Data analyst in commodities markets

EIT Raw Materials is at the forefront of driving innovation and sustainability in the raw materials sector. We are seeking an experienced and highly analytical Senior Data Analyst (m/f/d) to transform complex market and business data into actionable insights that drive strategic decision-making. The successful candidate will lead the design and delivery of advanced analytics solutions, develop impactful visualizations, and partner with stakeholders across the business to provide data-driven recommendations.

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of interactive dashboards, reports, and analytical solutions using Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Looker, or similar BI platforms.
• Translate complex commodities market data into clear, compelling visual narratives that support executive and operational decision-making.
• Define and maintain enterprise-wide reporting standards, visualization best practices, and dashboard design guidelines.
• Develop scalable self-service BI solutions that empower business users to independently access and analyze data.
• Continuously optimize reporting solutions, incorporating stakeholder feedback and evolving business requirements.
• Drive adoption of analytics solutions through user engagement, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform advanced exploratory and diagnostic analyses across commodity prices, market indices, supply-demand indicators, trade flows, and macroeconomic datasets.
• Identify trends, patterns, correlations, risks, and market opportunities within raw materials, advanced materials, and critical minerals markets.
• Develop meaningful KPIs, scorecards, and performance metrics to monitor market developments and business performance.
• Deliver strategic ad hoc analyses to support leadership decisions, commercial initiatives, market intelligence activities, and corporate reporting.
• Present analytical findings through concise reports, presentations, dashboards, and data storytelling techniques tailored to diverse audiences.
• Provide evidence-based recommendations that support business growth, market positioning, and strategic planning.
• Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and subject matter experts to ensure reliable, scalable, and efficient data pipelines.
• Design and optimize data models, semantic layers, reporting datasets, and analytical frameworks supporting enterprise analytics.
• Define and implement data quality standards, validation processes, and controls to ensure accuracy, consistency, and trust in analytics outputs.
• Support the integration of new internal and external data sources, including APIs, market intelligence platforms, databases, and third-party feeds.
• Document data definitions, transformation logic, business rules, and analytical methodologies to ensure transparency and knowledge sharing.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting processes and improve analytics efficiency.
• Act as a trusted analytics advisor to stakeholders across Strategy, Business Development, Procurement, Innovation, Finance, Market Intelligence, and Leadership teams.
• Lead requirements gathering sessions and translate business needs into scalable analytical solutions.
• Influence decision-making by providing objective analysis, insights, and recommendations grounded in data.
• Present complex analytical concepts and findings to senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders in a clear and accessible manner.
• Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and knowledge-sharing initiatives to increase data literacy across the organization.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to developing analytical capabilities within the team.
• Drive user adoption and engagement through regular feedback collection and enhancement of analytics products.

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