Job Description:
Staffmark Workforce Solutions offers this exciting contract opportunity at a global leader in electronics, mobile devices, and appliances located in Edina, MN.
Sales Analyst
Top Skills:
- Excel
- Outlook
- Communications
Summary:
The Sales Analyst, Best Buy/Target, is a critical contractor role with expectations covering a range of business areas including data aggregation, data analysis, launch preparations, supply chain review, and in-store execution. This person will be expected to be a key supporter in helping understand the market nationally and within Best Buy while providing analysis and guidance to help drive sales velocity and grow market share in the Monitor industry. The Sales Analyst needs to be comfortable working across many functions and in collaboration with different teams to help drive our goals and deliver on management’s expectations. Local candidates are preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Data Analysis
- Weekly sell-through trends
- Weekly/Monthly market share
- Best Buy report card review and action planning
- Promotional roadmap pricing
- Finance
- Price change system updates
- Price bulletin development and distribution
- Promo bulletin development and distribution
- PUMI submission for marketing programs
- Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates
- Supply Chain
- Basic analysis of inventory positions
- Ability to provide ideas to help move old inventory
- Competitive Analysis
- Deep understanding of competitors’ products and corresponding pricing/promotional plans
- Ability to compare client monitors vs. competitors to identify areas of weakness
- Understand promotional activities at other major retailers (COSTCO, Walmart, Sam’s Club)
- Event Planning
- Support Sr. Sales Manager on all Best Buy events
- Build key meeting PowerPoint presentations
- Meeting preparation for executive meetings internal and external
- Budget management
- Product sample requests
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.)
- A master’s degree is considered a plus, not a requirement
- 1-2 years of employment in sales or marketing
- Experience in supporting (e.g., sales, customer support, supply chain) a product or technology in consumer electronics or B2B
- Basic knowledge of the retail electronics business
- Experience working in large, matrix organizations
- Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Advanced experience in public speaking
- Korean reading/writing/speaking is a plus
Staffmark talent working with this client receive competitive compensation and a great benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401K, and Paid Time Off plus more!
Job Number: 1894120
Zip Code: 55435
Pay range minimum: $ 40.00
The base pay range above represents the low and high end of the base compensation range we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Actual base compensation will vary and may be above or below the range based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, actual experience, and job performance. This job posting is not a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee.
The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for our employees. Based on the details of your position, we provide a variety of benefits to our employees, including medical, dental, and vision plans, pre-tax savings plans, pre-tax parking and commuter plans, supplemental health and welfare plans, a retirement savings plan, an employee assistance program, pet insurance, and paid holidays. Other rewards may include short-term incentives and paid time off.
