Job Description
The analyst is part of the vendor/market intelligence practice. The primary responsibility is to perform extensive research by engaging the senior management and analyst contacts at major product and service providers in the Enterprise software and services (BPO) space. Use sources of information (through Primay and secondary research) to identify various drivers for evaluating the provider community. Additional responsibilities include determining trends (internal and external environment) impacting the drivers, conducting competitive analysis of major suppliers in the industry, using strategic frameworks to determine competitive positioning, building analytical models based on the collected information. The analyst works closely with Director to track existing vendor categories and identify emerging categories. The role expects the analyst to quickly scale and establish himself as an authority in the assigned enterprise software category.
Responsibilities
Ability to effectively operate independently and in a team environment
In-depth knowledge on various strategic analysis tools
Holistic view on the overall Industry categories
Insights/market view of how stakeholders view the sourcing of each software or services category
Expectations of Industry stakeholders from Vendor intelligence report
Basic knowledge of the Enterprise SG&A processes and taxonomy
To continuously monitor the evolving trends/opportunities for Software/services purchase teams
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Track emerging trends including innovation and changing technological changes
Preferred Skills
Job
Should have knowledge in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Self-motivated, fast learner with the ability to operate independently
Understanding of global technology economics would be a plus
Personal
Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple client deliverables
Negotiation and persuasion skills are required to work with stakeholders
