Senior Commercial Analytics Lead (Power BI)

Wabash; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabash in Lafayette, IN is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for Commercial Operations to serve as a strategic analytics partner, translating complex data into actionable insights that drive sales effectiveness, forecasting accuracy, profitability, pricing discipline, and overall commercial performance.

This role partners closely with Sales, Commercial Operations, and cross‑functional leaders to identify trends, evaluate opportunities, solve ambiguous business problems, and support data‑driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Analytics, Data Science, or a related quantitative field. (MBA preferred)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in business analytics supporting sales organizations, commercial operations, pricing, forecasting, or revenue management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large datasets and translate insights into actions.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI for interactive dashboards and reporting.
• Experience with CRM, ERP, and enterprise data systems; SQL proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze commercial performance trends to identify risks, opportunities, gaps, and improvement actions.
• Develop insights related to sales pipeline, forecasting, customer profitability, pricing, product mix, market trends, and performance.
• Translate complex datasets into clear narratives, recommendations, and decision‑support materials for leaders.
• Conduct root cause analysis of variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Build governed Power BI dashboards and reports using enterprise data products to enable self‑service analytics.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Data team to scale analyses into reusable data products.
• Lead self‑service analytics adoption and train users to improve usability and value.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Executive communication

Stakeholder influence

Ambiguity handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Analytics

MBA preferred

Tools

Power BI

SQL

CRM systems

ERP platforms

Job description

Wabash in Lafayette, IN is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for Commercial Operations to serve as a strategic analytics partner, translating complex data into actionable insights that drive sales effectiveness, forecasting accuracy, profitability, pricing discipline, and overall commercial performance.

This role partners closely with Sales, Commercial Operations, and cross‑functional leaders to identify trends, evaluate opportunities, solve ambiguous business problems, and support data‑driven