Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2022.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. 

Our Consumer & Specialities segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.

Job Summary:

This position will support the commercial team with accurate information on; forecasting, BOM formula calculations, bid costing, account P&L’s, price increase implementation, freight analysis, item optimization and reporting.    

Location: The ideal candidate will be located in either Hoffman Estates, IL, U.S. or Mississauga, ON, CAN. Remote candidates with an advanced level of experience will also be considered.

Salary: $125K-$150K 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage price analysis, evaluate gross margins by customer and product including monitoring cost increases, identify opportunities to enhance profitability, recommend customer price increase and cost savings as necessary.
• Lead and manage price increase execution and maintenance.
• Provide calculations for clay, filler, and additives based on prescribed item BOM formulations.
• Manage and support monthly forecast updates process with the sales team's inputs and market insights to provide to the finance and operation teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify areas for improvement and develop growth strategies.
• Provide freight cost vs freight revenue generation analysis to optimize freight pick up or delivery options
• Build reports/dashboards for the commercial team, emphasizing an easy view of business performance KPIs.
• Support the marketing manager in analyzing new item costs for innovation or cost savings projects.
• Support the HPP Planning.
• Support and conduct ad-hoc analyses using internal & external data sources for business-specific issues supporting commercial team, including but not limited to VOC metrics, NPPD reports, etc.
• Support the new product development initiatives across all product categories.

OE/Lean

• Actively participate in continuous improvement processes such as 5S, Kaizen, Standard Work, and Hoshin Kanri.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, marketing, accounting or a related field.
• Three (3) years in business analysis or product marketing roles.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced in Excel, Power BI and other data analysis tools
• Ability to learn and develop quickly through personal initiative.
• Organized, enthusiastic and self-motivated.
• Ability to speak and read English.

Technical Requirements:

• Is required to have a complete understanding of MS Office and meet the technical requirements of their respective department.

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