Sales Performance Analyst (5649)

Sales Performance Analyst

• Commercially focused role helping shape sales performance and identify growth opportunities

• Use data, market insights and commercial understanding to support better decisions

• Own key sales incentive processes and work closely with sales leaders across Ballance

• Connect sales performance, market insight and planning activity to support stronger commercial outcomes

WHY BALLANCE?

Rewarding the great work of our team is important, which is why we offer a range of benefits for you:

• Free Medical, Life, Income and Trauma Insurance.

• Access to free confidential support services including EAP.

• On-going learning and development opportunities.

• Job security and excellent career progression opportunities.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Sales Performance Analyst who can combine strong commercial analysis with a proactive, opportunity-focused approach to improving sales performance across Ballance. This role will turn sales data, market insight and wider economic understanding into clear, practical recommendations that help sales leaders make confident decisions, identify opportunities and drive performance across our channels, regions and customer segments. You’ll also play a key role in supporting the sales incentive process and bringing market, customer and sector insights into planning and performance conversations.

In this role, you will:

• Deliver accurate and timely reporting, analysis and insights on sales performance, trends, risks and opportunities.

• Proactively identify sales performance opportunities and work with sales leaders to translate insights into practical actions.

• Own and support the sales incentive process, including performance tracking, calculations, reporting, recommendations and stakeholder communication.

• Support forecasting, planning and performance tracking across sales channels, regions and customer segments.

• Bring together internal data, customer insights, market activity and wider economic context to support commercial decisions.

• Contribute to market insight and planning conversations by connecting relevant sector, customer and performance information with Sales, Marketing, Finance and other business teams.

• Maintain and improve reporting tools, dashboards and sales performance measures, while identifying ways to simplify, automate and strengthen processes.

ABOUT YOU

You’ll be commercially curious, proactive and confident working with data, people and performance opportunities. You’ll enjoy getting under the skin of what is driving sales results, using insight to spot opportunities, and partnering with sales leaders to turn recommendations into action. You’ll also bring an understanding of how customer, market, sector and broader economic factors can influence sales performance, planning activity and commercial decision-making.

To be considered for this role, you will have the following:

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and communicate insights clearly.

• Experience in sales performance, commercial analysis, business intelligence, finance analysis, market insights or a similar commercially focused role.

• A proactive, opportunity-focused mindset, with the confidence to challenge thinking, ask good questions and influence action.

• Experience supporting sales incentive, commission, target-setting or performance reward processes would be an advantage.

• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with reporting or visualisation tools.

• An ability to connect sales data with customer, market, sector or economic insights to support practical commercial recommendations.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a collaborative and improvement-focused approach.

ABOUT US

We love New Zealand, and we care about our growth, our land, and our people. We work together to create a future we can all be proud of every day.

Our values of Imagination, Bravery, Connections and Honesty mean we look out for each other and stand for what we believe in. We take ownership for growing and developing ourselves and supporting and challenging each other so we can all reach our full potential.

Here at Ballance, you have a part to play. You can make your place and are free to make a real difference.

Together, we care about our people and our place, about the future of farming and New Zealand and we'd would love for you to join us – “Growing together, caring for people and the land. All in for the future of farming”.

Applications close: 13 October 2026