Retail Sales Associate

About the role

We are seeking an Essor Retail Sr. Sales Associate to support our retail growth engine through exceptional demand planning, sales operations, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Demand Planning & Forecasting
• Manage and analyze demand forecasts to support order accuracy, replenishment, and inventory health.
• Collaborate with supply chain, sales, and vendor partners to adjust demand plans based on trends, promotions, and sales performance.
• Provide key forecasting inputs for account-specific planning and ensure timely product availability.
• Sales Order Management
• Review and approve sales orders to ensure alignment with forecast expectations, stock levels, and retailer requirements.
• Monitor open orders, shipment schedules, and delivery timelines, resolving discrepancies proactively.
• Serve as a liaison across customers, vendors, and internal teams to improve fulfillment rates and solve operational issues.
• Sales Analysis & Reporting
• Conduct regular sales performance analysis by account and product category to identify trends and opportunities.
• Build and maintain weekly and monthly performance reports and scorecards tracking sell-through, inventory turns, promotions, and other key metrics.
• Prepare presentations and insights for internal stakeholders and retail partners to support business decisions.
• Vendor & Customer Collaboration
• Build strong relationships with vendor and retail partners to align on promotions, launches, and key supply chain initiatives.
• Provide analytical insights to vendors to support in-stock optimization and mutual business growth.
• Educate partners on Essor’s processes, order requirements, and operational standards.
• Promotional & Retail Execution Support
• Support trade promotions by ensuring accurate demand planning, stock availability, and forecasting alignment.
• Partner with marketing and merchandising teams to optimize product placement and visibility at retail locations.
• Technology & Automation
• Strong interest in AI and emerging technologies, with the ability (and willingness) to be trained to build and maintain mini-apps, dashboards, workflows, and automation tools to improve operational efficiency.
• Comfortable working with data systems and process automation; proactive in identifying opportunities to streamline reporting and forecasting processes.
• Knowledge of SQL is a big advantage.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in retail, CPG, sales operations, demand planning, or analytics. We are open to recent graduates too.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs); experience with forecasting tools is a plus.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Strong communicator capable of interfacing with vendors, retailers, and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive problem-solver with the ability to troubleshoot operational challenges.
• Collaborative team player able to work independently and drive results.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in AI and emerging technologies, with the ability (and willingness) to be trained to build and maintain mini-apps, dashboards, workflows, and automation tools to improve operational efficiency.
• Comfortable working with data systems and process automation; proactive in identifying opportunities to streamline reporting and forecasting processes.
• Knowledge of SQL is a big advantage.

Skills

• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs).
• Experience with forecasting tools is a plus.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Strong communicator capable of interfacing with vendors, retailers, and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive problem-solver with the ability to troubleshoot operational challenges.
• Collaborative team player able to work independently and drive results.

Benefits

• A supportive, diverse and global team with a growth mindset.
• A scaling company with great industry professionals.
• A flexible (hybrid) working environment.
• Great opportunities to get involved with exciting projects.
• Digital Fluency & AI Integration
• Technical fluency is a prerequisite for excellence.
• Leverage LLMs, automated workflows, and data analysis tools.
• Deploy AI coding agents (Copilot, Antigravity) to ship faster.
• Build agentic workflows in N8N or Dify.
• Query data via SQL to drive objective decisions.

Pay

The estimated salary range for this role is $50-60K per year. Final compensation will depend on experience, skills, and location.

Schedule

We are looking for someone who can work remotely and in-office.

Company Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, age, or national origin will be considered. No qualified applicants will be discriminated against on the basis of disability or protected veteran status.