Market Intelligence Analyst

Market Intelligence Analyst

Are you a skilled and strategic professional who focuses on gathering, analyzing, and interpreting market data and trends to inform critical business decisions? Here is an opportunity as Market Intelligence Analyst at our Global Competency Centre in Chennai.
What does your day to day work look like?
We are in search of a colleague who will be supporting the Market Intelligence Manager and Group Strategy and M&A team by providing in-depth market analysis, macroeconomic tracking, competitive intelligence, peer benchmarking, and background research on interesting M&A targets, i.e. company profiling.
Your Primary Task Involves:

• Market Analysis: Conduct thorough market research to identify trends and opportunities.
• Data mining and analysis: Clean, process and analyse data from various sources and apply data mining techniques to identify patterns, trends, and correlations to extract meaningful insights.
• Data visualization: . Create insightful visualizations using tools like Qlik, Tableau, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint or similar to present findings
• Competitive Intelligence: Monitor and analyse competitors' activities and strategies.
• M&A research: Identify potential M&A targets and prepare company profile incl. financial matrix and key performance indicators.
• Strategic Insights: Develop and deliver strategic insights and recommendations.
• File Management: Maintain and update market intelligence databases, file management and SharePoint. These mainly include EHV manufacturing database, Cable Laying Vessel database, EHV cable demand and award news, M&A target database
• Reporting: Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations to communicate findings.
• Collaboration: Work closely with team members and other departments to gather information.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on industry trends and improve research methodologies. Support continuous improvement of NKT market intelligence process and toolset.
• Ad-Hoc tasks: Handle ad-hoc tasks and projects as required to support Group Strategy and M&A team in strategic initiatives.

What we look for?

• 2-5 years of experience in market research, competitive intelligence, or a related field
• Technical proficiency: Experienced user of Microsoft Office Suite products. Proficiency in using market intelligence tools, databases, and software for data analysis and processing.
• Proficiency in programming language such as Python, R, or SQL
• Analytical skills to analyse the complex data sets and good communication skills.
• Research Proficiency: can do primary and secondary research well.
• Data processing: Experience with data mining, effective use of search engines, and using AI to expand search scope and quality
• Interpersonal skills to work efficiently with team members as this is a highly networked role that requires an ability to work in a time-sensitive situation and to meeting deadlines.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Qlik, Tableau, Power BI) is preferred
• Additional experience in the following industry sectors: Energy (systems), Power Transmission, Renewables, Power Cable, Offshore Installation, Market Research are welcomed.

At NKT we believe in empowering our team members to thrive both personally and professionally. Our commitment to work-life balance extends beyond mere words; it’s woven into the fabric of our company culture. Whether you’re working from home or collaborating in our vibrant office spaces, we prioritize flexibility, well-being, and harmony. Because when our team members flourish, so does our innovation and growth.
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We will review applications continuously, but we recommend you apply no later than 31st Jan 2025.
Be aware that personality and cognitive tests might be included in the recruitment process.