Staff Operations Analyst - Baltimore, MD, United States - American Sugar Refining

Description

ASR Group is the world's largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar.

The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products.

Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico.

In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal. The company's brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino, C&H, Redpath, Tate & Lyle, Lyle's and Sidul.

The Sr Operations Analyst will drive operational excellence across ASR manufacturing operations - the single most important driver of ASR profitability.

The Sr Operations Analyst will lead aimed at improving the efficiency and sustainability of ASR operations (e.g., sugar refining, packaging, maintenance, distribution) while supporting some of the business's most critical decisions.

Additionally, this role will establish, track, troubleshoot and present operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to senior ASR leadership including the Global CFO and SVP Operations.

The Sr Operations Analyst reports to the Director of Operational Finance.
Use critical thinking and analysis to drive and lead change across all aspects of ASR's business - particularly in operations, but also supply chain, sales, marketing and other functions as needed
Extract insights from data and effectively use images, charts, and conceptual frameworks to synthesize that data
Create and deliver professional presentations to senior leadership
Drive continuous process improvement within Finance and across all ASR processes

WORK EXPERIENCE
~3-5 years of experience required of hands-on engineering operations experience including involving data analysis, model building, continuous improvement
~ Experience supporting and analyzing performance of manufacturing operations is a plus

S. required in Engineering (industrial, mechanical, chemical or civil)
B.A. or Master's in Finance/Accounting-related field of study is a plus but not required

Data sleuth - approaches problems with an unbiased, objective, and data-first approach
Highly analytical and with an ability to draw insight from large data sets
Strong knowledge of financial and accounting concepts required

~ Strong Excel / Power BI / PowerPoint skills - beneficial
Experience using SAP / Anaplan - beneficial
Some travel is required (likely 5%-15% of time)

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.