Specialist - Research - Chemicals

Exp : 5 - 9 Years

JOB SUMMARY:

- It is for a CHEMICALS Research Specialist role

- The candidate should have industry knowledge from a business/market research perspective and will perform secondary research focusing on CHEMICALS AND ENERGY - topics such as industry trends, market sizing and opportunities, competitor intelligence, benchmarking, financial analysis.

- Knowledge of market dynamics; key industry players; the critical metrics for evaluating company performance; and the structure of companies- operations are all necessary.

- Passion for and understanding of the Chemicals-Energy industry: understanding of key industry trends and challenges; the value chain and how product reaches market; company financial value drivers; key players; opportunities in developed and emerging markets; and customer trends.

- This role is in our Bangalore-based Research India team, which is a team of 60+ researchers covering all our industries and business lines globally.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Perform secondary research and assist with supporting CHEMICALS AND ENERGY research needs on key topics as highlighted above.

- Manage and perform complex research across CHEMICALS AND ENERGY topics when needed utilizing different sources and advanced secondary research techniques (desk research, interviews of subject matter experts). This includes in-depth research on geographic and/or horizontal segment trends, competitors, industry market trends and issues, and relevant technology topics.

- Provide support to consultants and local research team in the use of internal and external resources, information sources and services.

- Conduct in-depth reference interviews with customer to identify key questions to be addressed and the nature and purpose of the deliverable.

- Develop relationships with executives and market secondary research services to those executives, both orally and through written communication.

- Identify new sources of relevant content and contribute to evaluations of external content for acquisition.

- Development of CHEMICALS AND ENERGY topic expertise and knowledge as well as deep understanding of relevant specialty sources.

- Actively participate in general cross-team responsibilities e.g. participating in Research workgroups at local, regional or global level etc.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS :

- A bachelor's degree from a good college/university.

- A full-time post-graduate degree/qualification MBA/PGDM is a must.

- Need to be fluent in business English (spoken and written)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS :

- A full-time post-graduate degree/qualification MBA/PGDM is a must.

- Minimum of 1+ years (max 3 years) business research experience years of business and competitor research experience, preferably in a consulting or IT services environment, IT services industry analyst firm, and or demonstrated equivalent skill.

- Exposure to specific industry segment(s) in CHEMICALS AND ENERGY.

- Work experience collaborating in a team of research professionals.

- Understanding of business and economics issues at large.

- Working with senior executive customers, who are the high end users of the research output.

- Experience of writing reports, and presentation slides for delivery to internal and external audience.

- Experience with alternative modes of research delivery/data visualization tools also a plus (e.g., Power BI etc.).