Business Operations Analyst

Novolex • Lake Forest, IL

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About The Position

The Business Operations Analyst will utilize syndicated market data and internal Novolex data to build, develop and create streamlined reporting processes, dashboards that provides insights into market intelligence, product trends, customer profitability, and margin improvement opportunities. The ability to consistently deliver statistical analysis/modeling to predict, measure, and interpret key business trends to provide actionable insights to senior management. The production of data-driven performance dashboards and management presentations including but not limited to diagnostic and prescriptive reporting, forecasting, and gap analysis is critical to optimizing business processes and customer success. Team members will combine an analytical approach with focused critical reasoning and contextual business knowledge to convert data into insightful market analysis around several core areas including: Data Integration - Consistently manage data integration across multiple business subsidiaries (various ERPs) in order to produce consolidated and aggregated data structures to utilize in reporting, dashboarding, analysis, and presentations Reporting- Provide and support accurate, actionable market reporting at a customer segment/market area level that can be utilized to support sales, financial, pricing and product portfolio decisions Dashboarding - Utilize integrated data to produce cross-functional dashboards that provide and support KPI tracking, sales insights, financial trends, pricing action, and more Analysis - Utilize aforementioned reporting to derive new insights that will result in profitable growth through pricing action, sales decisions, financial adjustments, and product position for Novolex. The ability to connect and translate data-based insights to contextual sales initiatives, customer-level decision making, and financial significance is extremely vital to this role Ad Hoc Requirements - In addition to updating current reports the analyst will be asked to build out new reports as needs change. This will require knowledge on systems and Pactiv profitability which will be learned in the role. Presentations - Utilize aforementioned reporting to provide recommendations to Foodservice Management team based on data insights.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree with an emphasis in Statistics, Finance, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 2-3 years' relevant experience preferred.
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities efficiently.
• Ability to work cross-functionally across multiple departments.
• Strong work ethic, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and logic-based reasoning skills.
• Technical proficiency with tools including Excel, Power BI, SQL, and ERP applications.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience in foodservice (packaging) distribution.

Responsibilities

• Utilize syndicated market data and internal Novolex data to create streamlined reporting processes and dashboards.
• Deliver statistical analysis/modeling to predict, measure, and interpret key business trends.
• Produce data-driven performance dashboards and management presentations.
• Manage data integration across multiple business subsidiaries to produce consolidated data structures.
• Provide accurate, actionable market reporting at a customer segment/market area level.
• Utilize integrated data to produce cross-functional dashboards for KPI tracking and sales insights.
• Derive new insights from reporting to drive profitable growth.
• Build out new reports as needs change.
• Provide recommendations to Foodservice Management team based on data insights.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision options.
• Wellness rewards to fund HRA or HSA.
• Paid holidays, time off, parental and other leaves.
• Financial protection benefits such as life, AD&D and disability insurance.
• 401(k) Plan with employer matching contributions.
• Education Support including tuition reimbursement and 529 College Savings Plan.
• Broad Based Employee Award Program.
• Employee Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree