Senior Analyst, Product Line Management

LOCATION: Songjiang District Shanghai China

REPORTS TO: Director Global Product Portfolio Tapioca Rice & Potato Texture Solutions Food

DIRECT REPORTS: N/A

WORKPLACE TYPE: Hybrid

The Senior Analyst Product Line Management (PLM) TS Food APAC will help drive the global Texture Portfolio by identifying insights into product performance costing and markets. Collaborates with organizational centers of excellence to enhance portfolio analyses.

As part of a global team this role contributes to the realization of Ingredions Winning Aspiration to be the customer-preferred texturizing and healthful solutions supplier and thought leader through our broad portfolio extensive customer insight and market-leading cost-in-use position that addresses consumer expectations spanning affordability premiumization and/or clean label requirements.

The Senior Analyst position will assist in developing strategic recommendations informed by complex analyses research and input from stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with strong analytical project management and communication skills who is comfortable navigating & collaborating in a global matrix organization.

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead analyst for Texture Solutions produced in the APAC region in support of comprehensive Texture Solutions Food portfolio.
  • Leverages internal and external data sources (including market reports internal data points import data and other relevant data sources) to support portfolio strategies and monitor texture portfolio performance.
  • Providing a consolidated view of the portfolio performance through data analytics working closely with geographies to ensure alignment of strategic targets and plans.
  • Provide analysis to support regional S&OP projects to align global portfolios.
  • Leads creation of complex analyses and data visualization tools in support of Global Texture Solutions Food team
  • Collaborates with other PLM peers on leveraging best practices and capabilities so there is a common methodology in how Global Texture Solutions Food conducts analyses
• Developing maintaining and managing Business Intelligence dashboards for pricing SKU optimization and other key analyses for PLM to assist in quicker analytical capabilities and decision-making.
• Support global process/systems for customer intelligence (e.g. share of wallet & opportunities analysis) on assigned product categories.
• Ad hoc reporting as needed

Qualified candidates will have:

Mandatory requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance International Business Data Analytics or Supply Chain. MBA preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of B2B industry experience in business analysis pricing or project management ideally in the food & beverage industry
• Strong Financial analytical data visualization and communications skills required
• Experience in a manufacturing industry preferably in the Food & Beverage space
• English fluency both written and spoken

Desirable requirements:

• Experience building PowerBI dashboards
• Experience with SAP BW (Bex) and SAP Analytics

Required behaviors and skills:

• Strategic mindset with excellent analytical skills and financial acumen
• Creative thinker who can use various datasets to tell a story
• Proven ability to build relationships and work effectively within a matrix organization
• Natural curiosity and strives to go beyond the assigned task
• Anticipate questions and objections and proactively answers the question so what

Relocation Available: