Sales Strategy Analyst - Remote

Division: Consumer
Job location: Remote (Ontario, Quebec & Alberta)
Hours: 40 hours per week
Employment type: full-time permanent

A little about us

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you!
We’re a global cannabis company with operations across Europe and North and South America. We’re driven by our passion to help people improve their lives and have a diverse team who bring their best every day. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family – from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71, Greybeard and Whistler.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Director, Business Intelligence & Strategy and as a key member of the Recreational Commercial Team, you will help design and execute strategic plans and tactics to achieve our financial objectives. You will be responsible for supporting commercial team initiatives – assortment analyses, category and market research, innovation strategy, forecasting, and providing data-based strategic recommendations to the business.

As the Sales Strategy Analyst you will…

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product Development, and Insights & Analytics) to develop strategies to grow Aurora’s categories
• Develop business cases and recommendations leveraging consumer-insights & financial projections for innovations that support our brand and category plans
• Analyze and build tools to assist in the on-going analysis of complex data, to identify consumer and business insights to enable decision making
• Be a highly visible and integral team member, working directly with Aurora’s management team to support growth objectives
• Assess market share, in-market product performance, competitive price positioning, market category trends, portfolio revenue/margin mix, forecasting and forecast accuracy, product life cycle analyses, and inventory management analyses
• Innovate, explore, and test new ideas in an environment where creativity and experimentation are highly encouraged
• Assist on ad hoc projects as required

You would be the best fit for this role if you have…

• University degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, or related field
• 2-4 years of work experience in a Strategy, Analytics, Sales, Category Management, or Innovation role
• Experience in analytics, consumer insights, and forecasting

Bonus points if you have…

• Superior knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Cannabis & CPG industry experience
• Strong financial acumen and the ability to assess and build category P&L statements, and measure product profitability
• PowerBI experience
• Passion for consumer insights and understanding market dynamics
• Superior communication and business case skills
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Ability to quickly adapt; maintain focus and a high degree of accuracy while working with complex data
• An agile mindset with a passion for problem-solving

Why you’ll love working at Aurora

• Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun!
• Total rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary, stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account.
• Benefits: we will foster your health and wellness with our employee benefits package.
• Life-long learning: we’re lifelong learners here at Aurora and will invest in your professional development throughout your career!
• Perks: we love to celebrate our people with corporate perks including employee discounts and paid volunteer time.
• Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts.

Next steps
Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team.

Think you’re the ideal candidate but don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyway.

Diversity and inclusion
At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals!