Manager, Business Analytics

Location: Salt Lake City Area, UT

About The Opportunity

Our client is a well established consumer electronics accessories company with products sold through major retailers and wireless carriers worldwide. They’re looking for an analytics leader to guide product portfolio decisions by connecting financial performance to product strategy. In this role, you’ll be the go to partner for Finance and Product teams, turning cost and margin data into clear recommendations on which products to grow, adjust, or retire. The right person is equally comfortable building a detailed financial model and making a confident case to leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Product Profitability

• Develop and maintain a complete view of product costs, including materials, freight, duties, retailer programs, returns, and licensing fees
• Calculate profitability at the product, channel, and regional level
• Identify products that are falling short of expectations and determine whether the cause is short term or ongoing
• Work with Product and Finance leaders to shape decisions on the product lineup
• Factor in external pressures like trade policy, exchange rates, and competitor activity

Financial Modeling and Decision Support

• Create business cases for new launches, price changes, cost reduction efforts, inventory commitments, and product retirements
• Evaluate which factors (price, cost, or product mix) will have the greatest financial impact and quantify the opportunity
• Review completed product development projects and turn lessons learned into standards for future programs

Planning and Performance Tracking

• Own revenue, volume, and margin projections across the product line
• Compare monthly results to plan and explain the gaps
• Stay aligned with financial planning and supply/demand planning teams
• Validate existing BI and ERP reports against finance data, correct inaccuracies, and design dashboards that are practical and widely used

Communication and Leadership Visibility

• Maintain performance tracking against team goals and incentive targets
• Raise concerns early and come prepared with a recommended path forward
• Share findings directly with executive leadership

Qualifications

Must Have

• 10 or more years of experience in FP&A, business analytics, strategic finance, portfolio management, or similar work
• Experience in consumer electronics or consumer goods
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related area
• Strong Excel modeling skills, including scenario planning
• Working experience with Power BI or Tableau
• Background supporting international sales across multiple currencies
• Solid grasp of product profitability, forecasting, and product lifecycle financials
• Ability to make sound decisions when conditions are uncertain or shifting quickly

Nice to Have

• MBA or other graduate degree
• Experience managing a high volume product catalog
• Knowledge of tariffs, supply chain costs, pricing, or channel profitability
• Proven ability to influence cross functional decisions between Product and Finance

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
• Pet insurance
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and personal days
• Employee discounts on company products
• A lean team environment where your contributions are highly visible