<p>Your Story.\nThe Senior Trade Planning Analyst is responsible for developing, analyzing, and optimizing trade promotion strategies to drive profitable growth. This role partners cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, and Brand to ensure trade investments are planned effectively, executed efficiently, and evaluated rigorously. The analyst plays a key role in improving trade ROI, forecasting accuracy, and decision-making through data-driven insights. \nYour Passion. Our Culture.\nAt Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.\nBenefits that set us apart.\n\nComprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance\nRemote ½ day Fridays\nOnsite Health & Wellness Center\nEmployer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation\nRelocation Assistance\nTuition Assistance\nAccess to Employee Store\n\nWhat You Do. \n\nStrategic Trade Planning & Business Management\n\nLead the analysis of customer sales and business plans to identify gaps, opportunities, and risks while quantifying financial and profitability impacts\nActively consult with cross-functional teams (Sales, Finance, Demand Planning, Customer Support, Analytics) to develop holistic, data-driven recommendations\nProvide clear insights, recommendations, and next steps to Sales Managers, Directors, and VP-Sales\nLead the implementation of approved changes to customer business plans within the Trade Management System\nClearly communicate changes in tactics, assumptions, and downstream implications\nConsult on the application of trade plan adjustments across other customer teams\n\n\nTrade Promotion Management & Systems Leadership\n\nServe as the subject matter expert for trade processes and Trade Promotion Management (TPM) systems\nManage and guide Broker Agency Financial Managers in the execution of strategic initiatives within the TPM system\nConsult on enhancements, upgrades, and best practices for trade planning tools and systems\nLead training for Field Sales Managers and Broker Agency partners on trade processes, systems, and governance\n\n\nPromotional, Pricing & Competitive Analytics\n\nAnalyze and report on:\nCustomer pricing strategies and execution\nPromotional and merchandising effectiveness\nCompetitive dynamics and implications\nMaintain deep knowledge of customer promotion policies, tendencies, and constraints\nUtilize post-promotion analysis and other analytic tools to evaluate promotion lift, baseline impact, and ROI\nApply customer segmentation and PNOC (Profit Net of Costs) principles when evaluating customer profitability and volumetric impact\n\n\nFinancial Management, Budget Oversight & Controls\n\nLead customer-level trade budget planning, monitoring, and analysis\nAnalyze weekly scorecards to identify opportunities for optimization or course correction\nLead and manage the trade and slotting exception process, acting as process owner and expert\nCoordinate and oversee deductions resolution and monitor timely closing and settlement of trade events\nLead cross-functional reconciliation of customer order pricing against approved offers in collaboration with Customer Support and Demand Planning\n\n\n\nYour Education and Experience.\n\nBachelor's degree required \n5+ years of related experience\nProficient in Microsoft Office required\nSyndicated date experience required: Circana/IRI or Nielsen\nCPG experience preferred\n\nOur Story.\nWith over 2,400+ employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.\nTo learn more about</p>