Strategy Analyst

Strategy Analyst

The Strategy Analyst drives growth and innovation at Produce Alliance by leading data-driven projects that enhance reporting systems, optimize existing accounts, and support new business development. Collaborating across multiple business units, this role delivers insights that enable revenue growth and operational efficiencies. Through strategic analysis, the analyst directly contributes to improved decision-making and the company's overall business performance.

Produce Alliance specializes in delivery of fresh produce to restaurants and other foodservice operators at higher quality and better prices. They provide produce category management services including procurement, national distribution, information services and food safety assurance to foodservice clients across North America. With a specialized focus on fast food (QSR), non-traditional, c-store, fast casual, GPO, and healthcare segments, they're redefining fresh produce sourcing. Produce Alliance manages partnerships with over 150 independently owned specialty distributors and collaborate with over 100 premium grower shippers. As a Buyers Edge Platform brand, they are committed to providing fresh category management services to their clients with unprecedented service, superior access to high-quality fresh produce, commodity expertise and strategic supply chain solutions.

Your impact :

• Conduct internal account reviews to identify areas of opportunity and risk, create recommendations, and track trends and progress over time.
• Complete ad-hoc requests from Account Management and Supply Chain teams, such as conducting contract vs. market pricing analyses, pulling and reporting on USDA market pricing, and procuring and cleaning requested data.
• Create and edit Tableau Dashboards for a variety of internal data needs with a focus on usability, quick identification of trends, and reporting needs.
• Work with data from a variety of sources, including purchase orders, sales and revenue, pricing and contracts, quality claims, USDA AMS Specialty Crop pricing reports, and USDA NASS crop reports.
• Prepare large datasets for analysis by aggregating datasets through the creation of ontology systems.
• Ensure the highest level of data quality and integrity by conducting data testing to identify anomalies, bad data points, or missing data.
• Prepare and give presentations on significant team initiatives, project findings, and data trends to relevant stakeholders.
• Assist with implementation and maintenance of internal SaaS and data tools, including Tableau and Jira.
• Research new topics related to business interests as needed, such as international markets, weather and climate events in significant growing regions, and industry trends.

About you :

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What's in this for you :

We welcome all. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.