Manager, Business Analytics

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging. The Manager, Business Analytics will lead the development of advanced analytics and automation solutions that support pricing, category strategy, and commercial decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 2–3 Category Analysts
• Set analytical priorities aligned with category and business strategy
• Ensure consistent methodology, documentation, and quality across all analytics deliverables
• Own development, delivery, and maintenance of dashboards and analytics for:
• Category performance
• Supplier metrics
• Savings and value tracking
• Spend visibility
• Translate business needs into scalable analytical and reporting solutions
• Ensure high data accuracy, consistency, and business relevance
• Communicate insights clearly and concisely to stakeholders at all levels
• Identify and implement automation opportunities for recurring reports, manual data preparation, and repetitive analyses
• Drive adoption of Power BI, Power Query/Power Automate, and SQL/scripting tools across the team
• Standardize processes and develop repeatable analytical frameworks and data products
• Serve as the analytics partner to procurement category leadership
• Support category strategies with opportunity sizing, scenario modeling, trend analysis, KPI reporting, and data modeling
• Collaborate with internal operational, procurement, and finance stakeholders to deliver accurate, actionable insights

Requirements:

• 5–8 years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, or business analysis roles
• 2+ years of people leadership experience
• Strong Power BI and data‑modeling expertise
• Demonstrated experience with automation, including data preparation and reporting workflows
• High analytical capability with strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication, organizational, and prioritization skills
• Experience supporting procurement, finance, or operations preferred
• BA/BS in Business, Analytics, Supply Chain, Finance, Data Science, or related field
• Experience modernizing reporting processes and establishing enterprise dashboards
• Exposure to SAP, Blue Yonder, or other enterprise data systems
• Prior experience with advanced analytics tools, scripting languages, or large‑scale BI environments