Senior Business Performance Analyst

Zobele Group; Trentino-Alto Adige; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Zobele Group in Trento, Italy, is seeking a Commercial Tools & Metrics Senior Specialist to join the Commercial Performance Intelligence team. You will own data models, dashboards, and reporting across SAP Analytics Cloud and Power BI to support end-to-end P&L insight.

You will collaborate across functions, define BI methods, and automate cost analyses for manufacturing and contract production, while backing Revenue cycles during peak periods and driving self-service analytics company-wide.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English is a prerequisite.
• Degree in Economics, Management Engineering, Finance, Statistics or related fields.
• 4+ years of experience in Commercial analytics, data modeling, or controlling / cost accounting.
• Strong command of Power BI and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC); advanced Excel; data-modeling fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience designing dashboards, data models, and reusable BI standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain reporting and dashboards in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and Power BI.
• Own data modeling, data flow automation, and data-quality governance across source systems.
• Define BI methods — metric definitions, calculation logic, and self-service standards.
• Contribute to the standardization and scalability of CPI methodologies and deliverables.
• Back up Revenue & Pipeline processes during peak cycles and ensure cross-functional alignment.

Skills

Power BI

SAP Analytics Cloud

Data modeling

Excel (Advanced)

Dashboard design

Cost accounting

English proficiency

Stakeholder communication

Autonomy

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Economics/Management Engineering/Finance/Statistics

Tools

SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud)

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Part of kdc/one Scented & Living Solutions, Zobele is a multinational, global leader in product development and manufacturing, key partner of the top Home & Personal Care FMCG´s companies.

To meet our growth challenges we’re looking for proactive, enthusiastic and talented professionals willing to join our team. Our HQ in Trento (Italy) is currently looking for a:

COMMERCIAL TOOLS & METRICS SENIOR SPECIALIST

Our Commercial Performance Intelligence team provides a data-driven view of business performance. This role ensures continuity across Budget, Pipeline, and LRP cycles as the backup to the Manager (Revenue), while owning the team's analytics tools, data models, dashboards, and reporting. The role supports end-to-end view of the commercial P&L with greater transparency, rigor, and actionable insights.

Responsibilities

Commercial Tools & Methods

• Design, develop, and maintain reporting and dashboards in SAP (analytics / SAC) and Power BI.
• Own data modeling, flow automation, and data-quality governance across source systems.
• Take part in the definition of BI methods — metric definitions, calculation logic, and self-service standards — so analyses are consistent and reusable across the team.
• Continuously contribute to the evolution of the BI toolset to improve visibility, self-service, and decision speed.

Analytics Domains Supported

• Analyze the cost structure (direct materials, direct labor, overhead, capacity and absorption) at product, platform, customer, and business-unit level.
• Perform standard-vs-actual and variance analysis, distinguishing structural cost drivers from temporary or phasing effects.
• Run ad hoc cost analyses and deep dives that support pricing, mix, and cost-recovery decisions.
• Reconcile cost data with the commercial figures owned by the Revenue side of the team to ensure a single, coherent P&L view.

Domain Knowledge — Production & Contractual Schemes

• General understanding of industrial production processes (formulation, filling, assembly, packaging typical of contract manufacturing) in order to interpret cost data correctly.
• Operational understanding of the contractual schemes underpinning production: contract-manufacturing / third-party agreements, cost-plus, raw-material pass-through and indexation, tolling, minimum volumes, recovery and pricing clauses.
• Translate contractual mechanics into their cost and P&L implications.

Support to CPI Processes & Stakeholders

• Support recurring planning cycles (budget, forecast, LRP) on the cost dimension; provide analyses and ad-hoc.
• Contribute to the standardization and scalability of CPI methodologies and deliverables.

Backup & Coverage (Revenue & Pipeline)

• Be trained and serve as structured backup to the team across the recurring budget, pipeline, and performance cycles, ensuring no business-critical activity is single-threaded.
• Cover Budget Units, Budget and Pipeline Sanity Checks, and month-over-month lost-volume tracking during peak cycles or absences.
• Maintain working proficiency in SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud) and support LRP tracking alongside the Revenue counterpart.

Tools Adoption & Automation

• Pilot AI/ML approaches variance detection and cost-anomaly flagging on the cost base.
• Drive use of SAC and Power BI copilots and reusable automation to increase self-service and decision speed.
• Establish lightweight governance so automation stays consistent with the team's shared data model.

Requirements:

• Fluency in English is a prerequisite
• Degree in Economics, Management Engineering, Finance, Statistics or related fields.
• 4+ years of experience in Commercial, data modeling, commercial analytics, or controlling / cost accounting — preferably in manufacturing, industrial, chemical, or CPG contexts (ideally contract manufacturing / third-party production).
• Strong command of Power BI and SAP analytics (SAC; CO modules a plus); advanced Excel; solid data-modeling fundamentals, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) in a planning context as a plus
• Hands-on experience designing dashboards, data models, and reusable BI / reporting standards.
• Strong organizational navigation; moves comfortably across functions and levels, builds relationships, and secures information and alignment without direct hierarchical authority.
• High analytical precision and attention to data correctness and its accurate representation.
• Clear communication: translating complex analyses into messages usable by management all stakeholders
• Autonomy, proactivity, and a problem-solving mindset, with a strong inclination to collaborate with the Revenue counterpart on the team.
• Curious, energetic and collaborative, with a fast-learner mindset and a natural drive to go beyond the obvious.

The role is classified under the National Collective Agreement for the Chemical Industry (CCNL Industria Chimica). Base Salary Range € 40.000 - € 50.000

The final compensation package will be defined in accordance with the selected candidate’s professional experience, competencies, and qualifications.

Zobele by kdc/one is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and qualifications.