Senior Sales & Retail Operations Analyst

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BRAVIA North America is building a focused home entertainment and professional display business designed to move with speed strengthen customer partnerships and create new growth. The Senior Sales and Retail Operations Analyst supports scalable Market Development Funds (MDF) operations reporting controls continuous improvement and Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) activities with major retail customers including collaborative forecasting replenishment planning and inventory management.

In this role you will connect sales finance marketing and operations teams to strengthen MDF governance improve data quality simplify workflows and deliver clear reporting and actionable insights across U.S. and Canadian accounts.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end MDF operations including program forecasts and budgets agreements account assignments accruals claims reconciliations and close activities.
• Maintain MDF data in SAP Vistex and supporting tools; research exceptions and correct account program agreement and claim discrepancies.
• Establish and maintain MDF controls approval workflows documentation standard work and audit-ready records.
• Maintain Power BI and/or Excel reporting for MDF commitments spend claims open items variances utilization and financial exposure.
• Lead or support root-cause analysis corrective actions user acceptance testing issue resolution and adoption for SAP Vistex reporting and workflow changes.
• Identify and implement opportunities to reduce manual work through Microsoft Copilot Power Automate Power BI and other practical automation solutions.
• Support retailer-level sales and demand forecasting by reviewing historical performance promotional plans product transitions and current business trends with selected retailers as required
• Partner with sales teams to identify forecast gaps document assumptions and communicate risks and opportunities that may affect account plans and business results.
• Perform other reporting analysis data-maintenance system-testing and operational support activities as business needs evolve.
  

Minimum Requirements

The successful candidate is a practical data-driven problem solver who can translate complex MDF sales and financial information into clear actions. This position requires strong collaboration attention to detail process discipline and the ability to improve controls and workflows while supporting recurring operational needs.

• Bachelors degree in business finance accounting analytics information systems or a related field preferred.
• Three to five years of relevant experience in sales operations MDF or trade-promotion management finance operations or collaborative forecasting
• Experience in consumer electronics retail distribution or another fast-moving product environment preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills and hands-on experience creating clear reports and dashboards in Power BI.
• Working knowledge of SAP or a comparable enterprise system; Vistex MDF claims accrual workflow or financial-control experience is preferred.
• Experience documenting processes defining controls conducting root-cause analysis and implementing sustainable improvements.
• Experience using Microsoft Copilot Power Automate or similar tools to simplify workflows and improve productivity is a plus.
• Strong analytical financial communication presentation project-management and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities work with incomplete information and communicate concise actionable recommendations.
• Occasional travel may be required approximately 5%.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $76375to $101834The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors which may include as applicable the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position years of relevant experience specific and unique skills level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for an annual corporate bonus plan which is based on company performance and is not guaranteed and a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare benefits (medical dental and vision) paid medical leave a 401k plan with matching company contributions vacation time education assistance student loan assistance program eighty hours of paid sick leave time annually and up to twelve weeks paid parental leave.

Honesty integrity and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above.

Sony Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values employees with a broad cross-cultural perspective. We strive to create an inclusive environment empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race color religion sex national origin ancestry citizenship status age legally protected physical or mental disability protected veteran status status in the U.S. uniformed services sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal state or local law.

Individuals residing or applying to work in California or Philadelphia. The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act Los Angeles City Fair Chance Act Ordinance Los Angeles County Fair Chance Act Ordinance and San Francisco Fair Chance Act Ordinance. Los Angeles applicants can review additional information regarding the Los Angeles City Fair Chance Act here and Philadelphia applicants here .

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