Business Analyst

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Business Analyst within our Home Furniture Sales and Field Support team to help support our Home Furniture business. Our Home Furniture business brings an intense focus on the customer, innovation, world‑class manufacturing capabilities, and a global footprint together to create full package solutions for the industry. We do not make furniture.

We make furniture more comfortable. We need the best people on our team to support our strategy, and your work will ensure people around the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

As a Business Analyst, you will have the opportunity to influence strategic business decisions, support innovation, and contribute to revenue and margin growth across a global organization. You'll work alongside talented professionals across multiple functions while gaining broad exposure to product development, commercial strategy, and financial planning.

So, what will you be doing as a Business Analyst?

• Create, maintain, and improve business reporting, KPI dashboards, and recurring management reports using Excel, Power BI, and Zoho Analytics
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• Analyze sales, operational, inventory, and financial data to support business decisions and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Reconcile data from multiple systems and sources, identify discrepancies, and establish trusted reporting metrics.
• Prepare and distribute monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reporting for leadership teams.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Product Management, and Sales teams to understand business performance and reporting needs.
• Investigate variances, data anomalies, and unexpected business results to identify root causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning activities through data analysis and reporting.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of meaningful KPIs that support operational and financial performance.
• Work with manufacturing and operational data to improve reporting accuracy, consistency, and visibility across the organization.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process inefficiencies and opportunities for automation where practical.

To Be Successful in This Role, You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Analytics, Economics or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in business analysis
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to work through incomplete, inconsistent, or conflicting data.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot Tables, lookups, formulas, and data analysis.
• Experience creating reports, dashboards, and KPIs that support business decision‑making.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong business curiosity and desire to understand how operational activities affect financial results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a manufacturing
• Experience with Power BI, Zoho Analytics, Zoho Projects, or similar reporting platforms.
• Experience reconciling and validating data from multiple systems.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and operational reporting processes.
• Exposure to inventory reporting, product costing, procurement, forecasting, or budgeting.
• Experience identifying root causes of business performance issues and providing actionable recommendations.
• Familiarity with Bills of Material (BOMs), inventory transactions, product costing, or manufacturing processes is a plus.

What Will Make Someone Successful in This Role?

The ideal candidate enjoys solving problems, digging into data, identifying…