Job Requirements
The ideal candidate would be located near our Jasper, IN headquarters and work primarily from this location.
2-3 years of experience working in the office furniture industry.
Job Description
The Competitive Intelligence Analyst is responsible for becoming a competitive marketplace expert by gathering competitive insights and data and sharing with the broader organization.
Responsibilities:
- Gathers information on competitors, and analyzes their prices, discounting structure, marketplace promotions and methods of distribution and marketing to develop insights on the competition.
- Works with Category Managers, Product Line Specialists, Sales and A&D to identify and research key competitors
- Partners and collaborates with Product Marketing, Brand Marketing, Trade Marketing, SSM and Field Sales teams to extract competitive insights and to provide insightful tools
- Catalog competitive research findings in developed database for ease of use and delivery of information (Partners with IT and other work groups to identify/develop a competitive database tool)
- Develop relationship with Sales Leadership and selling team
- Provides competitive support to selling org on an as needed basis with direct communication
- Presents data, trends, research, and analysis in a variety of formats including reports, maps, charts, graphs, and graphics.
- Demonstrates the ability to articulate and present key market and competitor insights to the management team.
- Identifies potential opportunities for product enhancements, pricing strategy (promotion), life cycle management thru analysis and provides inputs to respective teams
- Delivers training on competitive positioning to new field sales/customer service/SSM team (Category Managers responsible for new introductions)
- Produces insights on an established cadence to a published location available to Sales team
Skills to Perform This Role:
- Self-motivated
- Analytical
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Trust-worthy
- People Skills
- Must be able to see the broader scope and think outside of the box
- Ability to work with a cross-functional team
- Ability to do marketplace travel
- Extensive industry knowledge
Technical Skills:
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications with advanced skills in Excel
Communication Skills:
- Ability to communicate with all levels within the organization.
- Ability to present from small to large settings
- Ability to present via face-to-face or virtually
Leadership Skills:
- Be a leader by example
- Take initiative
- Continuous improvement mentality
EEO Statement
Kimball International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All job seekers will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.
VISA Sponsorship
Kimball International, Inc. will not sponsor applicants for this position for employment/work visa status (e.g.. H-1B)