Sr. Analyst, Business Development- Strategy and Annual Business Cycle

Function and Job Purpose

Annual Business Cycle Responsibilities

• Support planning, coordination, and governance of the Annual Business Cycle and one- to three-year planning processes.
• Ensure timelines, templates, and deliverables are completed.
• Prepare analyses, presentations, and scorecards for leadership decision-making during planning and business reviews.
• Act as a business partner across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain.
• Translate innovation, distribution, pricing, and promotion strategy into accurate planning inputs.

Experience and Skills

• Experience in commercial planning, marketing or sales strategy, category or business planning, IBP, S&OP, or related commercial roles.
• Experience with formal business planning cycles such as IBP, S&OP, AOP, or one-year planning is preferred.
• Connect demand, investment, and financial drivers to business outcomes and work with revenue, volume, and margin data.
• Manage multiple complex workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders concurrently.
• Work with planning tools, dashboards, data analytics, and AI platforms.
• Synthesize data into decision-ready insights and influence senior leaders without direct authority.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and AI platforms is required; SAP and Power BI familiarity is a plus.

Working Style

• Operate effectively in a dynamic, fast-changing environment and adjust as priorities evolve.
• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and willingness to build commercial, financial, and digital knowledge.
• Deliver polished, high-quality work under time pressure and tight planning deadlines.
• Show resilience, adaptability, ownership of outcomes, and accountability for commitments.

Compensation

• The new-hire base salary range is $89,800 to $112,200.
• The position is eligible for a performance-based bonus subject to plan terms and governing documents.

Location

• The listed location is Chicago, Aon Center.