Regional Business Analyst Americas - Saddle Brook, NJ

About us:

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.

Its sales of € 4.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.

Symrise - always inspiring more…

Your role:

We are looking for a highly analytical and commercially minded

Regional Business Analyst to support the growth and profitability

of our Aroma Molecules business across the EAME region.

In this role, you will act as a strategic business partner to the

Regional VP Sales and the commercial organization, providing

market intelligence, demand validation, forecasting insights, and

commercial analytics. You will transform complex market and

business data into actionable recommendations that support

strategic decisions, improve forecast accuracy, and drive

profitable growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain regional market intelligence

dashboards and analytical tools.

• Monitor market trends, customer demand patterns,

competitive activities, and pricing developments.

• Validate commercial demand assumptions across customers,

products, and market segments.

• Analyze business performance and identify growth

opportunities, risks, and portfolio optimization initiatives.

• Support forecasting and demand planning activities through

data-driven insights.

• Improve forecast accuracy by identifying trends, gaps, and

key demand drivers.

• Provide analytical support for S&OP and business planning

processes.

• Conduct profitability analyses by customer, product, and

market segment.

• Support pricing strategy development and commercial

decision-making.

• Partner closely with Sales, Product Management, Supply

Chain, Finance, and Global Market Intelligence teams.

• Drive continuous improvement of reporting systems,

analytics methodologies, and business processes.

• Partner with Regional Business Analysts across other regions

to align market intelligence, share best practices, and

support the development and execution of global and

regional business strategies.

About you:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business Administration,

Economics, Finance, Marketing, Data Analytics, or a related

field. An MBA or other advanced degree is a plus.

• 5 years of DIRECT experience with the below items:
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to translate

complex data into actionable business insights and

recommendations.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Business Analytics tools like

Power BI, SAP, CRM tools like Salesforce, and other business

intelligence and reporting tools.

• Solid understanding of forecasting methodologies, demand

planning, pricing dynamics, profitability analysis, and market

intelligence.

• Experience working with predictive analytics and AI-enabled

tools is considered an advantage.

• A background in procurement analytics, spend analysis,

sourcing intelligence, or raw material purchasing is highly

valued.

• Experience within F&F, preferably ingredients, specialty

chemicals aroma molecules, or other raw material-driven

industries is considered a strong asset.

• Commercially minded with the ability to connect market

trends, customer insights, and financial performance to

business decisions.

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with

the ability to collaborate effectively across Sales, Supply

Chain, Finance, Product Management, and other functions.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the

ability to convey complex analyses to both technical and

commercial audiences.

• Strategic thinker with a high level of intellectual curiosity,

attention to detail, integrity, and sound professional

judgment.

• Comfortable working in a dynamic, international, and matrix based

organization

Our offer:

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.

Pay Transparency Disclosure: The expected annual salary range for this position is USD 108,500.00 - USD 145,000.00. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and company performance.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.