THE GORILLA WAY

At Gorilla, our mission is to build brands people love with products we believe in alongside people we care about!

We believe in four pillars that are the driving force behind everything that we do which are Brands, Customer, Community and our People. We believe in our unique company culture and investing in the people who work here by caring about the totality of their lives which is why our core values are so important to us!

Summary Description:

Duties:

• Utilize Lowe’s vendor portal to collect, generate, analyze, evaluate, and report on key POS data to increase sales productivity, direct marketing initiatives, support forecast process and assist in business planning. Adhere to reporting cadence with select reports being produced and analyzed daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Evaluate and report customer, retailer channel and market performance data to increase sales productivity, direct marketing initiatives, support forecast process and assist in business planning.
• Monitor business trends, major events, competitive actions, etc., that may require Ad Hoc reporting. Proactively conduct thorough analysis, providing timely and insightful Ad Hoc Reports to the Gorilla Management Team for evaluation.
• In Support of Gorilla’s Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) process collaborate with Lowe’s Demand Planner to drive forecast accuracy, including stock item replenishment, new product launches, off shelf promotions and other events.
• On a weekly basis track the status of open purchase orders (POs). Communicate any concerns with transportation or timely flow of POs through Lowe’s network to Lowe’s Inventory and Supply Chain Teams.
• Audit and provide constructive feedback within Lowe’s MST portal. Communicate any concerning trends with Plan-o-gram (PoG) integrity, Inventory Levels or Promotional executions to the Gorilla Management Team
• Conduct market walks and store workdays on a weekly basis. Engage with Lowe’s MST to ensure effective in-line merchandising and off shelf execution of all Gorilla programs. Provide timely market and competitive intelligence to the Gorilla Management Team
• Assist Gorilla Management Team with prep for key Lowe’s meetings. Participate in select Merchant meetings, including product line reviews PLRs
• Prepare and deliver presentations to both internal and external customers.
• Work with other team members as needed on ad-hoc data reporting and analysis.
• Other duties assigned by management.
• Periodic travel is required.

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  Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Strong analytic skill set with the ability to provide actionable recommendations based on critical metrics.
• High level of experience using Lowe’s retail reporting portal (VPP).
• Strong team-work; able to effectively participate and motivate others working within a team environment; be able to provide rebuttal and suggestions when necessary; work with minimal oversight.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to present to all levels within the organization as well as customers.
• Should be goal oriented, confident, outgoing, and able to succeed under pressure within a competitive environment.
• Experienced user of Microsoft office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Company Values:

Adhere to Gorilla Glue Company’s Core Values that ensure everyone works together to exceed expectations.

• Have fun, be passionate and show it!
• Act with integrity and respect in all relationships.
• Communicate openly and appreciate the efforts of others.
• Embrace knowledge, growth and change.
• Strive for excellence in what we do every day!

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stoop, reach, stand, walk, lift, pull, push, grasp, talk, hear, see and use repetitive motions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may frequently lift and or move up to 25 pounds of material, boxes, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as reading handwritten and or typed material and must have the ability to focus.

Are you ready to join one of Cincinnati’s Top Workplaces? Our employees love working here because of our environment, which is driven by our company mission and core values. If you have the right qualifications and thrive in a fun and fast-paced environment, we have a great opportunity for you to grow with us!