Senior Improvement Data and Insights Analyst

Synthomer plc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Discretionary global bonus scheme

LTIP for senior positions

Company car or car allowance

Healthcare - tailored to regional

Parental leave and family support

Flexible working options

Learning & development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Retirement/pension plans

Culture of Inclusion

Global reward & recognition programs

Job summary

Synthomer plc. is seeking an senior analytics professional to develop and deliver powerful analytics solutions across the business, with a focus on procurement visibility and strategic direction.

You will design data models, build ETL pipelines, and create advanced Power BI dashboards used by Procurement, Finance, and senior leaders. The role emphasizes automation, AI, and data-driven decision support.

Qualifications

• Design and build data models, reporting solutions, and automated data pipelines.
• Transform data from ERP, market intelligence, and external datasets into actionable insights.
• Develop Power BI dashboards for Procurement, Finance, and executives.

Responsibilities

• Create risk, forecasting, and market analytics models for commercial decisions.
• Drive automation using Power Automate and AI-powered tools to cut manual reporting.
• Analyze market trends, supplier performance, and procurement metrics to identify opportunities and risks.
• Partner with Procurement, Finance, IT and senior leaders to deliver actionable insights.
• Mentor colleagues to raise analytical capability across the team.

Skills

Power BI

DAX

Power Query

SQL

Excel

ETL

Data modelling

Automation

AI technologies

Stakeholder management

Tools

Python

Databricks

Power Automate

SAP Analytics

SAP BW

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

As a trusted expert within the procurement function, you'll be responsible for developing and delivering powerful analytics solutions that provide visibility, insight, and strategic direction across the business.

• Design and build sophisticated data models, reporting solutions, and automated data pipelines.
• Transform data from multiple sources including ERP systems, market intelligence providers, and external datasets into actionable business insights.
• Develop impactful Power BI dashboards and visualisations used by Procurement, Finance, Business Leaders, and Executive stakeholders.
• Create risk, forecasting, and market analytics models that support commercial decision‑making and supply chain resilience.
• Drive automation initiatives using Power Automate and AI-powered tools to improve efficiency and eliminate manual reporting.
• Analyse market trends, supplier performance, commodity data, and procurement metrics to identify opportunities and risks.
• Partner with Procurement, Finance, IT and senior business leaders to deliver insights that influence strategic decisions.
• Support and mentor colleagues, helping to raise analytical capability across the wider team. We’re seeking a highly analytical individual who combines strong technical expertise with the ability to communicate complex information in a clear and engaging way.
• Strong experience building data models and ETL processes across multiple data sources.
• Advanced Power BI skills with expert knowledge of DAX and Power Query (M).
• Excellent SQL skills and experience working with large, complex datasets.
• Advanced Excel capabilities, including Power Pivot and analytical modelling.
• Experience creating dashboards, reports and analytics that support business decision‑making.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge, influence and present recommendations to senior leaders.
• A passion for automation, innovation and leveraging AI technologies to improve processes and insight generation.

You’ll Stand Out If You Have

• Experience with Python, Databricks or modern data platforms.
• Knowledge of SAP, SAP Analytics, SAP BW or SAP S/4HANA.
• Exposure to procurement, supply chain or market intelligence analytics.
• Experience monitoring commodity markets, pricing trends or supplier performance.
• Professional qualifications in data analytics, procurement (CIPS), Lean Six Sigma or related disciplines.

Synthomer is a leading supplier of high‑performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection - growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products. At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits. Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low‑carbon economy.

• Competitive, market‑aligned compensation
• Discretionary global bonus scheme
• Discretionary Long‑Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) - for senior positions
• Company car or car allowance - varies by region and role
• Healthcare - tailored to regional locations
• Parental leave and family support - maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)
• Working options - flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs
• Learning & development opportunities - training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers
• Wellbeing support - employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives
• Retirement / pension contributions - plans vary by country
• Culture of Inclusion - where everyone can thrive
• Performance culture, global reward & recognition programmes