Strategic Business Analyst
About the Role
We are seeking a Strategic Business Analyst with approximately 5–10 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, strategic business analysis, or a similar analytical role. The ideal candidate will have strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, profitability, pricing, and business-performance analysis experience and be comfortable working directly with senior/executive leadership. Advanced Excel is essential, along with strong Power BI/BI capabilities and ERP experience, preferably SAP. Experience within fragrance, beauty/cosmetics, CPG, specialty chemicals, ingredients, or a similar manufacturing/B2B environment is strongly preferred. This is a full-time, on-site position in Fort Lauderdale.
What You'll Do
Strategic Business Analysis
- Partner directly with the General Manager to support strategic planning, execution, and key business decisions.
- Analyze business performance to identify trends, risks, growth opportunities, and recommended actions.
- Build financial and commercial models to support investments, pricing decisions, customer strategies, and other business priorities.
- Support annual business planning, forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning.
Commercial & Sales Analytics
- Analyze sales performance by customer, territory, category, product, and salesperson.
- Develop profitability analyses by customer, account, and product portfolio.
- Support pricing strategies, growth initiatives, incentive programs, and business cases.
- Evaluate new business opportunities and customer investments.
- Support Sales leadership with pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, and account planning.
Financial Analysis
- Partner closely with Finance to strengthen forecasting accuracy and profitability analysis.
- Monitor gross margin, contribution margin, and operating performance.
- Develop financial models to evaluate investment decisions and strategic initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for cost optimization and operational efficiency.
Business Intelligence & Reporting
- Maintain dashboards, scorecards, and executive reporting tools.
- Ensure the accuracy and integrity of business data.
- Present findings to senior leadership with clear, actionable recommendations.
Cross-Functional & Process Support
- Support demand planning, inventory optimization, and analysis of operational performance and customer service levels.
- Participate in cross-functional improvement initiatives involving Sales, Finance, and relevant operational teams.
- Leverage SAP, Formpak, and business intelligence tools to improve reporting, analytics, efficiency, and data quality.
- Support digital transformation and continuous improvement projects.