Sales Analyst - Xced Aviation Services

Recognized as one of Crain’s “Best Places to Work in Chicago” as well as a 2022 “Great Places to Work”, by the Great Place To Work Institute Inc., Sasser prides itself on supporting an employee-driven, opportunity-based culture that empowers, recognizes, and rewards its employees. From highly competitive benefits to exciting employee events to organic, grassroots philanthropy and volunteerism, Sasser is an awesome place to begin and grow your career. We are a fourth-generation, family-held transportation asset services and management company with roots dating to 1928. Sasser’s six subsidiary units are leaders in providing commercial- and industrial-focused rail, automotive, containerized shipping, and aviation transportation equipment solutions including asset leasing, fleet administration management, asset repair and maintenance, and innovative technology services. Sasser Family Companies includes subsidiaries Chicago Freight Car Leasing, Union Leasing, CF Rail Services, Express 4x4 Truck Rental, Xced GSE, and Falcon Lease. To learn more about what makes Sasser special, visit www.sasser.com.

At Xced, a subsidiary of Sasser Family Holdings, we create customized financial solutions for the aircraft ground support equipment industry. These financial solutions allow our customer to remain nimble as their unique business needs change.

What We Offer:
In Sasser’s employee-driven, opportunity-based culture, our employees help chart the course for our success. That is the reason that we believe that the most important investment we'll ever make in our business is you. Sasser employees enjoy a competitive benefits program that:

• Covers 85% of your medical premiums
• Includes a 100% Company-paid disability and life insurance plans
• Includes a 401K plan with company match PLUS additional end-of-year funding
• Includes incentive Plans
• Provides paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents, as well as a monetary gift towards a 529 education account
• Provides training and tuition reimbursement
• Provides community service opportunities, employee recognition programs, and lots and lots of celebrations!

As a Sales Analyst, Here's What You'll Do:

This role will serve as a support role to Xced, specifically the Xced Sales team, to assist with day-to-day strategic reporting needs and proactive customer management. This role will also support Xced’s program initiatives and to improve operational efficiencies.

• Collaborate with sales, marketing, operations, customer experience and information technology to define and execute Xced’s strategies and opportunities for innovation and growth.
• Analyze large data sets using visual data exploration tools (PowerBI, Tableau), make recommendations based on market insights, trend analysis and key metrics indicators.
• Prepare key reports and data files as requested by Regional Sales Managers or VP, Sales, Marketing and Customer Experience.
• Analyze data and provide recommendation for Regional Sales Managers to present to clients.
• Life cycle cost analysis preparation and analysis.
• Assist with development of internal customer reporting, examples include customer activity, fleet size, YoY orders, order potential, services utilized. Utilizing this customer reporting to assist in development of strategies to improve sales productivity.
• Development of custom reporting and analysis for use by Xced sales and operations teams.
• Support reporting requirements and establish an operational rhythm around deliverables and metrics for Xced.
• In partnership with marketing, provide recommendation and analysis on marketing campaigns.

Here's What it Will Take to be Successful in This Role:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Finance, or Related Strategic Analytical field
• 2+ Years of professional experience in a similar role
• Intellectual curiosity and tenacity to develop creative approaches to problem solving
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to organize and analyze data
• Demonstrated critical thinking abilities
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interface with all levels of the organization
• Intermediate proficiency in Power BI and Tableau.
• Intermediate to proficient abilities in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Adobe, preferred.
• Basic business acumen
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems and processes
• High level of integrity and regard for confidentiality

Physical Demands

This job operates in a professional environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, filing cabinets, printers and fax machines.

Working Conditions

Schaumburg Office with partial hybrid opportunity

The Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.