Business Intelligence Head (m / w)

Would you like to join a company that is recognized worldwide for its expertise?

Knauf, a family-owned company since 1932, is present in more than 90 countries and employs 40,000 people. Knauf is a leading player in the building materials industry, specializing in solutions for interior design and sound and heat insulation for building professionals.

As a French producer of plasterboard and insulating panels in various materials (expanded polystyrene and polyurethane, wood wool and new plant fibers), Knauf is at the forefront of technology and brings its expertise and know-how to the service of efficient, comfortable and sustainable construction.

Do you value being part of a family business committed to protecting our environment?

As a family-owned company and an international group, Knauf has a vision of the sustainability of its business, with a view to sustainable growth and passing on to future generations. This vision is reflected in the way we manufacture our products (e.g. our quarries are being rehabilitated and new biotopes are being developed), in the way we take into account energy and environmental regulations (e.g. our insulation materials contribute to the energy efficiency of buildings) and in our actions in favour of recycling (e.g. our Knauf Circular® service enables the recovery of expanded polystyrene offcuts and its entry into the circular economy).

Knauf is aware of its responsibility for the use of resources and strives to protect the environment throughout the industrial process and to produce solutions that have the best impact on the entire life cycle.

Are you an experienced Business Intelligence Head and do you want to join a growing team in a fast-developing function on a European scale? Then this is the job for you!

Your role at Knauf : Context

The position of Regional Business Intelligence head is a new role in the organisation. Reporting to the CFO, you will be in charge of creating new system of dashboards to monitor and analyse business performance at regional and local level, helping various stakeholders to monitor financial and operational performance.

The candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders across organization to develop performance tracking system matching evolving management requirements. He / She will use Tableau, SAP, SAP BW & Analysis as primary tools to collect and visualize data.

This is an important role in a growing and transforming regional function that should facilitate transition from purely local decentralized organisation to co-responsibility and unified regional approach to manage business.

You will lead BI system development for the region, impacting what data and in which format should be used by management every day to make business decision at country and regional level.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive regional Business Intelligence solution : connect existing sources of information (SAP; Sales Force; SAP BW and others) to create and maintain Tableau dashboards, visualizing essential data, covering all areas of business (manufacturing, supply chain, finance, commercial etc) to provide clear and actionable insights to senior management.
• Lead local business intelligence solutions development : collaborate, coach, train, lead local teams to develop, maintain and adopt Tableau as main BI solution and data visualization tool. Ensure aligned approach among the countries in and common KPIs guidelines to be followed by all countries of the region. Manage regional business intelligence environment and local access rights to data. Ensure data accuracy and consistency across local and regional levels of reporting, and across various business functions.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams : work closely with corporate IT, finance, supply chain, technical and financial controlling, and other central functions to gather requirements, develop business intelligence tools, and ensure adoption of new reports, dashboard, guidelines, and practices. Ensure data availability to regional management team and function leads according to the needs and existing data restriction policies.
• Lead Business Analysis process : perform regular and ad-hoc analysis of financial and non-financial data to deliver data-driven insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making and drive business growth at regional and local level of organisation. Prepare executive reports and presentations by developing and presenting comprehensive reports and dashboards to the executive team, highlighting key insights and recommendations.
• Standardize Reporting Processes : develop and implement standardized reporting frameworks and processes to ensure consistency and efficiency across the organization.
• Drive Continuous Improvement : identify opportunities for process improvements and automation in reporting and analysis to enhance productivity and data accuracy.
• Support Strategic Planning : provide analytical support for the annual budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
• Manage Data Governance and Quality : ensure high data quality and integrity by establishing data governance frameworks and collaborating with IT and data management teams.

Your assets for this position :

A successful candidate should bring strong analytical and technical core together with business acumen, communication, and project management skills to play an important role within growing and transforming environment, by owning the design of a new business intelligence solution that will support operational and strategic decision making.