Manager, Business Analytics- Procurement

Manager, Business Analytics

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

The Manager, Business Analytics is a key member of the Novolex Business Intelligence and Procurement organization. In this role, you will lead the development of advanced analytics and automation solutions that support pricing, category strategy, and commercial decision-making. This role partners with business leaders to translate data into scalable insights and operational tools, leveraging modern analytics techniques and automation platforms.

The Manager oversees a team of Category Analysts responsible for designing, developing, and standardizing scalable analytics, dashboards, data automation, and reporting that enable strategic procurement decisions, enhance category performance visibility, and streamline processes across the business.

This is a highly strategic and hands‑on leadership role suited for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, has strong analytical acumen, and demonstrates a "business owner" mindset. This is a hybrid position.

Responsibilities:

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 2–3 Category Analysts.
• Set analytical priorities aligned with category and business strategy.
• Ensure consistent methodology, documentation, and quality across all analytics deliverables.

Analytics & Reporting

• Own development, delivery, and maintenance of dashboards and analytics for:
• Category performance
• Supplier metrics
• Savings and value tracking
• Spend visibility
• Translate business needs into scalable analytical and reporting solutions.
• Ensure high data accuracy, consistency, and business relevance.
• Communicate insights clearly and concisely to stakeholders at all levels.

Automation & Process Improvement

• Identify and implement automation opportunities for recurring reports, manual data preparation, and repetitive analyses.
• Drive adoption of Power BI, Power Query/Power Automate, and SQL/scripting tools across the team.
• Standardize processes and develop repeatable analytical frameworks and data products.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Serve as the analytics partner to procurement category leadership.
• Support category strategies with opportunity sizing, scenario modeling, trend analysis, KPI reporting, and data modeling.
• Collaborate with internal operational, procurement, and finance stakeholders to deliver accurate, actionable insights.

Requirements:

• 5–8 years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, or business analysis roles.
• 2+ years of people leadership experience.
• Strong Power BI and data‑modeling expertise.
• Demonstrated experience with automation, including data preparation and reporting workflows.
• High analytical capability with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Experience supporting procurement required.
• Experience supporting finance, or operations preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• BA/BS in Business, Analytics, Supply Chain, Finance, Data Science, or related field.
• Experience modernizing reporting processes and establishing enterprise dashboards.
• Exposure to SAP, Blue Yonder, or other enterprise data systems.
• Prior experience with advanced analytics tools, scripting languages, or large‑scale BI environments.

Success Metrics

• Reduction in manual reporting volume.
• Adoption and utilization of dashboards across procurement and business leadership.
• Improved cycle time for analytics requests.
• High data accuracy and stakeholder trust.
• Demonstrated team skill development and improved analytical maturity.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $109,300-130,000 + bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid vacation, and sick days, paid parental leave, paid holidays and wellness program.