Trade Analyst

Company & Culture:                                                    At GT’s Living Foods, we’re more than just a company – we’re a community passionate about creating a healthier, happier world. Over the last 30 years we’ve built a culture of inclusivity and authenticity, where our shared values create an environment that inspires you to do your best while achieving meaningful results. Our mission to transform health and happiness through potent, living foods has established us as the #1 Kombucha brand and a leader in the Health & Wellness space.

Requirements:

• 3–5+ years of experience in Trade Finance, Sales Finance, RGM, Commercial Finance, or CPG trade/promotion analytics.
• Direct experience partnering with Sales on trade planning, promotional strategy, or customer investment strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of trade spend, promotional economics, customer planning, and Gross-to-Net fundamentals.
• Experience evaluating promotional performance and translating analysis into commercial actions
• Experience with TPM/planning systems, including promotion setup, workflow, approvals, and performance analysis, strongly preferred.

Job Description:

The Senior Trade Analyst partners with Sales and Revenue Growth Management (RGM) to execute GTLF’s trade investment and promotional strategy. The role translates customer plans and trade guidelines into executable programs while ensuring investments are planned, approved, captured, and evaluated accurately.

This position serves as the business super-user for Promo Planner and a key day-to-day partner to Sales, combining trade planning, promotional analytics, system governance, and financial discipline. The role also partners with Commercial Finance and Accounting through monthly close and reconciliation.

Key Responsibilities:

Trade Planning & Sales Partnership

• Partner with Sales and RGM to translate trade strategies and guidelines into customer promotional plans and investment decisions.
• Evaluate proposed programs using historical performance, trade rates, spend efficiency, and available funding.
• Track plans against budgets and guidelines, identifying opportunities to optimize depth, frequency, mechanics, and investment allocation.
• Support annual planning, customer reviews, and ongoing trade optimization with clear recommendations and follow-through.

Promo Planner & Process Ownership

• Serve as business super-user and administrator for Promo Planner, including workflow, approvals, user support, and process governance.