Finance Analyst - Retail Trade Promotions

Title: Finance Analyst - Retail Trade Promotions

Location: Eagle, ID

About Lamb Weston

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Job Description Summary

In this position, you will provide support to the Retail commercial finance and sales teams for trade promotions planning, reporting, and analytics. Specific tasks may include assisting with the annual operating plan, monthly forecasting, trade promotions reserve development and management, auditing of trade promotions programs, developing reporting, conducting reviews, ad hoc projects and other duties as assigned.

Job Description

Support and collaborate with assigned sales team in annual sales planning process, including but not limited to:

• Perform monthly/quarterly trade promotions reviews (actual results vs plan, prior year and forecast). Take a proactive role in understanding key trade promotion components of the P&L and be able to explain key drivers for material changes in the financial results

• Provide support on trade promotion reserve management

• Analyzing accuracy of base volume forecasting in trade promotion planning system (MEI)

• Post merchandising event analytics of volume and trade promotion spending liability in trade promotions planning system

• Collaboration across Sales, Claims Processors, and Marketing to ensure event and contract accuracy/consistency as well as assistance with claims processing inquiries to ensure spending accuracy and integrity

• Actively ensure an effective and timely month-end close is achieved by optimizing MEI trade rates, analyzing trade deductions, and researching and preparing appropriate support for journal entries

• Analyze monthly business results, issue required reports, reconciliations, and make recommendations to business partners on opportunities for improvement. 

• Understand and challenge (where necessary) monthly variances and work with Sales/Finance to manage.

• Assist with BU annual budget preparation for trade spend

• Develop relationships with cross-functional partners and key central services groups

• Complete special projects as required

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

• 1-3 years of related experience or a related combination of education and experience 

• Analytical skills - the individual must be able to perform complicated analysis using multiple sources of data, as well as advanced analysis required to support various teams in their trade and pricing decisions (e.g., structure the problem, collect data, identify issues and present results) with minimal direction. 

• Attention to detail and must love numbers 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to interact and persuade individuals levels senior to him or her, as well as actively participate in meetings and group discussions with individuals from various parts of the organization (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Finance) 

• Excellent organization and prioritization skills 

• Critical-thinking and creative problem-solving ability 

• Self-starter with the ability to function in a fast paced, dynamic environment with a positive attitude 

• Some travel – up to 10 % 

Advanced skill in the use of a variety of technologies and tools: 

• Superior computer skills required (Microsoft Office – spread sheet, database management, pivot tables, presentations, etc.) 

• Knowledge and understanding of syndicated data tools preferred (IRI, Nielsen, SPINS), 

• Experience with Trade Planning Systems preferred (MEI, TPM, etc.) 

• Knowledge and experience with SAP, MEI, Power BI 

• Ability to quickly learn and use new systems/tools 

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive.  Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program

• Paid Time Off

• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance

• Family-Friendly Employee events

• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-258330

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 10/06/2025

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate’s work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $69,500.00 - $104,240.00

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law