Senior Business Analyst

We are seeking aSenior Business Analystto support the globalPumps & Seals Aftermarketbusiness and partner closely with senior commercial operations leadership. This highly visible individual contributor role will analyze complex business data develop sales demand and production forecasts deliver actionable insights and support strategic decision-making across a global organization. The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen advanced analytical capabilities and experience working with ERP business intelligence and reporting systems to improve forecasting accuracyidentifybusiness opportunities and risks enhance reporting capabilities and drive commercial performance and operational excellence. This role offers the opportunity to influence key decisions at the highest levels of the organization while collaborating with commercial operations supply chain and finance teams worldwide.

Location:Houston TX (Preferred) hybrid

Key Responsibilities

Business Analytics & Insights

• Analyze large and complex datasets toidentifytrends opportunities risks and key business performance drivers.

• Develop actionable insights and recommendations that support commercial and operational decision-making.

• Create executive-level reports dashboards and KPI analyses for global leadership teams.

Translate business requirements into analytical solutions that improve visibility decision-making and performance.

Continuous Improvement

• Identifyopportunities to improve data quality reporting capabilities forecasting techniques and analytical processes.

• Recommend and implement enhanced analytics business intelligence and planning solutions.

• Promote best practices in data analysis forecasting reporting and business performance management.

Forecasting & Planning

• Developmaintain and continuously improve sales demand and production forecasts for the global aftermarket business.

• Monitor forecast accuracyidentifyvariances and recommend corrective actions to improve predictability.

• Partner with commercial operations supply chain and finance teams to align forecasting assumptions and business plans.

Data Management & Reporting

• Extractvalidate cleanse normalize and analyze data from ERP and other enterprise systems.

• Ensurea high levelof data accuracy consistency integrity and governance across reporting processes.

• Develop andmaintainstandardized reporting tools dashboards and performance metrics.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business Finance Economics Analytics Engineering Supply Chain ora relatedfield.

• 5 years of experience in business analysis commercial analytics sales forecasting demand planning financial planning or a related analytical role.

• Strong experience supporting commercial operations business planning and operational decision-making.

• Advanced Excel skills including data modeling forecasting scenario analysis pivot tables and complex formulas.

• Experience working with ERP platforms such as SAP Oracle BPC or similar enterprise systems.

• Proven experience developing reports dashboards KPIs and business performance analyses.

• Strong data extraction validation cleansing normalization and quality management skills.

• Excellent communication presentation collaboration and stakeholder-management capabilities.

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in industrial manufacturing or related industries.
• Proficiency in SQL and Power BI for data analysis and reporting.
• Knowledge of data integration enterprise reporting and data engineering concepts.
• Experience with Python for analytics and process automation.
• Understanding forecasting predictive analytics and demand planning.
• Experience supporting global commercial operations and cross-functional teams.
• Proven track record of improving forecasting accuracy reporting and analytical processes.

Technical Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel

• ERP Systems (SAP Oracle BPC or equivalent)

• Power BI and Business Intelligence Reporting Tools

• SQL and Database Querying

• Data Validation Cleansing and Quality Management

• Sales Demand and Production Forecasting

• KPI Development and Performance Analytics

• Data Visualization and Executive Reporting

• Python (Preferred)

• Statistical Analysis and Forecasting Techniques

• Enterprise Data Management and Reporting Processes

This role is ideal for a strategic data-driven analyst who thrives in a fast-paced global environment and enjoys transforming complex data into actionable business insights that drive growth improve forecasting accuracy and support executive decision-making.