Senior / Specialist, Market Intelligence & Economics

About the Role: 

Reporting to the Manager, Market Intelligence, you are responsible for supporting the Sales & Marketing organization with high quality market intelligence material (timely reports and analysis) related to historical reporting and outlook on products, applications, geographies, and competitor analysis.

This position is based in Singapore

Key Accountabilities:

• 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

About You
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