Associate, Sales Planning & Insights

Summary

Join Chomps, a rapidly growing snack brand, as an Associate, Sales Planning & Insights! You will manage the Natural/Grocery (Direct) customer channel, focusing on forecast management, inventory oversight, and strong customer relationships. Collaborate with sales and operations teams for seamless execution of retailer resets and weekly inventory needs. Build trusted relationships with customers, ensuring forecast alignment. Contribute to annual planning and monthly forecasting, conducting in-depth analysis, and providing strategic recommendations. This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, experience in demand planning and inventory management, and excellent communication abilities. The position is remote and offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• 3 - 5+ years of experience in sales operations, sales planning, account management, or customer management in the CPG industry, including but not limited to broker partners, vendors, distributors, grocery, data, etc
• Proven ability to manage internal and external relationships in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proven experience in demand planning, inventory management, and/or data analysis. Must have excellent Excel skills!
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work cross-functionally with sales, operations, and external customers
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the execution of POs to optimize on-time and in-full fulfillment
• Work within NetSuite and Power BI, collaborating with internal teams and external partners to ensure accuracy and efficiency
• Lead and execute customer resets in collaboration with the sales team, broker partners, and operations team
• Own and track revenue pacing metrics, delivering weekly and monthly updates to keep teams aligned and informed
• Refine and improve the forecasting process by enhancing internal communication and collaboration
• Refine and improve existing models to enhance current forecast process. These tools will be used to monitor customer consumption, sales forecasts, inventory levels, weeks of stock, ordering patterns, and forecast variances
• Act as a key point of contact for sales operations communication with retail partners (e.g., Kroger broker team, HEB forecast team). Build strong relationships while collaborating across teams to enhance operational excellence
• Partner with the Sales team, consultants, and the BAT team to develop strategic annual plans for direct natural grocery customers
• Support the operations and BAT teams with MAPE reporting and other accuracy-focused initiatives within Power BI

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with forecasting tools & Power BI is a plus!

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K 6% match
• Monthly reimbursements for wellness and home office
• Unlimited PTO and 11+ paid holiday days
• Hybrid & flexible remote schedule
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Company-wide Continual Education budget