Business Analyst

Role & responsibilities

Work closely with senior leadership to support strategic planning, financial forecasting, and performance reviews.

Develop and maintain dashboards (Power BI/Tableau/Excel) to track plant operations, costs, and productivity.

Conduct in-depth financial and operational analysis (budget vs. actual, cost variance, P&L heat maps, etc.).

Partner with operations and supply chain teams to improve production planning, cost optimization, and resource allocation.

Perform predictive analytics to forecast market trends, labour costs, raw material consumption, and power utilization.

Support board-level presentations with actionable insights, business cases, and recommendations.

Drive process improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma, DFSS, and other methodologies.

Collaborate with IT teams to automate reporting and build custom tools to improve data visibility.

Conduct market research and competitor benchmarking to identify growth opportunities.

Ensure alignment of KPIs with organizational goals and support compliance with corporate governance.

Preferred candidate profile

MBA/PGDM (Business Analytics, Finance, Operations, or Strategy) from Tier-1/2 institutes preferred.

B.Tech/B.E. in Engineering (Mechanical/Industrial/Production preferred).

48 years of experience in business analysis, strategy, product/business analytics, or process excellence roles, preferably in metals/mining, automotive, or manufacturing sectors.

Experience in handling large datasets and delivering insights to leadership.