Vendor Revenue Analyst

In your role as Vendor Revenue Analyst with The North West Company (TNWC), you will be maintaining and enhancing vendor revenue processes that provide accurate and timely filling, collection and reporting of vendor billings.

Joining TNWC gives you the opportunity for growth and development throughout the company, a competitive salary with a benefits package and to be part of a dynamic and diverse culture.

TNWC is a leading retailer to under-served rural communities and urban neighborhood markets in the following regions: Northern Canada, Western Canada, rural Alaska, the South Pacific islands and the Caribbean. Our stores offer a broad range of products and services with an emphasis on food. Our value offer is to be the best local shopping choice for everyday household and local lifestyle needs. Check out northwest.ca for more information.

Your Role:

• Develop comprehensive understanding of BBM (Bill Back Manager) application to effectively administer billing and collection of negotiated vendor programs.
• Meet regularly with Merchandising team to ensure up-to-date understanding of all vendor programs.
• Oversee set-up of vendor programs in BBM, including: monitor agreement settings to maximize vendor billings, monitor agreement data to ensure data for calculation is accurate.
• Provide recommendations to Merchandising team for structuring orders/purchases to maximize incentives offered by vendors.
• Identify vendors who are not offering promotional pricing common in the industry and highlight for merchandising team.
• Responsible for the non-BBM agreement process and billing.
• Review and audit of rebates calculated and submitted by vendors.
• Support month-end close which includes process journal entry allocations, reconciliations and communication of results to stakeholders.
• Manage Vendor Revenue mailbox requests and delegate incoming tasks to clerks.
• Respond to vendor inquires and investigate issues and provide resolutions.
• Review weekly outgoing EFT report for compliance of deductions with vendor payment method.
• Monitor missing movement status billings and work with internal teams to resolve.
• Monitor money received vs expected; validate differences and identify drivers.
• Receive cheques and submit for bank deposit; track & post EFT received.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Extensive working knowledge of financial systems, preferably working as a system administrator.
• Strong computer skills, including use of ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (with an emphasis on Excel).
• Experience querying and analyzing data across multiple systems.
• Experience creating reporting solutions using BI Publisher, Power BI or Tableau.
• Excellent organizational, planning and prioritizing skills with the ability to reprioritize as priorities shift.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Detail conscious while maintaining a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to provide group training and obtaining/providing information.
• Strong sense of initiative, coupled with the ability to problem-solve.

Location: Gibraltar House, 77 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB
Reports to: Manager, Vendor Revenue

We create a collaborative and constructive culture by:
Being Enterprising • Committing to our Customer • Working with Passion • Leading and Developing Others • Demonstrating Respect and Inclusivity • Building Trust

The North West Company is committed to inclusion and diversity and encourages applications from all candidates including but not limited to: all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, and persons with disabilities.

A competitive salary is being offered along with opportunities to learn, develop and advance throughout the organization. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is an active job opening for a position that is currently available and we are actively seeking to fill.