Senior/Specialist, Market Intelligence & Economics
Job Description
- Prepare the regular market and industry outlook analysis reports, monitor industry pricing, production plant operations and margin developments across regions
- Maintain structural integrity and accuracy of Market Intelligence databases (MI Database), upload with latest updates from relevant sources, and ensure availability for planning purposes, i.e. pricing reference & business planning
- Assist Market Intelligence Manager to participate in market updates discussions at price setting meetings and presentation / sharing sessions to various teams
- Provide trainings on usage access to various Market Intelligence tools, databases, procedures and information sources
- Coordinate and control subscription requests / renewals with various stakeholders in accordance to procedures, and maintain updated registry on reports procured
- Maintain electronic Market Intelligence library for knowledge management and ensure that sharing of online intelligence is compliant with all licensing agreements
- Gather & validate market intelligence through active interactions & collaborations with various levels of Sales & Marketing, Business Controlling and Pricing functions
- Assist Market Intelligence in organizing projects and take lead in projects from time to time
- Monitor and track competitor landscape analysing major competitors’ strategies to support strategic direction of Borouge
- Support company strategy development and updates with accurate and up-to-date market intelligence information and insights
Business Plan General Guidelines & Assumptions
- Source, collate and validate forecast data (MI Database) on macro-economic indicators, polyolefin-related supply / demand balance for business planning /strategic activities
- Prepare and provide competitor positioning, validate market size and market share information
- Support the Market Intelligence Manager to prepare the analysis and writing of outlook in the Guidelines and Assumptions document and presentation support pack
Minimum Qualifications
- University degree or higher in Economics, Business, Engineering, or related discipline
Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- Business or marketing experience
- Good insights of petrochemical market dynamics and economics
- Understanding on markets, competitors, value chain and macro-economic analysis
- Minimum 2 – 5 years of related work experience in data analysis, report writing, business consulting and database management
- Strong business writing skills
- Strong presentation, communication and interpersonal relationship skills
- Excellent command of spoken and written English and understanding of Chinese will be of added advantage
