Job Description:
Senior Business Performance Analyst
Role Overview:
To support the EMEAI region of Advanced Materials, we are looking for an experienced Senior Business Performance Analyst based at our GBS in Krakow. This is not a traditional reporting role. You’ll combine finance, business insight and technology to understand what drives revenue, profitability, customer and order-book performance, and translate those insights into actions that improve business performance. Working closely with Commercial, Supply Chain and regional leadership, you’ll challenge assumptions, identify opportunities and use tools such as Power BI, IBM Planning Analytics, Alteryx, automation and AI to make finance more insightful, forward-looking and impactful.
If you’re curious, energetic, digitally minded and commercially driven, and want your analysis to influence real business decisions, we’d like to hear from you.
Do you think you’re the right fit for this opportunity? Apply today!
Responsibilities:
- Support the Regional Business Performance Manager in preparing and analysing CoMA performance and forecasts, linking results to commercial and financial business drivers.
- Partner with commercial and demand teams on the monthly IBP forecast, providing insights into revenue, business mix, variable production costs and their impact on profitability.
- Provide timely, actionable insights on customer and order book performance to regional leadership, working closely with commercial and supply planning teams to explain movements, forecast deviations and business implications.
- Deliver monthly business performance reporting against the five-year plan, budget and forecast, explaining variances and highlighting the commercial and financial factors that matter for decisions.
- Develop financial decision-support tools and analysis for commercial opportunities, helping stakeholders test assumptions and evaluate financial implications.
- Support regional and global automation projects, embracing technology to improve how business performance information is analysed and reported.
- Strengthen financial understanding across business functions by explaining P&L and profitability drivers clearly, translating analysis into practical recommendations and actions for non-finance colleagues.
Experience and Competencies:
We are looking for a self-driven and motivated business analyst who can work independently, build effective relationships and identify the data and support needed across all levels of the organisation. The successful candidate will combine strong commercial awareness with analytical thinking and proactive stakeholder engagement.
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience in the chemical or industrial products manufacturing sector and within a complex multinational organisation would be an added advantage.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience gained in an international manufacturing environment.
- Experience in a commercially focused, top-line-driven analytical role, partnering closely with commercial or sales teams.
- Strong understanding of P&L, forecasting and profitability drivers.
- IT skills: working knowledge on SAP; excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills;
- Passionate about using technology to solve business problems and have experience with, or a strong interest in, tools such as Power BI, IBM Planning Analytics, Alteryx, automation and AI-enabled analytics
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of analysis and follow-up actions.
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills, with the ability to connect commercial activity with financial outcomes.
- Proactive communicator and business partner, with the ability to build credibility, influence stakeholders, and challenge assumptions when needed.
- Fluent English, written and verbal; another European language would be an asset.
What next?
If you would like to join an innovative, collaborative and multicultural team, please apply now. Your application will be forwarded to a Talent Acquisition Partner, who will strive to get back to you as soon as they can. We understand that applying for a new job is a big decision and we will work hard to keep you updated and support you along the way.
About Us:
At Huntsman, we pride ourselves on being a people-oriented organization.
Our family-like atmosphere is cultivated by our diverse groups of team members around the world.
We welcome the talent, experience and fresh ideas that employees at all stages of their careers, from interns to seasoned professionals, bring to Huntsman.
In return, we offer you the opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic, industry-leading company, where safety and ethics always come first.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in an international manufacturing environment
- Experience in a commercially focused, top-line-driven analytical role partnering with commercial or sales teams
- Strong understanding of P&L, forecasting, and profitability drivers
- Strong SAP skills
- Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Experience with or strong interest in Power BI, IBM Planning Analytics, Alteryx, automation, and AI-enabled analytics
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of analysis and follow-up actions
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills, including connecting commercial activity with financial outcomes
- Proactive communication, stakeholder engagement, business partnering, and ability to challenge assumptions
- Fluent written and verbal English
- Experience in the chemical or industrial products manufacturing sector
- Experience in a complex multinational organization
- Knowledge of another European language
Huntsman Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Huntsman Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Huntsman Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage (medical/dental/vision) and EAP are consistently described as solid, with multiple plan options cited. Strong health benefits are frequently highlighted as a relative strength in the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contributions and equity through a stock incentive plan, with legacy pension arrangements for some groups. Retirement features are repeatedly referenced as a positive component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and floating days are described as good to very good in many roles. Vacation accrual is said to increase with seniority in some locations.
Huntsman Corporation Insights
What We Do
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. We view our customers as valued partners. That’s why we believe in a collaborative approach to client relations and work directly with our customers to develop new chemical components that meet their unique needs. Our dedication to our customers is matched only by our dedication to the environment. As part of our commitment to bettering the industry, we strive to operate safe, clean, efficient facilities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This means actively seeking opportunities to leverage our resources to assist those in need around the world. It’s all part of our growth-driven approach, which reflects the spirit of free enterprise and is centered on creating mutual benefits for customers, employees, suppliers and the communities where we work.
