Avery Barker
San Diego,CA
Summary
averybarker1@icloud.com 469-261-3175
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Client Account Manager
NielsenIQ
03.2024 - Current
- Served as the primary Account & Client Manager for several large format retailers, focusing on expanding North American Tech & Durables market coverage.
- Curated and delivered critical client-facing reports, incorporating new data sources and methodologies to enhance insights and meet contract deliverables.
- Integrated large-scale external data into internal systems, enabling millions of users to seamlessly access public data through system enhancements
- Led North America Growth Team meetings, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing across teams to streamline processes and strengthen internal communication.
- Became a subject matter expert in Office/Tech industry trends, advising both internal teams and clients on emerging insights and competitive landscapes.
- Recognized as Retail Employee of the Month (October 2023) for outstanding leadership and execution in delivering NIQ’s first RMS-based report to a net-new NAX client.
Sales Analyst
Sun Bum LLC
05.2022 - 02.2024
- Developed key analytical skills, strategic thinking, and cross-functional relationships to cultivate essential sales analysis skills to drive success
- Collaborated with the sales team in order to align trade marketing strategies with sales objectives and revenue targets
- Served as the in-house Nielsen expert, taking on the role of the primary resource responsible for leveraging Nielsen tools and analytics to inform and optimize business strategies
- Created and distributed data insight decks bi-weekly in order to help Brand and sales managers strategize and prioritize product placement by respective customer
- Managed internal sales operations tasks, coordinating new product introductions with marketing, packaging, operations, and senior management
- Developed and designed a comprehensive Pricing Toolbox aimed at effectively measuring and delivering insights to senior business leaders
Sales Analyst
The Danone Company
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Support Sales and Category Management with data pulls, sales ranks, volume, and distribution weekly
- Submit customer promotional contracts in a timely manner
- Forecast expected trade and shopper spend for promotional events into trade management systems
- Sold in 30+ new items to one of the largest accounts in the West Division
- Track data to provide supervisors with insights on how to maximize recommended sales goals
- Analyze specific account performance by utilizing syndicated, panel, and customer data to further develop areas of incremental growth
Retailer Sales Representative
The Hershey Company
05.2020 - 09.2021
- Managed a $4.6M territory, consisting of 13 Walmart's
- Cultivated a 12% growth in year-to-year business growth by developing strategic business partnerships within stores
- Held Walmart Advocacy Role as key point of contact for team with largest retail customer
- Recognized as MVP by senior leaders as top performer for Q2
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Marketing, French
University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business
Fayetteville, AR05.2020
Skills
- Data Analytics
- Information Systems Organization
- Excel Proficient
- Strategic Selling
- Market Research
- Account Management
- Analytic skills
- Nielsen and IRI proficient
- Business Development
- Business Leadership
- Territory Management
- SharePoint Proficiency
- Market Coordination
- Advanced problem-solving
Websites
Timeline
Client Account Manager
NielsenIQ
03.2024 - Current
Sales Analyst
Sun Bum LLC
05.2022 - 02.2024
Sales Analyst
The Danone Company
10.2021 - 04.2022
Retailer Sales Representative
The Hershey Company
05.2020 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Marketing, French
University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business
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