Strategy Analyst

Guardian Industries; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Glass in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking a Strategy Analyst to join our team. You will support long-range asset, product, and business development strategies across the Americas, turning market data into clear recommendations to improve growth and capital effectiveness.

You will work with Sales, Product Management, Finance, and Operations to optimize networks, capacity, and product portfolios, building integrated models and scenarios for executive decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience with strategy, finance, commercial analytics, operations analysis, consulting or related functions.
• Strong understanding of cost drivers, cash flow and financial modelling; advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead analyses informing asset, product and long-range planning with focus on the Americas.
• Partner with Sales, Product, Finance, Supply Chain and Leadership on network optimization and portfolio decisions.
• Collaborate with other analysts to share best practices and unlock synergies for regional strategies.
• Build market, volume, price, cost and profitability models; develop scenarios and insights.
• Assess opportunities and risks including capital investments and market-entry choices.
• Translate analyses into concise recommendations and track outcomes against assumptions.
• Develop market outlooks by combining internal data with external intelligence.
• Improve strategy tools and dashboards, including AI-enabled insights.

Skills

P&L drivers

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/ Economics/ Engineering/ Business/ Data Analytics

Tools

Power BI

OneStream

SQL

Data warehouses

Job description

Guardian Glass is seeking a Strategy Analyst to join our team in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

In this role, you will support long-term asset, product, and business development strategies, primarily across the Americas, while contributing to cross-regional initiatives as needed. Reporting to the Strategy Manager, you will turn market, operational and financial data into clear recommendations that improve long-term profitable growth and capital effectiveness.

Our Team

We are a principle-based company that relies on teamwork, curiosity, and sound economic thinking. We aim to be the partner of choice for our internal and external customers by challenging assumptions, sharing perspectives, and acting on the best available knowledge.

What You Will Do

• Lead analyses that inform asset strategy, product strategy and long-range planning, with a primary focus on the Americas while supporting broader global initiatives as needed.
• Partner with Sales, Product Management, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations and Commercial Leadership on network optimization, capacity allocation and product portfolio decisions.
• Collaborate with other strategy analysts to share best practices and unlock synergies that optimize support to regional strategies at the lowest opportunity cost.
• Build integrated market, volume, price, cost and profitability models; develop scenarios, sensitivities and executive-level insights.
• Assess strategic opportunities and risks, including capital investments, footprint changes, product mix, market‑entry choices and commercial initiatives.
• Translate complex analysis into concise recommendations, decision materials and performance measures; track outcomes against approved assumptions.
• Develop market, customer, competitor and capacity outlooks, combining internal performance data with external intelligence.
• Improve strategy processes and analytical tools, including dashboards, repeatable models, and AI-enabled insights.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in strategy, finance, commercial analytics, operations analysis, consulting, supply chain or related functions.
• Strong understanding of P&L drivers, marginal economics, contribution margins, cash flow and financial modelling; advanced Excel skills.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work with imperfect data, and deliver high-quality recommendations in a fast-paced environment.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Engineering, Business, Data Analytics or related fields.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial products, building products, or another asset-intensive B2B environment.
• Experience with Power BI, OneStream, data warehouses, SQL or comparable analytics and planning platforms.
• Knowledge of market analysis, network or capacity optimization, product portfolio strategy, scenario planning, or AI-enabled analytics.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation, and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars, and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.