Job Description
Job Title: Sales Analyst
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Duration: 06 months' contract
Description:
About the Role
We are seeking a highly analytical Sales Analyst to support a large Walmart business. This individual will partner closely with Sales Leadership and Account Management teams to provide the insights, reporting, forecasting, and analysis needed to drive business growth.
The ideal candidate will have experience working with Walmart data, strong Excel skills, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable business recommendations. This role is highly visible and will play a critical part in supporting customer strategy, promotional effectiveness, inventory management, assortment optimization, and overall business performance.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting & Analytics
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Duration: 06 months' contract
Description:
About the Role
We are seeking a highly analytical Sales Analyst to support a large Walmart business. This individual will partner closely with Sales Leadership and Account Management teams to provide the insights, reporting, forecasting, and analysis needed to drive business growth.
The ideal candidate will have experience working with Walmart data, strong Excel skills, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable business recommendations. This role is highly visible and will play a critical part in supporting customer strategy, promotional effectiveness, inventory management, assortment optimization, and overall business performance.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting & Analytics
- Maintain and enhance weekly sales reporting and business performance dashboards.
- Refresh and analyze trend reports, modular performance reports, and sales tracking tools.
- Deliver actionable insights on category, brand, item, and retailer performance.
- Monitor POS performance and identify risks and opportunities.
Forecasting & Business Planning
- Support weekly and monthly forecasting efforts.
- Analyze sales trends and recommend forecast adjustments.
- Monitor performance against forecasts and business objectives.
- Identify assortment gaps and growth opportunities.
Promotions & Retail Execution
- Analyze promotional events, displays, rollbacks, Walmart Cash, and Ibotta programs.
- Measure sales lifts and return on investment from promotional activity.
- Provide recommendations to improve future programs.
- Track inventory movement and markdown effectiveness.
Walmart Analytics & Operations
- Support item setup and maintenance activities.
- Analyze category and competitive performance.
- Investigate deductions and partner with internal teams on resolution.
- Provide analytical support for line reviews, customer meetings, and business updates.
- Deliver ad hoc reporting and insights for sales leadership and key account managers.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- 1 3+ years of experience in sales analysis, category management, customer analytics, business analytics, or a related field.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with:
- Walmart Retail Link
- Scintilla
- Nielsen
- Numerator
- Supplier One
- Engine
- High Radius
Experience working within:
- Consumer Packaged Goods (Client)
- Walmart supplier organizations
- Retail analytics or category management environments
Ideal Candidate Background
- Sales Analyst
- Category Analyst
- Customer Business Analyst
- Trade Promotion Analyst
- Shopper Insights Analyst
- Associate Category Manager
- Retail Analytics Analyst
What Success Looks Like
The successful candidate will:
- Deliver accurate and timely business reporting.
- Identify opportunities that drive sales growth.
- Improve forecasting accuracy.
- Provide actionable insights that influence business decisions.
- Become a trusted analytical partner to the sales organization.
Compensation:
The hourly rate for this position is $50.00 per hour.
Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include [geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate].
Benefits:
Sunrise offers ACA compliant medical coverage/dental insurance/vision insurance to all employees. We also offer Sick time benefits as required per State regulations.
Contact:
Jaya Balaji: jayabalaji.s@sunrisesys.com | (732) 515-5373 | URL: www.sunrisesys.com
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Parsippany, NJ |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1990 |
| Website | http://www.sunrisesys.com/ |
About Company
Sunrise Systems was founded in 1990 with a clear vision to deliver world-class staffing service solutions in all labor categories, including IT consulting and solutions; all with the commitment to provide service that exceeds expectations and become the most trusted name in the industry. More than two and a half decades later, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of the staffing industry. Combining our deep industry expertise, insights, and global resources, we have partnered with our clients to connect them with top professionals across several different industries.
We provide cost-effective Managed Staffing Solutions, Information Technology and Information Technology Consulting Services to several Fortune 500 companies and U.S. Government agencies. We provide our clients with flexible engagement models and customized products that are budget and time specific. Understanding the challenges that every business faces, we offer our services either on-site at the clients' site or from one of our globally distributed technology centers. Our onshore and offshore development capabilities ensure that we excel at meeting customer requirements every single time.
Our collective business experience spans over two and a half decades and ranges from:
- Business, management, and technical fields
- Information technology consulting and software solutions.
- Providing strategic support for the development and long-term growth of new business ventures across several industries including but not limited to; accounting, banking, finance, and recruitment.
- Motivating technology staff and establishing partnerships with Fortune 500 companies
Sunrise Systems has a vast range of competence in:
- Design, development, and support of cloud-based solutions from simple to highly complexed
- Database administration of multi-platform applications, complex databases, and web-based environments that include all aspects of installation, planning, maintenance, and monitoring.
- Data processing and data migration
- Application re-engineering and platform migration
- Working with the Information Systems and end-user communities at all levels to resolve issues and establish consensus.
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