A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and resources vital to life. We deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, help maintain clean and safe environments, optimize energy use and implement smart water management strategies. Building on a century of innovation, our 48,000 associates support millions of customers in more than 170 countries around the world.
This role is part of Ecolab's Global Analytics & Digital Solutions (ADS) organization supporting Global Supply Chain Planning. The Planning Business Process Analyst Manager leads a team responsible for delivering analytics, reporting, and digital solutions that enable data-driven decision-making across global planning functions. The role partners closely with Planning, Supply Chain, IT, and business process owners to transform business requirements into scalable analytical solutions that improve visibility, performance measurement, compliance monitoring, and operational effectiveness.
What you'll do:
Planning Analytics & Insights
Lead development and enhancement of planning analytics, dashboards, scorecards, and reporting solutions.
Partner with stakeholders and process owners to define business requirements, KPIs, and performance measurement capabilities.
Deliver analytics solutions that provide visibility into planning process performance, compliance, and business outcomes.
Translate complex business requirements into actionable reporting and self-service analytics solutions.
Drive adoption of analytics products through stakeholder engagement, training, and continuous improvement.
Ensure reporting and analytical solutions provide trusted, consistent, and actionable insights to planners and business leaders.
Data Strategy & Analytics Enablement
Collaborate with business and technical teams to establish scalable data solutions supporting planning analytics.
Partner with data owners to improve data quality, consistency, and usability.
Develop and maintain datasets, semantic models, and reporting structures that support planning decision-making.
Digital Transformation & Innovation
Lead initiatives utilizing Power BI, Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, SAP, and other enterprise analytics platforms.
Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting and streamline information delivery.
Support advanced analytics, predictive analytics, and emerging AI-enabled planning solutions.
Evaluate new technologies and analytical approaches that improve business performance and user experience.
Contribute to the long-term roadmap for planning analytics and digital enablement.
Project & Stakeholder Leadership
Collaborate across global teams to prioritize enhancements and align analytics priorities with business objectives.
Serve as a trusted advisor to planning leaders, process owners, and business stakeholders.
Ensure successful delivery of analytics products that drive measurable business value.
People Leadership
Lead, coach, and develop a team of business process analysts and analytics professionals.
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Establish clear objectives, priorities, and development plans aligned with organizational goals.
Support talent development through mentoring, training, and succession planning.
What you bring:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in supply chain analytics, business process analysis, business intelligence, planning systems, or related disciplines.
Knowledge of forecasting, inventory planning, supply planning, and related planning processes.
Advanced experience with Power BI, data modeling, dashboard development, and business reporting.
Strong SQL skills and experience working with large enterprise datasets.
Experience working with SAP and enterprise planning systems.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Experience with Snowflake, Azure, Databricks, Fivetran, or cloud-based analytics technologies a plus.
What’s in it For You:
You will join a growth company offering a competitive salary and benefits.
The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth.
The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best.
Feel proud each day to work for a company that provides clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, and disabled individuals at all levels of the workforce. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Analytics, Computer Science, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in supply chain analytics, business process analysis, business intelligence, planning systems, or related disciplines.
- Knowledge of forecasting, inventory planning, supply planning, and related planning processes.
- Advanced experience with Power BI, data modeling, dashboard development, and business reporting.
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with large enterprise datasets.
- Experience working with SAP and enterprise planning systems.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience leading, coaching, and developing a team of analysts or analytics professionals.
- Experience with Snowflake, Azure, Databricks, Fivetran, or cloud-based analytics technologies.
Ecolab Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ecolab and has not been reviewed or approved by Ecolab.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the company provides strong retirement programs, including a 401(k) with employer matching and a pension, alongside options like an employee stock purchase plan. Offerings such as retiree healthcare benefits and diverse investment choices reinforce long-term financial support.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests medical coverage is broad, with HSA plan options and company contributions, prescription benefits, dental and vision, and virtual care and mental health support. Company-paid wellness programs and income protection (short- and long-term disability, life and accident) further strengthen core coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-focused programs include fertility support, adoption assistance, and paid parental leave, complemented by counseling and resource services. These offerings are positioned as supportive of employee well-being across different life stages.
Ecolab Insights
What We Do
A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. With annual sales of $12 billion and more than 44,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com, or follow us on twitter.com/ecolab, facebook.com/ecolab or instagram.com/ecolab_inc.
