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Business Analyst
Stabilus is a global leader in the production of gas springs and dampers on five continents. Our products can be used in a wide variety of industries, such as the automotive and office chair manufacturing industries, furniture technology, solar industry, medical technology, and many other industrial applications. This position will be located in our U.S. Headquarters in Gastonia, NC.
Job Summary:
The Business Analyst will work with the Vice President of Finance to support sales planning and analysis and controlling ad hoc assignments. This position will help to establish best practices in sales forecasting, reporting and communications. As the Business Analyst, your responsibilities would include data analysis, reporting, market research, competitive analysis, planning, sales process optimization and controlling assignments.
Essential Job Functions:
- Track and analyze key metrics
- Collect, consolidate, and generate weekly sales forecasts
- Coordinate, prepare and present annual and 5-years sales budget
- Compile key pieces of information related to performance against sales objectives
- Proactively analyze win-loss data and report on key findings
- Run complex database queries to extract large data sets and organize data into meaningful reports for key business decisions
- Retrieve and analyze sales and financial information from SAP
- Prepare various business cases to support capital investment decisions
- Prepare business unit and/or customer profitability reports
- Prepare cost / benefit analysis
- Modeling techniques and methods
- General financial analysis assignments, particularly in the areas of customer and product profitability.
- Presentation material preparations.
Education, Training, Certifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Marketing or related degree.
Experience:
- 3-plus years in a Business Analyst or similar role
Job Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong quantitate and qualitative analytical abilities.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Advanced computer skills including Excel & PowerPoint are required
- SAP experience is a plus
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to work well with others
- Ability to be a self-starter
- Must be resourceful and demonstrate initiative in getting the job done.
Working Condition:
- Must be able to handle fast-paced working conditions.
- Ability to travel up to 5%.
- Ability to lift at least 40 lbs.
Other Duties:
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.