Sales Planning Analyst-Best Buy

About Us


SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people's lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja , the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company's products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.


AI at SharkNinja

At SharkNinja, we're building an AI-native culture. We're not waiting for the future; we're creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what's possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn't been invented yet, you'll fit right in.

This role is the primary resource for operational functions associated with driving revenue and forecasting for assigned retail accounts. Key functions will include demand planning, inventory management, purchase order execution, POS & trend analysis, and daily monitoring of overall business trends and operational performance. This position plays a significant role in monitoring real-time business issues, interpreting data and suggesting immediate action plans to address issues or take advantage of opportunities. The role will work with Shark/Ninja internal cross functional resources to ensure business issues are communicated and acted upon in a timely manner as well as with direct account contacts.


Duties and Responsibilities

• Become a leading resource on customer specific needs and requirements while providing timely communication to both the account and company ensuring you meet the needs and requirements of both.
• Quickly develop a working knowledge of the kitchen and floor care business from both a product and consumer basis for our product and our competitions
• Partner with cross functional internal Best Buy team to coordinate and build customer presentations, monthly business reviews, weekly flash reports, and monthly consensus deck.
• Collaborate very closely with customer demand planning teams, sales operations manager and sales director on all aspects of forecasting, inventory planning, orders, and supply chain management.
• Pull weekly/monthly business reporting documents identifying any call to action or highlights.
• Provide deep dive analysis into key operational/sales performance metrics.
• Ad Hoc Analysis - Ability to quickly process situations and determine what information/data is required to generate actionable insights.
• Coordinate customers' domestic/import orders with supply chain both in planning and availability dates.
• Maximize customer orders and fill rate while partnering with our internal Operations team.
• Input the forecast in SFO and update Data Governance new additions and updated price lists to SFO.
• Input confirmed promotional plans into forecasting system and partner with team on spend management tactics.
• Lead weekly meetings with customers' replenishment/planning teams to review recent results and confirm changes that have affected the sales positively and negatively.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience. (Concentration in Business preferred).
• 2-4 years of experience in demand planning/supply chain management/forecasting or business analytics role within the consumer products industry.
• Ability to draw insights across multiple complex data sets and incorporate into decision making.
• Past operational or sales experience with Best Buy or large retailer preferred.
• Must have demonstrated strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and advanced proficiency in the Microsoft suite of products.
• Effective communication, organization, project management, and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to set priorities and juggle several tasks within a fast-paced, deadline driven environment with a positive attitude.
• Ability to travel approximately 10% for corporate events and HQ (Needham, MA) visits.
• Ideal candidate located in Minneapolis, MN in office 3x

Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.


The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.


Pay Range

$67,500-$115,000 USD

Our Culture

At SharkNinja, we don't just raise the bar-we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you'll be right at home.

What We Offer

We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what's possible. When you join, you're not just part of a company-you're part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won't just launch products- we'll disrupt entire markets.


At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja's innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.


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