Company Overview
Why Choose Us?
Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.
Our Sustainability Commitment
The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.
Job Description
Role Overview
The Manager, BI & Analytics is responsible for leading the design, development, and governance of data architecture, business intelligence solutions, and analytics platforms that support Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process. This role ensures the delivery of scalable, reliable, and consistent data solutions that enable data-driven decision-making across the supply chain organization.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with business acumen, enabling alignment between strategy, analytics capabilities, and operational objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Data & BI Platform Leadership
· Design, build, and maintain SIOP dashboards, reports, and analytics tools
· Lead the development and optimization of scalable BI platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
· Ensure seamless integration of data across multiple enterprise systems
Data Architecture & Engineering
· Manage data models, pipelines, and transformations supporting planning and analytics
· Oversee data architecture to ensure scalability, performance, and maintainability
· Partner with IT and data engineering teams to align infrastructure and tools
Data Quality & Governance
· Establish and enforce data governance frameworks, standards, and best practices
· Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of SIOP data
· Define and maintain standardized metric definitions and business logic
Analytics Enablement
· Enable and promote self-service analytics capabilities for business users
· Translate business requirements into technical solutions and insights
· Support advanced analytics, forecasting, and modeling initiatives
Stakeholder Engagement
· Collaborate with supply chain, finance, and operations leaders to align reporting needs
· Act as a trusted advisor for data-drive decision-making
· Communicate insights and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Team Leadership & Development
· Lead, mentor, and develop BI and data professionals
· Drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability
· Establish priorities and manage workload across multiple initiatives
Qualifications
· Bachelor's degree in information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field
· 6+ years of experience in business intelligence, data engineering, or analytics
· Proven experience with BI platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, etc.) and data modeling
· Strong understanding of data warehousing, ETL processes, and data pipelines
· Experience implementing data governance practices and frameworks
· Familiarity with supply chain or SIOP processes preferred
Core Competencies
· Data Architecture: Designing scalable and efficient data ecosystems
· BI Development: Building intuitive and impactful dashboards and reports
· Data Governance: Ensuring data integrity, consistency, and compliance
· Dashboard Design: Translating complex data into actionable insights
· Platform Enablement: Driving adoption and usability of analytics tools
Success Measures
· High adoption rates of dashboards and analytics tools across the organization
· Improve data accuracy and reduction in reporting discrepancies
· Consistency in KPI definitions and reporting outputs
· Performance and reliability of BI platforms and data pipelines
· Increased enablement of self-service analytics capabilities
Compensation:
A reasonable estimate of the current range is $135,000 - 150,000 + bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid vacation, and sick days, paid parental leave, paid holidays and wellness program.
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Company Benefits
What You'll Get From Us
Benefits
With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.
Community Engagement
At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.
Training and Development
We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.
Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com .
Formerly Pactiv Evergreen
Job Locations US-IL-Lake Forest
ID 2026-34166
Category Management
Position Type Full Time
Pay Type Salaried
