Title:  Manager of Global Business Intelligence

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The Manager, Global Business Intelligence will be responsible for KPI and data management strategy for the global I&S business. Lead building, facilitating, tracking, and reporting results in various Growth-related activities and campaigns. Understand market dynamics and the Ingredients + Specialties business to build approaches and analyses that drive maximal profit growth specific to each market. Build, drive, refine both existing KPIs and new KPIs as needed. Create data center that rolls up all regions to a common mechanism and globalize data management everywhere possible. Responsible for acquiring all necessary data to build models and other analytical techniques to explain business trends and performance. Manage technology expertise in SFDC and Tableau. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO: 

• Collaborate with Commercial Operations Leaders and Business Leaders to create data science and reporting that allows us to drive behavior change and accountability: 30% of time spent 
• Build relationships with Product Marketing Manager and Sales partners to understand needs of the business and use that information to continuously improve our commercial processes critical metrics: 30% of time spent
• Manage day-to-day needs of Commercial Excellence Operations with focus on talent development and process efficiency: 20% of time spent

• Work with regional partners to develop processes and mechanisms for centralizing and standardizing metrics for global I+S: 20% of time spent

Key Partners: 

Supervisory Responsibility: 

• 1 direct report – Lead, Commercial Excellence Operations 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in mathematics or data science 

• Must be commercially friendly and able to move fluidly between technical and commercial language 

• Must be deadline and willing to take action to deliver timely monthly deliverables to support leaders 

• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into workable requirements for technology and reporting improvements 

• Comfort speaking in front of senior leaders and commercial partners 

• Both ability and desire to work both independently and collaboratively 

• Desire to build strong relationships internally 

• Ability to draw data-based conclusions and make recommendations to the business 

• Intellectual curiosity 

• Strong capability to manipulate large amounts of data and to understand how to approach that data through the scope of Commercial Operations 

• Proven leadership ability in a changing environment 

Specialized Knowledge/Skills: 

• SFDC 

• SAP 

• Tableau 

• Alteryx 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Must have ability to manage time, organize and set priorities to meet deadlines 

• Intimate knowledge of internal systems, processes, and data structures 

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more.  Our team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe.

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion.  Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry. 

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.

Univar Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms (collectively Recruiting Firms). Recruiting Firms must enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Univar Solutions prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. All searches must be initiated by Univar Solutions' Talent Acquisition team and candidates must be submitted via Applicant Tracking System (ATS) by approved vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless the aforementioned conditions have been met. Contacting our hiring managers directly is prohibited.