Associate Manager, Sales Planning

As an Associate Manager in Planning & Performance Management, you will be a key resource for the Warehouse Direct (WD) National Accounts business, with a focus on developing, implementing and maintaining the analytics, reporting structures, and performance routines within the Revenue Growth Management /Commercial organization for the Warehouse Direct Cold business (Juice/Sauce/Mixers). You will provide critical analytical support to cross-functional business partners, acting as the point of contact with these teams to help analyze data and interpret trends, evaluate the impact of strategic decisions, and determine the performance of key products. To succeed in this role, you will need a drive for process improvements, a desire for continuous learning in a variety of systems and analytical tools/methods, a curiosity around data and analysis and drive to tell stories with it, to be comfortable providing opinions and recommendations, and the ability to contribute to the process of making sound business decisions. What you will do: Develop a deep understanding of our commercial objectives and key drivers of our Warehouse Direct Cold business while developing the mechanisms and processes to communicate these metrics to leadership

Help the company develop a deeper understanding of business drivers and provide actionable recommendations on how to assess key business assumptions

Provide ad-hoc business modeling for long-term strategic planning, short-term high-level targets and other business activities

Manage the development, design, automation & maintenance of weekly, monthly & quarterly business reporting and routines across total Warehouse Direct Cold business

Assist in the development of our monthly Commercial Leadership Team materials, developing analytical stories around our business trends and updates on the actions of RGM/Commercial/Marketing/Sales teams

Maintain relationships with stakeholders in all departments, including Finance, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Research & Development, Supply Chain, etc.Develop other integrated analytics, projections, reports and presentations necessary to support the business needs

Bring a strong work ethic and positive attitude to your responsibilities every day

Ensure high performance results of your team by:Fostering a culture of trust and wellbeing that prioritizes the team and values employee contributions

Driving a shared vision with clear goals and accountability, supported by regular conversations to maximize talent

Embracing diverse perspectives to foster innovation, learning from both successes and failures

Establishing a safe environment where team members are motivated, heard, and aligned with clear expectations