SR Business Intelligence Analyst
Minerva Foods is a leader in beef export in South America and also operates in the processed products segment, marketing its products to more than 100 countries. In addition to Brazil, Minerva Foods is present in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and Colombia and has specialized sheep plants in Australia and Chile. With 46 industrial units, the company offers healthy and nutritious products, marketed to customers worldwide through 23 distribution centers and 17 international offices.
We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst who does not limit themselves to reporting what happened in the market, but who is capable of investigating its causes, evaluating possible developments, and demonstrating the implications for the business. An analytical profile is expected, with a systemic vision, communication oriented toward decision-making, and an interest in continuously deepening knowledge about production chains, supply and demand dynamics, price formation, and international trade. They will produce analyses and monitor the markets served by the operations of Minerva Biodiesel and Minerva Ingredients (beef tallow and meat and bone meal) or by Minerva Leather (beef leather) and Minerva Casings (natural casings), as well as the agribusiness segments that impact these businesses. These business units of the Minerva group enable the full utilization of residues from the bovine production chain and strengthen the company's organizational value of sustainability. The person occupying this position will have a strategic role alongside the commercial teams of these businesses, needing to demonstrate skills in transforming data, interpreting sectoral information, explaining market behavior, anticipating movements, and generating recommendations that influence the strategic decisions of these businesses.
The following will be differentiators:
- having experience with agricultural commodity markets, biofuels, vegetable oils, or animal-origin co-products.
- Knowledge in Power BI, SQL, Python, or data analysis tools.
- Knowledge of applied statistics, econometrics, or forecasting models.
- Experience with databases such as USDA, CONAB, IBGE, FAO, ANP, Comex Stat, or private market intelligence providers.
At Minerva Foods, we value results orientation, commitment, sustainability, innovation, and recognition.
Responsibilities and duties
- Monitor markets, production chains, and relevant agribusiness segments, mainly grains and oils.
- Analyze supply and demand balances (SnDs), prices, stocks, production, consumption, and trade flows.
- Identify trends, risks, opportunities, and possible structural changes in the monitored markets.
- Evaluate the impacts of economic, climatic, regulatory, geopolitical, and logistical factors on the business.
- Integrate information from different databases (internal and external), from public or private sources, specialized providers, and market agents.
- Prepare situational analyses, market studies, prospective scenarios, recommendations for business areas, and monitoring of the monthly financial results of the business units.
- Translate complex information into objective/executive messages, clear conclusions, and practical implications for the business.
- Prepare and present executive materials for commercial forums, follow-up meetings, and strategic discussions.
- Develop indicators, methodologies, and analytical models that expand the capacity to interpret and anticipate market movements.
- Act closely with the Commercial, PCP, Operations, Controllership, and other related areas.
- Support the technical development of less experienced professionals, sharing knowledge, methods, and best practices.
- Maintain relationships with information providers, sectoral associations, consultancies, and other relevant market agents.
Requirements and qualifications
- Completed higher education in Economics, Administration with an emphasis on International Trade, Engineering (especially Agronomy and Production), Statistics, or related fields.
- Consolidated experience in Market Intelligence, Economic and Financial Analysis, Commercial Planning, or related areas.
- Knowledge of supply and demand dynamics, price formation, and agribusiness production chains.
- Experience in preparing executive presentations to support decision-making.
- Advanced Excel and Power BI. Desirable knowledge in SQL and Python for data querying, collection, and processing.
- Advanced English and intermediate Spanish for reading technical publications, participating in meetings, and international information interactions.
- Excellent analytical capacity, written communication, and executive presentation skills.
Additional information
Contract type: CLT (permanent) Work location: Campinas (starting Jan/27 in Indaiatuba – SP) Work model: on-site Schedule: Monday to Thursday: 8am to 6pm Friday: 8am to 5pm Salaries and benefits presented during the interview.