Requisition id : 207521
Job description
As part of the global business intelligence (bi) group, this role will work within the largest business division in the company, and on one of the most dynamic teams reporting into the marketing & insights functionThis role will report directly to the global business intelligence lead and influence major decisions made within the organization and engage directly with the senior management team across business units.
The bi team is responsible for being the ‘center of truth’ and providing value-added insightsThis role will be responsible for directly supporting the business by (1) developing new tools that synthesize inputs from multiple data sources and (2) executing advance analytics requests and strategic analysis across several areas (customers, categories, regions, competitors, including external market factors such as channel trends, market analysis, raw material trends and other macroeconomic factors)For example, this role could be pulled into finding a better way to track innovation performance, build competitive intelligence across business product segments, or identify new market whitespaceThe candidate will work cross-functionally with key teams – from marketing to commercial to innovation – as the needs of the business demand.
The candidate must be comfortable managing large and variable data sets, creative enough to develop relationships between data sets, adept at obtaining data from a wide variety of data sources and deriving useful conclusions and insightsThis role will directly contribute to the development and expansion of analytical capabilities by applying data science to investigate strategic opportunities and by building tools, solutions and recommendations that enable improved decision-making.
Responsibilities:
Independently lead strategic projects end-to-end, from data mining and analysis to building executive ready presentations
Run ad-hoc analyses to help drive key projects, innovation investments and business initiatives forward
Responsible for the ongoing discovery, management, maintenance, and analysis of data and insights concerning markets, customers, competitors, products and market potentials, both current and projected.
Utilize various databases and querying/programming languages to access, manipulate and distill data inputs, while continuously improving and refining data transformation techniques to enhance data quality
Apply data visualization and storytelling to clearly and concisely articulate the drivers and `whys` behind the results, including what the data means for a specific audience
Assist in measuring innovation program performance
Maintain all major 3rd party data contracts and account relationships
Job requirements
Required skills:
A 4-year bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in computer science, mathematics, economics, finance, engineering, or similar
Highly motivated with a passion for numbers, accuracy and detail
Strong financial acumen, including advanced fluency in financial modeling and analysis with excel
Advanced microsoft excel knowledge (e.g., vba lookups, automation/macros, extensions a plus)
Experience with syndicated data sources (e.g., mintel, euromonitor)
Experience with analytics platforms & data systems (e.g., power bi, business warehouse, salesforce)
Experience with visualization tools, such as tableau
Programming language knowledge for data analytics preferred (e.g., sql, r, python, or equivalent)
Experience managing large data sets and complex reporting systems
Ability to draw meaningful insights from large, disparate datasets
Knowledge of food & beverage industry a plus (flavors and/or specialty ingredients)
Required experience:
Prior work experience in business intelligence /data analytics role (or data analytics certificate/program equivalent)
Job location: new york, new york or new jersey, united states; hybrid/remote work model
We are a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategyAt iff, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potentialWe value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex or veteran statusWe strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
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