Commercial Excellence Analyst
Apply NowCompany: BEIERSDORF
Location: Stamford, CT 06902
Description:
Commercial Excellence Analyst
Caring for skin means caring for people.
It all started with a pharmacist and a dream almost 140 years ago. Today, Beiersdorf is a global company with iconic brands - Coppertone, Aquaphor, Eucerin and NIVEA - focused on providing innovative, clinically-proven and safe skin and sun care solutions to more than 500 million consumers in over 200 countries - making people feel comfortable in their own skin.
At Beiersdorf, we care beyond skin. We care for people - our employees, our customers, our consumers and our communities - and our planet. We know that diversity of thought, backgrounds, experience and perspective enriches our culture and fosters innovation and ingenuity. We know that responsibly-sourced, sustainable products and packaging make for a more sustainable future. And we know that when your skin feels better, you feel better.
A welcoming workplace that offers personal and professional growth for all individuals.
At Beiersdorf, you'll find:
Unique benefits that consider the whole person.
We understand that you have a life outside of work, and we support you with unique benefits including:
Experience, skills and competencies that lend themselves to this role:
We know that experience comes in all forms and we're not necessarily looking for individuals who can hit the ground running ('check all the boxes') but may bring a unique blend of competence and capabilities that can grow into a role and/or bring news skills to the team.
OVERVIEW
Beiersdorf's Commercial Excellence function focuses on process development, optimization, and accountability in areas like performance tracking, cross functional collaboration, consistency of deliverables, and organizational integration. The Commercial Excellence Analyst researches, analyzes, and recommends changes to the organization's business processes such as S&OP, annual business planning, standardization of KPI reporting, and Sales operations functions in order to improve operational efficiencies, quality, service, and profitability.
This role will report into the Director of Commercial Excellence, and candidates should be located within commuting distance of our Stamford, CT office.
RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Commercial Excellence Analyst, you will play a key role in enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of our commercial operations. You will leverage data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making, streamline processes, and drive performance improvements across the sales and cross functional teams. Some key responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
QUALIFICATIONS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Beiersdorf, we embrace Diversity and aim to provide equal opportunities to all of our applicants - regardless of e.g. gender, sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion or ideology, disability or age. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates). For instance, please feel free to upload your CV without a picture.
Beiersdorf North America Company Culture Highlights
Check us out on Comparably: https://www.comparably.com/companies/beiersdorf
Having trouble applying? Go to www.BeiersdorfUSA.com to search our careers page. Beiersdorf is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Caring for skin means caring for people.
It all started with a pharmacist and a dream almost 140 years ago. Today, Beiersdorf is a global company with iconic brands - Coppertone, Aquaphor, Eucerin and NIVEA - focused on providing innovative, clinically-proven and safe skin and sun care solutions to more than 500 million consumers in over 200 countries - making people feel comfortable in their own skin.
At Beiersdorf, we care beyond skin. We care for people - our employees, our customers, our consumers and our communities - and our planet. We know that diversity of thought, backgrounds, experience and perspective enriches our culture and fosters innovation and ingenuity. We know that responsibly-sourced, sustainable products and packaging make for a more sustainable future. And we know that when your skin feels better, you feel better.
A welcoming workplace that offers personal and professional growth for all individuals.
At Beiersdorf, you'll find:
- A welcoming workplace that fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported
- Nimble teams that enjoy challenging work and the ability to make an impact
- A dynamic community of life-long learners that values acumen, aptitude and the ability to learn as well as hard skills and established expertise
- A purpose-led company that cares about your personal and professional development with the right balance of structure and flexibility to thrive
- A collaborative culture that leads with care, trust, simplicity and courage
Unique benefits that consider the whole person.
We understand that you have a life outside of work, and we support you with unique benefits including:
- Generous and flexible PTO policy
- Summer Friday hours
- Paid Parental Leave
- Comprehensive Wellness and Benefits program
- Cash Balance Plan (similar to a pension)
- 401k match
- Growing number of Employee Resource Groups or affinity groups - to foster meaningful connections and belonging with other colleagues
- Dynamic work model - a hybrid of 3 days in-office collaboration and 2 remote focused workdays.
Experience, skills and competencies that lend themselves to this role:
We know that experience comes in all forms and we're not necessarily looking for individuals who can hit the ground running ('check all the boxes') but may bring a unique blend of competence and capabilities that can grow into a role and/or bring news skills to the team.
OVERVIEW
Beiersdorf's Commercial Excellence function focuses on process development, optimization, and accountability in areas like performance tracking, cross functional collaboration, consistency of deliverables, and organizational integration. The Commercial Excellence Analyst researches, analyzes, and recommends changes to the organization's business processes such as S&OP, annual business planning, standardization of KPI reporting, and Sales operations functions in order to improve operational efficiencies, quality, service, and profitability.
This role will report into the Director of Commercial Excellence, and candidates should be located within commuting distance of our Stamford, CT office.
RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Commercial Excellence Analyst, you will play a key role in enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of our commercial operations. You will leverage data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making, streamline processes, and drive performance improvements across the sales and cross functional teams. Some key responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
- Supporting the Commercial Excellence team in evaluating current commercial processes and identifying opportunities for optimization and automation.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and implement process improvements and best practices.
- Monitoring and measuring the impact of process changes to ensure desired outcomes are achieved and course corrections can be implemented if necessary.
- Performance tracking standardization (e.g. replicable template building).
- Developing key performance indicators (KPIs) and benchmarks to measure success and guide future strategies.
- Facilitating communication and knowledge sharing across teams to carry out effective change management related to process optimization.
- Working hand-in-hand with Sr. Manager Commercial Excellence providing analytical support, tool building expertise, and requirements gathering on active optimization projects.
- Developing recommendations derived from above mentioned key tasks.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree required with 4+ years of CPG analytical experience within multiple functional areas including but not limited to Sales, Forecasting, Finance and Supply Chain
- Strong analytical skills w/minimum 4 years experience working with syndicated data bases (e.g. IRI, Nielsen, etc.)
- Ability to listen well and understand needs of cross functional stakeholders.
- Proven ability to think strategically leveraging data sources like Nielsen/IRI and increase effectiveness at achieving overall strategies in a highly collaborative environment.
- Advanced Excel (VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, INDEX MATCH, COUNT IF, CONCATENATION, ROUND, MAX, MIN), Mathematical function (SUM, DIVIDE ETC.), Power query, pivot tables, etc.
- Knowledge of VBA for Excel and Power BI platform building skill is a plus
- Strong collaboration and PPT presentation skills
- Team player, adaptable in a fast paced and changing environment, and ability to handle ambiguity.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Beiersdorf, we embrace Diversity and aim to provide equal opportunities to all of our applicants - regardless of e.g. gender, sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion or ideology, disability or age. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates). For instance, please feel free to upload your CV without a picture.
Beiersdorf North America Company Culture Highlights
- Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Outlook 2024
- Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Sales Team 2023, 2024
- Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Leadership Teams 2023
- Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Culture 2023
- Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Compensation 2022, 2023
- Winner of Comparably's Award for Happiest Employees 2022,2023
- Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Diversity 2022
- Beiersdorf North America is ranked in the top 5% of companies for CEO rating on Comparably
- Beiersdorf North America is ranked in the top 10% of companies for Leadership rating on Comparably
Check us out on Comparably: https://www.comparably.com/companies/beiersdorf
Having trouble applying? Go to www.BeiersdorfUSA.com to search our careers page. Beiersdorf is an Equal Opportunity Employer.