Data Analyst - Sales


Role Overview

 

On behalf of our client, a leader in the IT Industry, we are recruiting for the position of a Data Analyst – Sales. In this role. you'll analyze and interpret sales performance data sets by geography, brand and product type and provide recommendations on areas of opportunity to drive additional productivity, effectiveness and gross profit of the Canadian Sales Teams. You'll provide enhanced reporting standards and best practices for the organisation to ensure operational efficiency.


Responsibilities

 

 

  • Design, maintain and produce in-depth sales reports on a daily/weekly/monthly/annual basis for distribution to all levels of the organisation (Manager to C-level)

  • Be a subject matter expert on sales data reporting systems and capabilities - evaluate ways to improve processes and streamline data delivery

  • Perform data analysis of individual sellers, teams and regions by customer, category, vendor or other criteria to identify opportunities and make recommendations to sales leadership

  • Perform data analysis of seller activities to ensure accurate and efficient system utilization

  • Report data using SQL Server Management Studio, Power BI, Excel and Pyramid Analytics in an Enterprise Data Warehouse environment


Qualifications


  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

  • 3+ years analyst experience with sales analysis or support, financial analysis, econometrics, or statistics.

  • Excellent analytical skills.

  • Demonstrated ability to analyze large volumes of raw data, draw conclusions, and develops actionable recommendations.

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applicants, expert-level Microsoft Excel skills.

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

  • History of balancing multiple time-sensitive priorities simultaneously with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business while meeting deadlines.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills proven ability to build and maintain strong cross functional relationships.

  • Self-starter with the ability to work independently with little supervision.

  • Cognos, Pyramid Analytics, ProClarity, or other analytical or business intelligence tool experience.

  • SQL Server Management experience, PowerBI (DAX).     

  • Data warehouse experience.

  • Project management experience.