STRATEGIC & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST - M/F

Description de l'offre

Solvay is an international chemistry group with strong growth ambitions and highly engaged in the environment. Regrouping 30 000 collaborators, we have offices all over the world. Our sense of excellence and innovation encourage us to always ask more chemistry. If you aspire to the same goals, join us!

Solvay's Global Business Unit “Soda Ash & Derivatives” is currently recruiting a Strategic & Business Intelligence analyst to strengthen its Strategy and Business Intelligence team in Paris. The Global Business Unit, with about 3 500 employees and an annual turnover around EUR 1.5 billion, is global leader in the production and commercialization of sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, serving customers in the g-Glass, Agro Feed & Food, Consumer goods & Healthcare, and Resource & Environment markets.

Mission:

You will be a key contributor to the business' understanding of the market (demand growth, end-use segmentation, etc.) and the competitive landscape (competitors watch, capacity additions follow-up…), and participate in special projects aligned with the GBU goals. This position provides support to all the aspects of the strategic process and also to the marketing & sales team.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES:

Develop strong insights on market evolution (supply/demand)

· Contribute to building a robust long term supply/demand view by improving proprietary models to forecast market trajectories
· Develop market & business forecasts based on market segment, customer and publicly available competitor data.
· Conduct detailed marketing analysis (using primary and secondary research data), with a geographic or end-use focus, to support operational and strategic decision making
· Support the marketing & sales team organization in the establishment of negotiations campaign strategies and tactics
· Engage with the broader business intelligence and strategy community within Solvay to foster collaboration, support growth and guarantee the development of best practices within the GBU
Deliver and capture value

· Design, implement and deploy business and technology solutions
· Synthesize insights to present them in adequate format to C-level executives
· Suggest recommendations based on fact-based results & business acumen

Profil recherché

Qualifications :

Profile:
·  Degree in Engineering or Business Administration
·  Robust quantitative skills to develop operational models and data base analysis, rigorous and organized.
·  Strong analytical skills, understands complex issues, quickly absorbs information, and excels in conceptual and creative problem solving
·  Curious and digitally savvy, understands the value creation of new tools and technologies (masters the Office pack and ideally the Google suite)
·  Ability to synthesize and summarize complex issues in simple messages and comunicate with influence
·  Enjoys working with multicultural teams from different countries among the World (Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia...)

Languages:
·  Fluent in English;
·  French (and a third language) is a plus

Experience:
·  At least 3 years' experience in Strategy Consulting and/or Business analysis
·  Office Package (mostly Excel)
·  Experience at international chemical companies - Desirable

Main characteristics important for this position:

·  Flexibility, Rigor, Organized, Good Interpersonal relationship (team spirit)
·  Availability to travel (20-30%)

MAIN COMPETENCES:

·  Analytical Thinking / Information Gathering
·  Organizational Commitment
·  Impact & Influence
·  Teamwork
·  Flexibility
·  Planning & Organizing
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