Business Development Analyst

The role:

As a Business Development Analyst, you will manage all tactical and analytical aspects of the customer's business plan. Also, the role will identify and present strategic recommendations to our retail customers.

Reporting to our Senior National Account Manager, your strategic analysis will focus on delivering collaborative (Kao & Customer) strategies, plans and insights to improve both Kao / Customer sales and profit results. You will also work with Kao Trade Strategy and Brand Teams to build co-marketing events that are established in the planning process, serving as an analytical resource to assist sales and marketing with developing customer marketing strategies.

At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match), 36 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a reasonable salary range of $61,000 - $71,000. We also offer a hybrid work schedule.

What you will do:

• Support sales organization with preparation, analysis and presentation that identifies recommendations for developing and building business plans.
• Analyze business trends, and fundamental practices (ie pricing, promotion, placement) for business reviews and other strategic or tactical customer programs that delivers the best sales and profit growth.
• Will provide and present recommendations and help with the tactical aspects of sales presentation and annual planning.
• Coordinate shopper marketing programs that support the collaborative development of promotional plans.
• Helps develop and execute brand strategies within the customer business plans.
• Specialize in the sales and profit analysis that influence both Kao and the customer's collaborative plan.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree
• 1 or more years of experience in category management, sales analysis, or marketing analysis in the consumer products industry.
• Proficient in AC Nielsen, Numerator, Retail Link and Luminate.
• 10% business travel is required.

How we work: Having been selected among the Worlds Most Ethical Companies for 18 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with great benefits packages, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and new ideas.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/).

EOE, including disability/vets

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