Associate Milk Marketing Analyst

General Purpose:

Under guidance, gather internal and external data related to the marketing of raw milk and milk components that is used to assist with forecasting, budgeting, pooling, pricing, and analysis of future milk supply and demand economics. Provide service and support to customers, members, and internal staff by providing information and responding to their questions and concerns. Assist the milk marketing team with special informational requests, research, analysis, and reporting.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support customer relationships by providing routine reporting, responding to inquiries, and attending customer meetings
• Calculate credits and other special pricing for customers and communicate to the accounting department prior to invoicing
• Assist with creation and maintenance of milk budgets by forecasting member production and customer demand to predict times of surplus or deficit milk supply
• Support logistics team by providing reporting assistance with haulers & customers
• Compile producer quality results for numerous delivery locations for calculation of quality customer reports
• Develop and manage reports using company systems, such as SAP, Power BI, and AI tools to enhance decision making for milk marketing and customer relations
• Collect and analyze data on customer premiums, class utilization, farm-to-plant weight losses, and other useful information
• Collect, analyze, and report market data to assist with projecting future milk supplies and demand. Make recommendations based on research findings
• The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required