Job Location: Mentor, OH
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products and solutions, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical, and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. The company employs approximately 36,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2021 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.
At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:
- Health & Wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
- Paid parental leave
- 401K eligibility
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible work arrangements
- Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
- Paid vacation and Paid holidays
Avery Dennison is seeking a Global Business Analyst Lead – Sustainability and R&D to join our Global IT team. In this role, you will identify and conceptualize initiatives to advance Avery Dennison’s performance and reputation in Sustainability based on Business Analytics. The Global Business Analyst Lead – Sustainability and R&D is considered an impactful, dynamic position within our organization as you will lead the global portfolio of two critical business groups, this includes directly managing and developing two business analysts assigned to the respective functions.
In order to succeed you will have to act as the link between IT, R&D and Sustainability groups of the business and leverage the decentralized, multi-functional internal network of Sustainability champions. Therefore it is critical that you have experience driving innovation and positive change by applying your IT business analysis skills and by bringing together diverse groups of partners.
You will interact with geographically dispersed teams across time zones and cultures. The work location is flexible and the travel requirement is limited, although we’d ideally like you to be within commuting distance of a major Avery Dennison Headquarter. You will directly report to our Global IT Director – Operations & Finance.
Core responsibilities:
- Provide leadership for the IT Business Analyst group globally by crafting a motivating environment for team members to meet and exceed goals including, IT goals for Business Partnership, as well as organizational objectives for Efficiency, Performance and Profitable Growth. This includes providing feedback and coaching to help achieve individual goals.
- Conduct detailed needs’ assessment, business and cost-benefit analyses to identify gaps with business operations, and support design and implementation of IT system changes in line with the overall IT/business strategy.
- Build a deep understanding of company processes and operational metrics to the point where you can both effectively and proactively find opportunities to use analytical solutions for improvement of processes and overall strategy, as well as define metrics to measure business success
- Manage multi-functional, global projects
- Drive continuous improvement of our IT practices, procedures and provide input for developing long term roadmaps
- Bachelor degree in computer science, engineering or business (or equivalent experience), MBA a plus
- 5+ years of demonstrated success in a global Analyst (or similar) role within an international, manufacturing environment, preferably with exposure to the R&D function
- Demonstrable ability to effectively lead & manage multi-functional, global, complex projects
- Experience with conceptualizing and driving Sustainability initiatives is strongly preferred
- Creative thinking, good interpersonal skills & ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical people
- Experience with implementing IT solutions supporting R&D, Lab and Sustainability related processes is strongly desirable e.g. Lab Information Management System (LIMS), Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), Instrument Integration, LCA, ESG, Legislation and Regulatory etc.
- Knowledge of Google Suite (including BigQuery, Google Analytics, Google Data Studio) is considered as plus
- Fluency in English is required
Additional Information
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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