Retail Business Analytics Leader

Owens Corning•Toledo, OH

About The Position

The Retail Business Analytics Leader will bring together advanced analytics, market intelligence, and financial acumen to drive integration into the Retail channel strategy. The Retail Business Analytics Leader will be the sales and supply chain analytics conduit across the enterprise delivering insights to drive growth, foster productivity and gain a competitive advantage with our customers. This role also focuses on representing our channel as a leader across the enterprise for continuous improvement and opportunities to expand our business analytics capabilities and impact. Reports to: Director of Retail Operations and Business Analytics Span of Control: Three direct reports with cross-functional responsibility to provide business analytics for the retail channel. These direct reports include working across all three OC businesses High level of cross-functional collaboration with GIS, Sales, Supply Chain, and other internal stakeholders

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field; MBA preferred
7+ years of relevant experience with an emphasis on sales, supply chain, analytics and working across multiple functions within an enterprise
At least 2+ years of people leadership experience
Strong business and financial acumen, with demonstrated analytical ability
Experience an ability to develop, synthesis, and deliver analytic via multiple avenues of reporting, i.e.. PowerBI, Pivot Tables, etc.
Ability to travel 15% of the time
Experience and understanding of supply chain including supply chain dynamics as it impacts our Retail customers
Project management and change management
Experience in continuous improvement and ability to challenge the status quo
Ability to communicate and lead cross-functional and across the enterprise
Strong analytics skills that can adequately articulate at executive leadership level
Ability to develop an intimate knowledge of customers, contracts, competition, and the market
Ability to lead and execute in a large matrix organization
Ability to think strategically and execute strategic directions.
Proven ability to extract data and provide insightful analytics
Demonstrated ability to create and develop initiatives that provide value to the customer and the company
Makes decisions and commits to a course of action with appropriate information; recognizes uncertainty of success, and weighs and manages risk in decision making
Demonstrated executive presence, including confidence and strong listening skills
Distills multiple points of view and inputs to develop near and long-term actions
Highly motivated and results driven with a high energy level
Broad operating style, ability to adapt across cultures, environments, and styles
Demonstrated ability to motivate, lead by example, encourage teamwork, and provide effective communication
Creating and developing initiatives that provide value to the customer and the company
Ability to gain alignment, develop, and leading strategies throughout the organization

Nice To Haves

Experience with the retail channel is preferred
Experience working in Retail channel is preferred
Experience with AI and implementation of new applications in business processes

Responsibilities

Leads Channel Analytics
Consult and deliver retail account management analytics optimizing price, volume, and mix across customers, regions, and product lines (PVM).
Key player to prepare the analytics and strategy input for retail Product Line Reviews
Lead the analysis of projects by working closely with the business units and cross-functional leadership.
Prepares presentations for executives that follow a logically reasoned, data supported approach.
Develop key metrics for channel performance including service, share, financial performance and competitive landscape
Continue the execution of the channel’s data analytics roadmap as well as develop and execute the overall channel insights strategy
Utilizes data available both internally and externally to help drive to a world class supply chain
Through an expanded use of analytics and integration, continuously builds a deep understanding of our customers and the marketplace, helps develop strategies to generate growth opportunities, local requirements to bring differential value to customers and outperform competitors. Identifies internal and external resource needs to ensure customer plans are executed fully
Understand and educate key internal stakeholders on channel dynamics
Support 3rd party analytics contracts and negotiation strategies with their leader and sourcing.
Partner with GIS team to ensure the data being used is accurate, consistent, and up-to-date. Ensure that data handling practices comply with relevant regulations and company policies. Help prioritize analytics projects based on business needs and strategic goals.
Exemplifies thought leadership across the retail organization
Works across the Retail team to identify areas opportunities and drive productivity and process improvement across the team.
Understands overall business strategies; takes initiative in creating and leading team to foster growth across the channel
Partners with IT business partners to identify next generation investments and system capabilities
Drives new and different ideas, innovation, collaboration across multiple areas of business, and participates in business leadership level discussion
Works with the Retail leadership team to understand strategy and identify key opportunities to invest resources into
Thoroughly understands business operations, from forecasting, to supply chain, marketing, to market results, and how decisions impact overall business outcomes.
Evaluate value creation and service improvement opportunities both internally and externally creating differentiation versus our competition.
Attracts, retains, and develops top talent; assess the capabilities required to execute the business analytics needs across the team
Is accountable to allocate resources to the priorities identified to drive the business strategy.
Create an environment of talent growth, empowerment, and inclusion where talent is developed and led through effective performance management and evaluation systems.
Engage in personal development plan and meaningful goals setting.