Commercialization Analytics Manager

Ventura Foods; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventura Foods is seeking an experienced analytics professional to manage and optimize their product commercialization system. The ideal candidate will oversee the MicroStrategy analytical platform, improve time-to-market, and drive data analytics initiatives within the commercialization team. This role involves building KPIs, managing system integrations, and providing technical expertise to enhance business outcomes. Join us and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to innovation in food solutions.

Benefits

Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision coverage

Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching

Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays

Employee Appreciation Events

Annual bonus based on incentive program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of business analysis and technical experience required.
• Experience enhancing and supporting MicroStrategy dossiers required.
• Ability to travel up to 10% required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and optimize product commercialization system while leading MicroStrategy.
• Build and support KPIs and dashboards for the commercialization team.
• Train users on MicroStrategy features and analytics.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Strategic Thinking/Approach

Project Management

Interpersonal & Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Master’s in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science or similar

Tools

MicroStrategy

BI Tools

MS Excel

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Location:

Brea, CA, US, 92821

Position Summary:

This individual will support the Commercialization team's system and reporting needs. They will be responsible for overseeing and optimizing our product commercialization system while leading the MicroStrategy analytical platform for the Commercialization team. Manage business analytics initiatives within the Commercialization team to improve Time to Market and help the business identify and clear bottlenecks. Define, build, and manage KPIs for different roles within the Commercialization organization. Provides business and technical team expertise to MicroStrategy power users community and consumers of data and analytics (i.e., PMO team), including training the users on new and existing features within MicroStrategy dossiers. Be the liaison between IT analytics team and business users within the Commercialization team. Simplify and streamline data & analytics creating "one source of truth". Assist with strategic initiatives such as data driven initiatives in support of acceleration of commercialization and improvement of TTM, prioritization of request to expedite and continued integration of PCS data into MicroStrategy analytics reporting and dashboards.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build, enhance and support MicroStrategy dossiers for the business analysis needs within the Commercialization team. Define and build KPIs and dashboards for various roles within the Commercialization team. Leverage analysis tool i.e., MicroStrategy, to improve TTM and prioritization of commercialization initiatives, and analyze strategic customer's portfolio highlighting volume, profit, and request mix.
• Provide analytics and technical expertise on MicroStrategy and data analytics. Coordinate group and 1:1 training on the analytics for the commercialization team. Simplify and streamline the use of analytics for the team, thus reducing the administrative burden of analytics on the functional users like product commercialization analysts and managers.
• Be the liaison between IT Analytics and business users for commercialization team. Ensure MicroStrategy platform is stable and reliable. Escalate and communicate issues as they arise. Validate new features and functionalities within MicroStrategy. Provide relevant analytics communication highlighting business functionalities and improvements for IT improvement initiatives related to Analytics.
• Manage and maintain the product commercialization system ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and seamless integration with other systems and business process. Identify and champion system enhancements and automation to improve efficiency and usability. Develop and enforce best practices for data governance, reporting, and system usage. Provide training and support to internal teams on system utilization.
• Leverage data analytics and insights to identify gaps and inefficiencies within business processes and systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to recommend actionable solutions and lead the implementation of strategies that drive commercialization process improvements, enhance customer experience, and optimize business outcomes, i.e. improvements to TTM and efforts to commercialize.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or similar equivalent experience required
• 5+ years of business analysis and technical experience required
• Experience enhancing and supporting MicroStrategy dossiers required
• Strong technical skills in the analytical platform (BI, MS Excel, etc.) required with the ability to help train and embed new systems and tools for commercial team's systems and analytical needs required
• Ability to travel up to 10% required
• Masters in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science or similar equivalent experience is preferred
• Sales & Marketing CRM, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, ERP, or commercialization platform familiarity/experience a plus
• Experience in AI/ML also a plus
• Exposure to few systems and technology (Salesforce, ERP, AS400, etc.) preferred
• Experience in food & beverage manufacturing or consumer goods is preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

Role requires strong capability in the following key skill areas:

• Analytical mindset, Strategic Thinking/Approach, Project Management, Interpersonal & Communication skills
• Candidate must be able to work in an unstructured environment with the ability to prioritize workload, make tradeoff decisions quickly and recognize/maximize individual and team performance needs
• Ability to give/receive constructive feedback, influence, and lead a team based approach to decision making

Why Join Us:

Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provideready-to-goproduct solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.

Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
• Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs
• Salary Base Range of $92,460.65-$144,461.14*
• Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions)

*The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.

Diversity & Inclusion:
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nearest Major Market: Orange County
Nearest Secondary Market: Los Angeles