Market Intelligence Analyst I (Part-time)

AeroVironment • Arlington, VA

6d • $23 - $32

About The Position

The Market Intelligence Analyst I (PT) serves as the focal point for collecting, evaluating, synthesizing and presenting market and competitive intelligence for the organization. This role develops and manages a systematic process for delivering the critical context to inform business decisions across the enterprise. The successful individual works closely with senior leaders to understand market drivers and provide template-based and ad hoc analyses. Responsible for performing research and providing insights regarding the market, trends, competitors, potential and existing customers, and current campaigns.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university program and working toward a degree in a related field.
• Between 0 - 2 years' work experience that includes analytical experience, including market and competitive research
• Proven proficiency with numbers and statistics, experience analyzing large amounts of data, and an ability to translate that data into business insight
• Must have basic familiarity with multiple research methodologies (qualitative and quantitative) and must have a general awareness of advanced analytics and their appropriate application to market research data
• Proficiency in computer operation and office software: Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills a must
• U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or asylee/refugee status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) required.
• This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to support market research projects, generate consumer and market insights, and tie these insights to actionable business recommendations
• Deep intellectual curiosity about emerging technologies and markets
• Must be organized, able to work both independently and within a team, with strong attention to detail and strong project management skills
• Strong analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Capacity to support numerous projects simultaneously
• Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
• Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
• Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
• Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company
• Secret or Top Secret clearance, or the ability obtain a clearance is desired.

Responsibilities

• Collect information relating to target markets, target customers, current & potential competitors from multiple sources & synthesize into clear, understandable insights that support superior decision-making
• Organize & update information so that anyone in the organization can find current content easily
• Engage all employees in identifying and reporting valuable market intelligence, including supplier, competitor, regulatory and customer information
• Proactively mine/analyze available data sources to further team understanding, develop hypotheses and identify insight
• Develop a broad and rich understanding of key industry/company trends by leveraging secondary data sources to help monitor and diagnose the brand/category and address business issues and information needs
• Closely interact and consult with relevant business functions to ensure objectives, data collection, and analysis support key priorities
• Create strong interconnections across multiple research efforts to deliver a holistic story for stakeholders
• Manage both internal and external resources/vendors to execute market research, data analysis, and reporting to ensure cost-efficient, accurate, and timely completion of projects
• Analyze market trends and incorporate findings into presentations, reports and white papers
• Review and evaluate data results collected to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness of research data and analysis
• Convert complex data and findings into understandable tables, graphs, and written reports
• Works on problems of limited scope.
• Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained.
• Applies company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.
• For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED