ Assist in automation of recurring reports and analytical processes using  
** SQL** ,  
** Databricks** , and  
** Power BI
** pipelines.

+ Ensure continuous data integrity and alignment across systems and reports.

** Ad Hoc Projects & Cross-Functional Collaboration*
* + Manage and execute ad hoc reporting requests across Aveda and Bumble and bumble, often under tight deadlines.

+ Compile and analyze non-system data (e.g., partner submissions, field updates) to inform holistic business views.

+ Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, and Brand teams to ensure consistent, insight-led decision-making.

** Qualifications*
* +  
** Bachelor's degree
** in Business,…