Analytics Manager

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

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The Analytics Manager holds a reporting line to the GBS Business Insights Lead and assumes responsibility for leading and inspiring a team consisting of Business Analysts, Data Engineers, and visualization specialists. This team is accountable for conceiving, developing, and executing end-to-end analytics solutions for the GBS organization, Supply Chain organization, as well as other business units within AkzoNobel. The Analytics Manager is an integral part of the GBS Business Insights team, which operates globally and comprises diverse professionals stationed across different locations. The team's overarching objectives are to foster transparency regarding organizational performance, cultivate a culture of data-driven decision-making, and generate business value through insightful analysis.

Working in close collaboration with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders, the Analytics Manager will play a pivotal role in defining analytics strategies, identifying lucrative business opportunities, and providing actionable insights that contribute to the organization's overall objectives. They will possess a comprehensive understanding of requirements, define suitable architecture, and ensure the seamless delivery of analytics projects. The Analytics Manager's expertise in stakeholder management, technical solutioning, data modeling, and team management will serve as a catalyst for driving innovation and enhancing the organization's analytics capabilities.

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to understand their analytics needs, prioritize projects, and define clear objectives and success metrics.
• Lead and manage a team of Data engineers & visualization specialists, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback to drive high-quality deliverables.
• Design and architect end-to-end reporting & analytics solutions, including data extraction, transformation, modeling, and visualization
• Define and execute the analytics strategy in alignment with business goals, ensuring that it supports data-driven decision-making and delivers measurable value.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess the effectiveness and impact of analytics initiatives, providing regular reports and insights to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with data governance and privacy regulations, maintaining high standards of data security and confidentiality.
• Collaborate with IT teams to optimize the infrastructure and resources required for analytics initiatives, ensuring scalability, performance, and availability.
• Oversee the design and development of advanced analytics models, algorithms, and techniques, such as predictive modeling, machine learning, and data mining.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in analytics, sharing knowledge and insights with the team and stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and development within the analytics team, promoting skill-building, knowledge sharing, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Drive the adoption of agile methodologies and best practices for analytics development and project management.

Academic and professional background:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, business or a related discipline. A Master's degree is preferred.
• Proven experience of at least 8-10 years in a similar role, leading and managing analytics teams and delivering data-driven insights in a complex business environment.

Skillset and professional experience:

• Experience in managing and leading cross-functional teams in the delivery of analytics projects
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team to achieve high performance.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong technical expertise in building end-to-end analytics solutions, including ETL, data modeling, visualization, and reporting.

• In-depth knowledge of analytics platforms & workings, particularly Azure, PowerBI, SAP ERP.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 42674