Business Analytics Manager- ANZ
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Danone is seeking a commercially minded and analytically driven Business Analytics Manager to join our Strategic Insights & Analytics team in Sydney. You will lead data governance, harmonisation, and performance reporting across multiple data sources, partnering with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Channel teams to translate data into actionable business insights.
This role offers visibility to senior leadership, shaping strategy, embedding an insight-led culture, and accelerating growth across
Qualifications
- Tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce, Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Marketing, or related discipline.
- Significant experience in business analytics, market insights, category analytics, retail measurement, consulting, or commercial analytics roles.
- Strong experience working with syndicated data sources such as Circana, NielsenIQ, IQVIA, Quantium, or similar platforms.
- Expertise in performance reporting, market share analysis, forecasting, and business planning.
- Advanced analytical and data visualization skills, including Power BI, Excel, and presentation tools.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex findings in a simple, compelling way.
- Experience within FMCG, healthcare, retail or consumer goods is highly regarded; open to other industries with strong analytics capability.
Responsibilities
- Lead market share, category, and performance reporting across IBP, QBRs, AOP, Innovation projects, and leadership reviews.
- Translate complex data into actionable commercial insights and recommendations.
- Identify growth opportunities, risks, and performance drivers across categories, customers, and channels.
- Develop executive-level reporting and dashboards that support strategic decision-making.
- Own and govern key data assets including Circana, Quantium, IQVIA, and retailer data sources.
- Lead vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and budget management for analytics and data partnerships.
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Permanent | Hybrid Working | Sydney, Australia
- Join Danone, a global leader in health-focused food and specialised nutrition
- Lead enterprise-wide business analytics, data governance, and performance insights across ANZ
- Influence strategic business decisions through data-led insights that drive profitable growth
Danone is seeking a commercially minded and analytically driven Business Analytics Manager to join our Strategic Insights & Analytics team based in Sydney.
Reporting to the Head of Strategic Insights & Analytics (SIA) and Planning, this newly created role will play a critical part in shaping decision-making across our Early Life Nutrition, Healthcare Nutrition, and Dairy businesses.
You will act as the custodian of Danone's key data assets, leading data governance, harmonisation, and performance reporting across multiple data sources. Partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Category, and Channel teams, you will translate complex data into actionable business insights, enabling faster and better commercial decisions.
This is a highly visible role with significant exposure to senior leaders across the business and offers a unique opportunity to influence strategy, embed an insight-led culture, and help accelerate Danone's growth agenda.
- Lead the delivery of market share, category, and business performance reporting across key business forums including IBP, QBRs, AOP, Innovation projects, and leadership reviews
- Translate complex data into actionable commercial insights and recommendations
- Identify growth opportunities, risks, and performance drivers across categories, customers, and channels
- Develop executive-level reporting and dashboards that support strategic decision-making
- Own and govern Danone's key data assets including Circana, Quantium, IQVIA, brand tracking, and retailer data sources
- Ensure data integrity, consistency, and quality across the organisation
- Lead vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and budget management for analytics and data partnerships
- Establish governance frameworks and best-practice ways of working across analytics platforms
- Develop and maintain category, market share, and business performance forecasting models
- Support annual planning, target setting, and commercial decision-making through forward-looking analytics
- Provide objective, data-led recommendations to inform strategic priorities and investment decisions
- Drive the development of a single source of truth through the integration and harmonisation of multiple data sources
- Improve reporting efficiency through automation and scalable analytics solutions
- Champion the adoption of self-service analytics tools and reporting capabilities across the business
- Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Category, and Channel teams to ensure insights are translated into action
- Influence senior stakeholders through compelling storytelling and impactful recommendations
- Build analytics capability across the organisation and champion a data-driven decision-making culture
- Support teams in leveraging data and insights to improve commercial outcomes
You are a strategic thinker who combines strong analytical capability with commercial acumen and exceptional stakeholder management skills. You enjoy solving complex business problems, influencing senior leaders, and turning data into meaningful actions that drive growth.
- Tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce, Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Marketing, or a related discipline
- Significant experience in business analytics, market insights, category analytics, retail measurement, consulting, or commercial analytics roles
- Strong experience working with syndicated data sources such as Circana, NielsenIQ, IQVIA, Quantium, or similar platforms
- Expertise in performance reporting, market share analysis, forecasting, and business planning
- Advanced analytical and data visualisation skills, including Power BI, Excel, and presentation tools
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex findings in a simple, compelling way
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to connect analytics with business outcomes
- Experience within agency environments, FMCG, healthcare, retail, consumer goods, consulting, research will be highly regarded. However, we are also open to candidates from other industries who bring strong analytical capability, commercial acumen, and experience translating data into actionable business insights.
This is more than a reporting role. You will help influence strategic decisions across multiple business units, providing insights that shape commercial priorities and drive growth.
Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across ANZ, helping build a more connected, data-led organisation.
Work closely with commercial and functional leaders, providing valuable visibility and opportunities for career growth and development.
At Danone, purpose and performance go hand in hand. We are committed to creating an environment where our people feel empowered, supported, and inspired to do meaningful work while growing their careers.
- A collaborative and high-performing team environment
- Flexible and hybrid ways of working, including our Friday 3 PM finish
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Exposure to regional and global stakeholders
- A culture that values innovation, curiosity, and continuous improvement
- Health, life, and salary continuance insurance benefits
- 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave
- Access to our Employee Share Subscription Plan after one year of service
- Annual salary reviews and performance-based incentives
- A comprehensive employee benefits program supporting wellbeing and financial security
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
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