Business Analyst - Pulp, Packaging & Plastics, Adhesives/Sealants, Rubber and Paints/Coatings (PARP) market sub-segments

The Company

The world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for industry with 14,000 employees, operations in more than 40 countries, and €4.3 billion in revenue in 2022.

Imerys delivers high-value-added, functional solutions to a great number of sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. The Group draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge and expertise in material science to deliver solutions by beneficiating its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations. Imerys’ solutions contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance, including heat resistance, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and water repellency. Imerys is determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of environmentally-friendly products and processes.

If you want to grow your skills and develop your career, find out more at www.imerys.com

The Position

Business Analyst - Pulp, Packaging & Plastics, Adhesives/Sealants, Rubber and Paints/Coatings (PARP) market sub-segments

Job Summary

Support and sales, marketing, and S&T team to provide real-time, historical, and predictive sales performance, and to partner and engage in commercial reporting needs.

Key responsibilities:

Analyze profitability and pricing through comprehensive product and logistic P&Ls
Support pricing campaign (price tracker construction, price implementation in ERP and debit/credit note management etc.)
Drive forecast and budgeting exercise
Provide ad hoc analysis based on the available data on a wide 'control tower' scope
Run analysis for sales management (rebate schemes, price negotiations, commission...)
Run analysis for cluster marketing (price range, cluster strategy, NPD business case)
Analyze client / product profitability
Produce Sales KPIs – Sales: volume / price / mix analysis, Order book, Book to Bill, standard gross margin etc..
Support CIP bonus (commercial incentives plan) set up and calculations
Site & product rationalization, optimization, and market case studies
Manage CRM initiatives as key user to further the team’s strategic customer-centric objectives
Support IT system implementation and change management with cross functional team

Competencies & Experience

Key competencies

Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities
Exceptional understanding of commercial KPI and revenue and profitability drivers
Financial planning & analysis skills
Ability to work as part of a team, and also able to work independently towards existing goals and defining/pushing new ones.
Result and solution oriented, strategic thinking, interpersonal skills, ability to propose solutions
Advocate for data integrity
Manage, manipulate, and organize large & complex data sets, and basic understanding of databases

Ideal background/ experience

Previous experience in controlling, FPA, other analytical roles
Strategy experience and an experience as commercial controlling or similar position would be added advantage.
Full proficiency with Excel. Knowledge of BI tools, Google Workspace (Google sheets, Slides, Drive, Data studio) is a plus.
English : full professional proficiency
Minimum 3 years of experience

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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