Global Business Intelligence Analyst - Ingredients + Specialties

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The Business Intelligence Analyst delivers accurate, timely Commercial Operations reporting and analytics to support data‑driven decision‑making across Sales and Commercial Operations. This role owns monthly Commercial Operations reporting, builds and maintains Tableau dashboards, and supports Salesforce‑based insights that directly inform commercial strategy, sales effectiveness, and performance management.

The analyst works extensively with large sales datasets, leveraging Tableau and SQL to deliver both recurring reports and ad hoc analysis. This role partners closely with Sales, Commercial Operations, and BI stakeholders to translate complex data into clear, actionable, and executive‑ready insights.

The ideal candidate is results‑driven and deadline‑focused, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while operating with a high degree of autonomy and building strong, productive relationships across Commercial Operations, Sales, and BI teams.

What you'll do

• Own and deliver monthly Commercial Operations reports with a high level of accuracy and consistency to support leadership visibility into sales performance and commercial outcomes.
• Design, build, and maintain Tableau dashboards for sales, behavior, and performance metrics, including pipeline health, sales activity, and KPI performance.
• Use SQL to analyze, validate, and transform data for reporting needs, ensuring data integrity, metric consistency, and high‑quality outputs.
• Perform ad hoc data analysis and visualization requests while managing priorities and deadlines in a fast‑paced, stakeholder‑driven environment.
• Partner with Sales and Commercial Operations stakeholders to intake analytical requirements, clarify business questions, and prioritize reporting initiatives.
• Define, document, and maintain standardized Commercial Operations KPIs and metric definitions to ensure consistency across reporting.
• Translate complex datasets into compelling visual narratives and executive‑ready insights that influence decision‑making.
• Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and enhance recurring reports and dashboards to improve scalability and efficiency.
• Support data quality monitoring and validation efforts, proactively identifying and resolving data discrepancies.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferred fields include data analytics, information systems, business, mathematics, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, or commercial analytics roles.
• Strong experience with Tableau dashboard development, including designing intuitive, stakeholder‑friendly visualizations.
• Experience supporting Sales, Commercial, or Revenue‑focused organizations.
• Solid working knowledge of SQL for querying, validating, and transforming large datasets.
• Experience working with sales and Salesforce data preferred.
• Proven ability to deliver recurring, deadline‑driven reporting with a strong focus on accuracy and reliability.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data quality.
• Results‑oriented with strong communication and relationship‑building skills, including the ability to explain insights to non‑technical audiences.
• Strong data storytelling skills, with experience presenting insights to managers or senior leaders.
• Familiarity with KPI frameworks, performance measurement, or sales effectiveness analytics.

Where you'll work

This is a hybrid opportunity. We welcome candidates based in the US who are within a reasonable commuting distance of a Univar office location.

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 global 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. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the hiring process, please contact us at View email address on careers.univarsolutions.com .  

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