What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Analyst position at Husqvarna Group?
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Incumbent is responsible for analyzing business performance, pricing, sales, and margin data to support company profitability goals and operational decision making. Incumbent works closely with Account Managers, Channel Leads, Sales Controllers, Sales Operations, and cross functional partners to support pricing strategies, manage pricing approvals and uploads, validate program profitability, and identify opportunities for process improvement. Individual will work with business intelligence applications to manage and create reports and analysis to support business operations.
Essential Job Functions:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Employment at Will:
This job description does not constitute a contract of employment, and both the associate and the company may exercise their employment-at-will rights at any time.
We are continuously accepting applications
Incumbent is responsible for analyzing business performance, pricing, sales, and margin data to support company profitability goals and operational decision making. Incumbent works closely with Account Managers, Channel Leads, Sales Controllers, Sales Operations, and cross functional partners to support pricing strategies, manage pricing approvals and uploads, validate program profitability, and identify opportunities for process improvement. Individual will work with business intelligence applications to manage and create reports and analysis to support business operations.
Essential Job Functions:
- Works directly with Account Managers and Channel Leads to support pricing calculations, quoting activities, pricing approvals, and profitability analysis
- Supports the development and enhancement of business intelligence and reporting tools, including Power BI, Power Applications, SQL, Excel, and more
- Manages POS reporting and supports ad hoc reporting requests related to sales, pricing, and profitability
- Collects, analyzes, and interprets market, sales, and profitability data to support pricing strategies and business recommendations
- Maintains and supports pricing models, reports, dashboards, and analytical tools
- Works directly with Sales Operations to assist in reporting and pricing management
- Analyzes and reports monthly variances to Plan related to sales, pricing, margins, and profitability
- Reports, reviews, and reacts to significant changes in pricing, margins, and sales performance
- Manages pricing tool maintenance, pricing error resolution, and updates to pricing calculations and reporting processes
- Manages pricing uploads and acts as a gatekeeper to ensure alignment between pricing projections and order management systems
- Ensures proper documentation and tracking for discounts, rebates, pricing approvals, and pricing programs
- Conducts and participates in pertinent meetings, special research, data analysis, continuous improvement initiatives, or other projects as assigned
- Supports efforts to recruit, coach, train, and develop team resources
- Promotes teamwork within the department and cross-functionally while building and improving internal and external relationships
- Ability to work well with others
- Advanced data analysis, statistics, trend analysis, regression, and statistical forecasting skills
- Proficiency with data analysis software (Excel, Access, SQL)
- Detail-oriented, organized, and trustworthy
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Problem solving skills
- Tolerance for ambiguity
- Ability to communicate at all levels within the business including various levels of management and all applicable departments about: demand and supply trends, expectations, and issues
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Statistics, or related field, from an accredited university, or 3-5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Prior forecasting, inventory management, customer service, and process creation & improvement experience preferred
- Sedentary: Typically, the associate may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
- Everyday Risks: Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated, e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Employment at Will:
This job description does not constitute a contract of employment, and both the associate and the company may exercise their employment-at-will rights at any time.