Associate Business Strategy Analyst

Job Summary

The Associate Business Strategy Analyst supports company strategy and decision-making through business performance analysis, business planning, market, customer, and competitor research, forecasting, scenario analysis, and clear reporting for management, the CEO, and headquarters.

The role transforms sales, production, cost, profitability, market, and operational information into accurate analyses, practical recommendations, executive presentations, and coordinated project deliverables. 

Essential Functions

• Analyze sales, production, costs, profitability, and other business results to identify trends, key drivers, and variances against plans, forecasts, or prior periods.
• Prepare and maintain accurate Excel-based analyses, trackers, models, dashboards, and recurring or ad hoc reports, with appropriate validation and documentation.
• Support annual, mid-term, and long-term business planning by developing assumptions, analyses, forecasts, scenarios, and business cases.
• Research industry trends, market demand, customers, and competitors and summarize relevant implications for company performance and strategy.
• Prepare clear business updates, executive presentations, and management, CEO, and headquarters reports that consolidate inputs into decision-useful messages.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs, follow up on deadlines and action items, track milestones, and support projects and special assignments.
• Communicate findings, assumptions, risks, alternatives, and recommendations to appropriate stakeholders in a clear and objective manner.
• Protect confidential and proprietary business information in accordance with applicable company policies and legal requirements, without limiting employees’ lawful rights to discuss wages, benefits, or working conditions or engage in other protected activity.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned, consistent with the role’s purpose and level.
• Compile, organize, and validate sales, production, cost, market, and operating data using established templates and procedures.
• Prepare and maintain Excel-based analyses, trackers, recurring reports, and basic charts under general guidance, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Analyze routine business results to identify trends and variances against plans or prior periods and escalate questions or data issues.
• Research industry trends, market demand, customers, and competitors and summarize relevant facts and business implications.
• Prepare draft presentations, business updates, and reports for management, the CEO, and headquarters using approved formats.
• Coordinate departmental inputs, follow up on deadlines, document action items, and support cross-functional projects and special assignments.
• Other duties as assigned

Essential Functions (Continued)

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Strategy, Analytics, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Less than 2 years of relevant experience in business analysis, finance, operations, strategy, business planning, consulting, research, or another analytical area.
• Foundational understanding of revenue, costs, profitability, and business operations, with analytical and problem-solving skills appropriate for structured assignments.
• Working knowledge of Excel-based analysis and reporting, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and basic charts, plus the ability to prepare clear business presentations.

Preferred Education and Experience Requirements

• Exposure to manufacturing, corporate strategy, finance, operations, or business planning through employment, internship, coursework, or substantial project work.
• Experience preparing business presentations or management-ready reports.
• Familiarity with Power BI and SAP.

Language Requirement

Travel Requirements