Gross Margin Strategy Lead — Analytics & Growth

Brooks Automation; Chelmsford (MA); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid holidays

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Brooks Automation is seeking a Manager, Margin Strategy & Business Optimization to drive profitable growth by identifying, quantifying, and executing margin-improvement opportunities across pricing, product cost, and strategic investments. You will partner with Product, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Engineering to translate data into actionable business actions.

The role requires independent analysis, cross-functional influence without direct authority, and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in product management, data analytics, operations, finance, engineering, supply chain, or a related function.
• Strong understanding of gross margin, pricing, cost structures, inventory valuation, and profitability analysis.
• Ability to work with complex datasets and translate findings into actions.
• Strong communication and executive presentation skills.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Self-starter who seeks answers and drives issues to closure.

Responsibilities

• Identify and quantify gross margin improvement opportunities across the Vacuum Automation business.
• Analyze pricing, cost structure, factory performance, product mix, supply chain costs, inventory reserves, MRB, OSP, E&O exposure, warranty costs, and strategic investments.
• Build financial models and business cases to support decision making.
• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and management reporting to track improvement progress.
• Drive execution of approved margin initiatives from identification through realization.
• Partner with Product Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, Quality, and Commercial teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Executive communications

Cross-functional influence

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering/Business/Finance)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Brooks Automation is seeking a Manager, Margin Strategy & Business Optimization to drive profitable growth by identifying, quantifying, and executing margin-improvement opportunities across pricing, product cost, and strategic investments. You will partner with Product, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Engineering to translate data into actionable business actions.

The role requires independent analysis, cross-functional influence without direct authority, and a track record of delivering