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Analytics Lead @ Ardo
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Ardo strives to support its mission of delivering sustainable, plant-based food with minimal impact on the planet by leveraging the power of data. By collecting and analyzing data, Ardo can make better, more informed decisions in areas such as production, logistics, product development, and customer service. Data enables the company to optimize processes, increase efficiency, and respond more quickly to new trends and market needs. The use of data also helps Ardo to better understand, monitor, and further reduce the impact of its production processes, which is essential for achieving its production and sustainability goals.
The goal of the Analytics Lead role at Ardo is to play a leading role in strengthening data-driven decision-making within the company. In this role, the Analytics Lead ensures that the organization maximizes the use of data to achieve strategic objectives, such as improving customer-centric service levels, driving product innovation, and more. As Analytics Lead, one will play a key role in further developing a data-driven culture within Ardo, not only enhancing analytical capabilities but also contributing to the alignment of data efforts with the broader business strategy. The Analytics Lead helps Ardo make data-driven decisions that improve operational efficiency and drive strategic growth. This work supports Ardo's ambitious goals, from increasing customer satisfaction to accelerating innovation in their products and services.
Tasks:
- Stakeholder alignment & requirements gathering: The Analytics Lead serves as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders, gathering and translating their data needs into actionable deliverables. They ensure that analytics efforts are aligned with organizational goals and business priorities. He also communicates the value of data analytics to stakeholders at all levels, promoting a data-driven culture within the organization.
- People management, team coordination & leadership: Building and leading a team of internal and external data analysts and engineers. The Analytics Lead is responsible for talent development and performance management,, task allocation, workload management, and fostering collaboration.
- Report delivery & adoption: Overseeing the development and delivery of accurate, actionable reports and dashboards, the Analytics Lead ensures adoption across the organization. They collect user feedback to continually improve report relevance and usability.
- Self-service analytics enablement: Promoting the use of self-service analytics tools, the Analytics Lead ensures business users can independently access and analyze data. They will also develop training programs and best practices to support adoption.
- Strategic alignment & innovation: The Analytics Lead collaborates with senior management to ensure analytics initiatives align with the company’s broader strategic goals. They identify opportunities for innovation and propose data-driven solutions to emerging business needs.
- Data analysis & insights: Providing critical insights and analysis to support strategic projects, the Analytics Lead applies advanced analytics techniques to deliver actionable business intelligence.
- Resource planning & prioritization: Managing the analytics team’s priorities and resources, the Analytics Lead ensures flexible response to changing business needs and projects are completed to ensure efficient project execution and timely delivery.
Profile
- Proven experience leading data and analytics teams in complex environments.
- Strong knowledge of BI tools (Power BI, SAC) and SQL for data analysis.
- Experience with Azure and data modeling concepts.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and align business needs with data initiatives.
- Strong project management and resource planning skills.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to align data with business goals.
- Ability to communicate technical insights to non-technical stakeholders.
- Proactive problem-solver, focused on continuous improvement.
- Familiarity with advanced analytics or machine learning is a plus.
Offer
- A unique opportunity to play a key role in the development and implementation of data-driven strategies at Ardo;
- A role with impact;
- This at an international, renowned, financially strong organization in full growth;
- People-oriented, values-driven corporate culture with short decision lines;
- Salary package in line with added value and responsibilities within the role (e.g. company car);
- Ardo ensures a pleasant, safe and healthy working environment: with flexible hours and a home-office policy of 2 days per working week, Ardo attaches great importance to flexibility and work-life balance;
- You can always go to Ardo's company restaurant with healthy, fresh hot and cold meals.
Interested? Amon is the exclusive recruitment partner for this role. Please contact Cleo Van Daele (clv@amon.be) for more information.
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Analytics Lead @ Ardo
Ardo started its activities in the 1950s as a farmer and trader of vegetables on the family farm in Ardooie. In 1977, this location became the location for Ardo's first production unit. The continuous expansion of production and sales units throughout Europe makes Ardo the European leader in fresh-frozen vegetables, fruit and herbs. The organization is an established name in the European market and is continuously committed to further growth and anchoring itself internationally. Ardo is also active in North America (VLM) and they can further respond to the desired climates per continent. The focus remains on the three customer segments: Retail, Foodservice and Industry.
The organization states 4,000 people employed in 17 production sites in 8 different countries, in particular Western and Southern Europe and the US. The family business (100% family-owned by the Haspeslagh family) is a sales organization active worldwide in 100 countries and has a turnover of 1.4 billion euros. The brand name Ardo stands for quality, service, flexibility and innovation.
Ardo's mission and baseline is: “We preserve what nature gives us.” Ardo wants to provide an answer to the growing demand for nutritious, plant-based foods. Now and in the future. The organization believes in preserving the best of nature for future generations, providing fresh-frozen plant-based foods while minimizing the impact on the planet.
Ardo's Sustainability strategy consists of five pillars: agronomy, efficient use of raw materials, food safety, quality and innovation; the employees and Ardo's community. This know-how enables the organization to respond to new trends and needs by bringing innovative products to the market that meet the strictest safety and quality standards.
Ardo is always proactively looking for solutions to more sustainable agricultural production methods. This ambition has translated into MIMOSA-program, which stands for Minimum Impact & Maximum Output Sustainable Agriculture. Ardo has been elected for 18 years VOKA Charter for Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Ardo was elected as the Company of the Year in 2018. It received this commendable recognition because of its strategic, innovative, internationally expansive, sustainable and family entrepreneurship. In 2025 they also officially became a Great Place To Work ®.
In September 2021, a hypermodern new head office named “Rootbox”, opened in Ardooie, which further underlines the ambition of the organization. The name refers to the combination of the daily activity of vegetable processing and the deep-rooted family ties. This energy neutral building is a meeting and experience space and also houses a brand new demo kitchen.