Business Intelligence Manager

Mesabi Metallics Company LLC; Northern (KY); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mesabi Metallics Company LLC is seeking a senior leader to head business intelligence, market analysis, and competitive intelligence for the plant's commercial and marketing teams in the United States.

You will analyze market trends, pricing dynamics, and customer demand, translating insights into actionable strategies for sales, marketing, and business planning. A track record in BI, data visualization, and cross-functional collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, economics, engineering, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 15–20 years of experience in BI, market research, or sales/marketing within steel/commercial sectors.
• Strong analytical and data visualization skills; experience with BI tools and market research methodologies.

Responsabilités

• Design and lead BI frameworks, market research, and competitive analysis for US flat steel products.
• Analyze trends, demand-supply dynamics, pricing patterns and customer segments to inform strategy.
• Develop dashboards and reports to track market share, competitors, and industry benchmarks.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Data visualization

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in business-related field

MBA preferred

Outils

Power BI

Tableau

Description du poste

Role Summary:

Responsible for leading business intelligence, market analysis, and competitive intelligence functions to support strategic decision-making for the integrated steel plant's commercial and marketing operations. The role involves analyzing market trends, customer demand, pricing dynamics, and competitor positioning within the U.S. flat steel products market, and translating insights into actionable strategies for sales, marketing, and business planning teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of business intelligence frameworks, market research, and competitive analysis for flat steel products in the United States.
• Analyze market trends, demand-supply dynamics, pricing patterns, and customer segments to support commercial strategy and sales planning.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and analytical tools to track market share, competitor activity, and industry benchmarks.
• Partner with sales and marketing leadership to identify growth opportunities, customer targeting strategies, and product positioning.
• Conduct customer and market segmentation studies to support go-to-market strategies for flat steel products.
• Track macroeconomic indicators, steel industry trends, trade policies, and tariff developments impacting the U.S. steel market.
• Provide data-driven insights to support pricing strategy, contract negotiations, and customer relationship management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including sales, marketing, production planning, and finance to align business intelligence outputs with organizational goals.
• Build and maintain competitive intelligence databases covering key steel producers, capacity additions, and market entry strategies.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Support development of annual sales forecasts, market outlook reports, and business plans.
• Establish and maintain relationships with industry associations, market data providers, and research agencies.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline; MBA preferred.
• 15-20 years of experience in business intelligence, market research, or sales/marketing roles, preferably within leading steel companies supplying flat products in the United States.
• Strong understanding of the U.S. flat steel products market, including automotive, construction, appliance, and industrial end-use segments.
• Proven experience in market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and commercial strategy development.
• Strong analytical and data visualization skills, with experience in BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and market research methodologies.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable business insights for senior leadership.
• Experience working cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and commercial teams.

Working Conditions

• Based in the United States, supporting the Mesabi ISP Project's commercial operations.

Preferred Experience

• Background in marketing or sales roles within leading steel companies supplying flat products to the U.S. market.
• Experience with steel industry data platforms and trade/tariff analysis.
• Familiarity with greenfield steel plant startups and market entry strategy development.