Consumer Sales Support Analyst, Co-op

Consumer Sales Support Analyst, Co-opDescription -HP Canada is a multinational tech company and market share leader in both Printing and Personal Systems (PPS). PPS is HP’s largest business unit in terms of revenue, with a product portfolio that encompasses personal computers, technical workstations, printers, graphics solutions, managed-print services and internet services for consumers, small/medium-sized businesses and large enterprises.  Our products are inspired by our customers and reflect our passion to fuse form, function, style and reliability into great computers and printers. This focus, coupled with unmatched global scale, has made us the world’s leader in printers and PCs. We attribute our success to the expertise, passion and commitment of our people. HP Canada Co. is looking for an eight month university co-op student to join the Consumer Sales Team.The co-op student would be responsible for working closely with sales and category managers in Print and Personal Systems (PCs), on promotional sales tracking, forecasting and analyzing sales trends for Canada’s largest retail accounts (Best Buy, Costco, Walmart, Staples, The Source, Amazon). Special projects and presentations will be required on an "as needed" basis. This will require extracting data and creative thinking to concisely communicate meaningful recommendations. Key Responsibilities:Preparing in depth sales data reviews to evaluate promotions and presenting findings to the business in a way that is objective and useful.  Collaborate closely with managers, individual contributors and other students on projects and assignments.  Act as liaison between Account Managers and major retail accounts collecting POE (Proof of Execution) for required marketing claimsExtracting raw data from in-house systems, if required, and using Excel and PowerPoint to provide meaningful recommendations from the analysis.  As you progress through the co-op term, you will use your knowledge of business issues, key customers, company practices, procedures and systems to co-ordinate and manage processes and projects.  Utilizing academic knowledge to understand various business challenges in order to provide insights and recommendations to real world problems. Education and Experience Required: Preferred 3rd Year of University completed or currently enrolled in Masters programKnowledge/experience in Business, Economics, Math, Finance and Statistics is an assetQualifications:Experience with PowerBI software would be considered an asset.Positive commitment to the business supported  Knowledge of IT and interest in consumer technology is an asset  Goal oriented approach  Highly skilled at Excel/PowerPoint/Word/Outlook  Thorough and organized with a strong attention to detail  Creative, outside of the box thinking  Ability to gather, organize and ANALYZE complex data from multiple sources  Initiative, resourcefulness and high problem-solving aptitude  Strong communication and relationship building skills  Ability to manage a changing and challenging workload independently  Customer focus: interact with HP personnel (all levels)  Experience within retail would be considered an asset  HP Canada is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome the many dimensions of diversity.  Upon request by qualified candidates, accommodation of special needs may be considered during all stages of the selection process within the framework of the HP Accommodation Policy.  If you need assistance in filling out the employment application or require a reasonable accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail hrgsglobalstaffing@hp.com. Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing a reasonable accommodation related to a disability. In order to satisfy our contractual obligations with clients, the successful candidate will be required to pass a basic, standard Criminal Records check.  You will also be required to sign off on HP's Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Conflict of Interest Agreement. Job -AdministrationSchedule -Full timeShift -No Shift premium (Canada)Travel -NoRelocation -NoEEO Tagline - HP Inc. is EEO F/M/Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.