LOCATION:           Songjiang District, Shanghai, China or Bangkok Bangna, Thailand

REPORTS TO:       Director, Global ​Product Portfolio ​Tapioca, Rice & Potato, ​Texture Solutions Food

DIRECT REPORTS: N/A 

WORKPLACE TYPE:  Hybrid

The Senior Analyst, Product Line Management (PLM) TS Food – APAC will help drive the global Texture Portfolio by identifying insights into product performance, costing and markets. Collaborates with organizational centers of excellence to enhance portfolio analyses.    

As part of a global team, this role contributes to the realization of Ingredion’s Winning Aspiration to be the customer-preferred texturizing and healthful solutions supplier and thought leader through our broad portfolio, extensive customer insight and market-leading cost-in-use position that addresses consumer expectations spanning affordability, premiumization and/or clean label requirements.

The Senior Analyst position will assist in developing strategic recommendations informed by complex analyses, research, and input from stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with strong analytical, project management and communication skills who is comfortable navigating & collaborating in a global matrix organization.

Core Responsibilities:

Lead analyst for Texture Solutions produced in the APAC region in support of comprehensive Texture Solutions Food portfolio.Leverages internal and external data sources (including market reports, internal data points, import data and other relevant data sources) to support portfolio strategies and monitor texture portfolio performance.Providing a consolidated view of the portfolio performance through data analytics, working closely with geographies to ensure alignment of strategic targets and plans.Provide analysis to support regional S&OP projects to align global portfolios.Leads creation of complex analyses and data visualization tools in support of Global Texture Solutions Food teamCollaborates with other PLM peers on leveraging best practices and capabilities, so there is a common methodology in how Global Texture Solutions Food conducts analysesDeveloping, maintaining and managing Business Intelligence dashboards for pricing, SKU optimization and other key analyses for PLM to assist in quicker analytical capabilities and decision-making.Support global process/systems for customer intelligence (e.g., share of wallet & opportunities analysis) on assigned product categories.Ad hoc reporting as needed

Qualified candidates will have:

Mandatory requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, International Business, Data Analytics, or Supply Chain. MBA preferred.3 to 5 years of B2B industry experience in business analysis, pricing or project management, ideally in the food & beverage industryStrong Financial, analytical, data visualization, and communications skills requiredExperience in a manufacturing industry, preferably in the Food & Beverage spaceEnglish fluency, both written and spoken

Desirable requirements:

Experience building PowerBI dashboardsExperience with SAP BW (Bex) and SAP Analytics

Required behaviors and skills:

Strategic mindset with excellent analytical skills and financial acumenCreative thinker who can use various datasets to tell a storyProven ability to build relationships and work effectively within a matrix organizationNatural curiosity and strives to go beyond the assigned taskAnticipate questions and objections and proactively answers the question “so what”

Relocation available: Yes

Relocation Available:

Yes, Within Country