Business Analyst

about crane

crane co. Is a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products. Founded in 1855, crane provides products and solutions to customers in the aerospace, electronics, hydrocarbon processing, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, automated merchandising, transportation and other markets. The company has four business segments: aerospace & electronics, engineered materials, merchandising systems, and fluid handling. Crane has approximately 11,000 employees in north america, south america, europe, asia and australia.

Crane co. Is traded on the new york stock exchange (nyse:cr)

crane chempharma & energy (within crane's fluid handling segment) designs and manufactures a variety of high performance products including: highly engineered check valves, sleeved plug valves, lined valves, process ball valves, high performance butterfly valves, bellows sealed globe valves, aseptic and industrial diaphragm valves, multi/quarter-turn valves, actuation, sight glasses, lined pipe, fittings and hoses, and air operated diaphragm and peristaltic pumps.

its trusted brands (in alphabetical order) aloyco®, center line®, compac-noz®, crane®, depa®, duo-chek®, elro®, flowseal®, jenkins®, krombach®, noz-chek®, pacific valves®, resistoflex®, revo®, saunders®, stockham®, triangle®, uni-chek®, valves®, wta®, and xomox® offer customers complete and innovative product portfolio designed for the most demanding corrosive, erosive, and high purity applications. Among the industries served are the chemical processing, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, refining, and power generation.

this is a great opportunity to join an exciting business with high growth potential for the right candidate. This role will assist with research and analysis required to inform the strategic planning, operational planning and forecasts for the business including but not limited to market mapping, competitive assessments, value chain mapping, trend analysis for key performance metrics such as a sales, orders, pricing, share gain, attrition, profitability etc.

The business analyst will not only be responsible for data analysis but also interpretation and visualization of the data using sophisticated tools to inform key business decisions and presentations to senior management.

analyses product line data for key performance indicators including but not limited to orders, sales, backlog, pricing, share gain, attrition and profitability and distils them into actionable insights informing business decisions. Effectively communicate insights through charts, tables, and other elements for data visualization to report to senior leadership. Assists business line manager in developing and implementing strategic plan, operational plan, monthly and quarterly forecasts, pricing strategies in line with market opportunities.

Support development of market trends & competitive analysis, identifying areas or opportunities for growth. Support cross-functional team in improving and maintaining product configuration databases. Review business models and inventory stock health, suggesting paths for optimization. Develops data analytics to support discussions with customer, sales and marketing personnel, cross-functional departments and customers regarding sales and orders.

the preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind work assignments and to make reasonable accommodations as needed.

essential qualifications / experience:

required: bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as mechanical engineering / chemical engineering with experience in data analytics in applicable field or industry, ideally in refining, chemical, or industrial applications.

preference: mba, ms in business analysis, ms in data science, or equivalent experience preferred.

knowledge of: basic design and manufacturing principals, bills of material, marketing and sales principles, methods and practices; applications and sales…