Director of Business Analytics North America

Job Description Summary

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TheDirector of BusinessAnalyticsNorthAmericabelongs to the globalSIteam (around 20 people) witha direct reporting line to theHead of Strategic Insights forNorth America. This hybrid role will be located in Bels Chicago or New York City US HQ offices. The Director of Business Analytics North America is a strategic leadership position focused on driving data-driven decision-making and business growth across the U.S. and Canada. This role collaborates with various departments including marketing innovation finance supply chain and salesto turn consumer and market insights into actionable strategies. This role brings together consumer understanding shopper insights advanced analytics and market performance data to shape strategy and fuel brand growth. This position also supports global initiatives by sharing North American insights and activating global Strategic Insights tools across the region. The Director of Business Analytics will have a Business Analyst as a direct report.

Main responsibilities include:

Support theHead of Strategic Insights for North America& broader North America Strategic Insights team to leadthe relevant learning agenda& roadmap to address local key businesspriorities.

• Leverage trends data consumer & shopper insights and other relevant resources such as macroeconomicsto informlocal strategies accelerate businessgrowthandidentifynew business opportunities.

• Identifylearning gaps and turn them intolearningroadmap with clearobjectives.
• Manage the Analytics portion of the Strategic Insights budget with agility and a strong ROI mindset
• Leveragedata & analyticsagency partnerships to maximize addedvalue.

• Recommend potential new vendors and methodologies to address key business issues in the most efficient and impactfulway.

Drive and expand data & analytics culture and usage(sell out data consumer data retailer data)

• Drive business and brand performance analysis and processes.
• Develop and manage analytic tools on both ongoing and ad-hoc basis in partnership with Global BusinessAnalytics lead.
• Support the development and adoption of forecasting and analytics tools.
• Strengthen North Americas data-driven culture and insights-led decision making
• Upskill & Train the local teamsleveraginganalysis templates and tools developed by the Strategic Insights Business Analytics group (RGM Sales uplift etc.)
• Lead the data set-up of the new (healthy) snacking competitive environment
• Leverage various data sources (POS data HH purchase dynamics consumption trends etc.) to explain drivers of business performance and inform tactical & strategic business decisions with actionable recommendations.
• Translate data into clear persuasive reports and presentations for senior leadership.
• Support Marketing Sales Finance and Supply Chain teams in category and retail ad hoc analysis to understand underlying trends and impacttobrand/retailer volume performance.
• Drive media effectiveness and efficiency for all brands. Provide guidance on opportunities tooptimizeor improve marketing effectiveness and efficiency byleveragingGrowth Drivers Models.
• Recommendappropriate toolsto measure marketingcampaignseffectiveness and ROI ( mixetc.) according to level of investmentstakesand Bel with the global business analytics lead on measurement projects pilot and internalization (in-house MMM)
• Build and lead the North America learning agenda aligned with business priorities.
• Identify insight gaps and recommend the right mix of syndicated data and custom research.

Lead and coach theNorAm cheese & squeeze business analyst

• Actively identify strengths and areas of opportunities for the Business Analyst through regular feedback hands on coaching and stretch assignments that build confidence and leadership capabilities.
• Build development plans for the team to grow their skillset in alignment with the company needs and vision for the North American Strategic Insights department
• Create a culture of analytical rigor by setting standards for data quality validation and insight generation across the team.

Contribute to the Strategic Insights full team life and mission:

• Responsible for transversal projects in the SI Community and Share business cases and best practices with other members across the globe.
• Roll out & amplify Strategic Insights globalBusiness Analyticsprograms.

PROFILE/SKILLS

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree required Masters preferred
• Minimum 10 years of experience andexpertiseas business analyst & consumer insights with astrongfocus on business analytics in FMCG space.

• Mastery working with data and data providers such as Circana/ Nielsen Kantar retailer data and loyalty cards analytic programs

• Experience working in a multicultural international environment / company isnecessary.
  • Experience partnering with North American commercial teams; international experience is a plus.
  • Fluent in English; French is a plus

Technical skills

• Excellent analytical skills and experience manipulating large complex datasets from multiple sources (Nielsen IRI etc.) coupled with solid business thinking.
• Expertiseinad hoc research
• Affinity for visualizing data in a way that is relevant to answering specific business questions
• Business-oriented strategic thinker with strong synthesis and storytelling skills.
• Proactive autonomous and solutions-focused; comfortable navigating ambiguity.
• Curious mindset with interest in new tools and approaches (AI DIY research etc.)
• Advanced skills in Excel Power BI PowerPoint Teams and SharePoint.

Soft skills

• Accountable autonomous & proactive
• Strong business acumen
• Strongcapacity to connect thedots:Ability to translate data analysis into clear presentations with actionable insights and recommendations.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to see the strategic implications for the business in the big picture.

• Excellent storytellerleveragingeffective & impactful communication skills
• Engaged team player with strong collaboration and cross-functional partnership skills- must be comfortable working with teams throughout the organization (horizontally and vertically) with drive andenthusiasm.
• Solid Influencing skills has a point of view articulates it andcaninfluence senior leadership at local and globallevel.
• Curious learner withstrongappetite for new tools and approaches(AI DIY etc.)
• Eager to work with people from different countries and cultures
• Flexible and agile withcapacityto overcome obstacles & create solutions when theydontexist. Problem solving skills.

Total Rewards

• Base Salary: $185000 - $210000 (based on experience and location of role Chicago or NYC)
• Bonus Opportunity: 28%
• PTO and Medical Dental and Vision Benefits from Day 1
• 401k Match