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Commercial Analyst, Sweden & Norway
Hero Group
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Want to use your analytical skills to guide sales and marketing decisions? Join us to help guide sales and marketing decisions for Semper, Sweden’s most loved baby food brand, and Corny, Sweden’s No. 1 bars brand by units sold About Hero Nordics Hero in the Nordics, formerly known as Semper, has been present in the Nordic region for almost 90 years. Today, we are a house of brands that includes Corny , the fastest-growing brand in the bar category Semper in Baby Food and Goodies for pre-schoolers, in our portfolio. About Hero Group Hero is a global food company, founded in 1886 in Switzerland, specialising in branded nutritional products across the Growing Up and Adult categories. With a portfolio of trusted brands like Corny, Semper, Goodies, Beech-Nut, Organix , and Deliciously Ella, Hero delivers high-quality, great-tasting food rooted in natural goodness. We are committed to our mission: to delight Consumers through honest Goodness in every Bite. Hero prioritizes sustainability, integrity, and nutritional balance in everything it does. With 4,000 team members worldwide, the company is driven by strong values, high performance, and a commitment to doing the right thing—always, without compromise. About the role As a Commercial Analyst, you will analyse sales performance, market trends and shopper behaviour to help sales and marketing decide which products and growth opportunities to prioritise. Your time will be split between commercial work for Sweden and Norway (75%) and projects led by Nordic Marketing (25%). You will develop expertise in NielsenIQ market data and combine it with internal sales and customer point-of-sale (POS) data. Working with sales and marketing, you will explain what the results mean and recommend actions. You will be based at our head office in Sundbyberg and report to the Head of Category in Sweden, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Nordic Marketing Director. Key responsibilities • Improve how the commercial team uses data in planning and decision-making, independently and with colleagues. • Track sales, market trends, shopper behaviour and competitors. Identify growth opportunities and recommend sales and assortment actions. • Create clear charts and reports, automate recurring reporting and make relevant data available to colleagues and external partners. • Help Category Managers submit and check product information for launches and assortment changes. • Create and update basic shelf layouts (planograms) as needed. What we offer • The opportunity to work with leading brands, including Semper and Corny. • The chance to build your analytical skills across Sweden and Norway, working closely with sales, marketing and Nordic project teams. • Flexibility in how you organise your work, responsibility for your tasks and short decision-making paths. • Opportunities to develop within the company and build knowledge of FMCG markets, customers and shopper behaviour. What we are looking for: • You have completed post-secondary education in business, economics, statistics or a related field, or have equivalent work experience. • You have 1–2 years of relevant analytical experience, ideally within FMCG or retail. • You have strong Excel skills and can analyse data, check its accuracy and identify what the results mean for the business. • You can explain your findings and recommendations clearly to colleagues who do not work with data every day. • You learn to use new systems quickly. • You ask questions, value colleagues’ perspectives and can handle both detailed reporting and broader analysis. It is an advantage if you • Have experience with one or more of the following: NielsenIQ, Power BI, ICA Self Serve or SAP. • Have experience in space planning and planograms. Our culture At Hero, we believe great companies are built by people who are empowered to make a real impact. We have an open, flexible, and informal way of working, where everyone has a voice in shaping what we do and how we do it. We collaborate with colleagues across our international organisation. With short decision-making lines and a flat structure, ideas move quickly and contributions are recognised. We don’t hire people to follow instructions—we hire people who want to take ownership and make their mark. If you spot an opportunity, you’re encouraged to act on it, and if you’re ambitious, you’ll find the freedom to grow. Creativity, curiosity, and an entrepreneurial mindset are part of everyday life at Hero. We trust our people to drive their own development, support one another, and push boundaries together. Just as importantly, we genuinely enjoy working together and looking out for each other. We are based in modern offices in Sundbyberg, Stockholm and offer a flexible mobile working model that supports a healthy work–life balance. Our Values Our values are at the heart of everything we do. Developed through an inclusive process involving colleagues from across the business, they guide how we work, collaborate and succeed together. They reflect who we are today and the future we are building. Create Wow – We go beyond expectations and strive to make a meaningful im-pact. Everyone Hero – Every individual matters and every contribution counts. Nourish Others – We support, inspire, and help each other grow. Take Responsibility – We own our actions and outcomes, individually and as a team. Ready to help shape sales and assortment decisions for Semper and Corny? We look forward to your application.