Strategic Market Analyst (Temporary)

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About NCH

Founded in 1919, NCH Corporation is a global leader in water, lubrication and industrial maintenance products and services, and one of the largest companies in the world to sell such products through direct marketing. We have over 6,000 employees, with branch offices and manufacturing plants located on six continents. We distribute in more than 50 countries with over 200,000 customers, and our outlook for growth in the market remains strong.

About this position

The Global Industrial Platform team aspires to make NCH a global leader in the Industrial parts cleaning sector within the next 5 years.

You will work as part of the Global Industrial Platform team in developing our understanding of the North American market and strategic opportunities within it for NCH.

You will work directly with colleagues in the team during the project who are based internationally.

What you will do

NCH Corporation seeks to understand the North American market for NCH Industrial. The primary goal is to expand our market share in North America from the current base with one distributor partner. The purpose of this research is to provide a market analysis and identify a shortlist of target organisations to open discussions with on a potential distributor relationship.The project requires a comprehensive mapping and evaluation of suitable companies with significant scale in their sales channels and a complementary product offering to NCH's parts cleaning machines and industrial maintenance chemicals.

• Deliver a summary market analysis on the trends, competitors and strategic opportunities for NCH within the parts cleaning and adjacent verticals in North America
• Partner with subject matter experts in the Global Industrial Platform team to identify adjacent target markets for scanning for potential distributor partners
• Definition of a long list of targets including rationale for evaluation/review/adjustment with the VP Global Industrial Platform & CEO, NCH Corporation
• Delivery of a target shortlist with deeper strategic insight/analysis on each identified target
• Collaborate with global colleagues to convert this data to actionable insight to further the performance of NCH Industrial

Who you are

• Always delivers on-time, in-full and to the appropriate quality, regardless of the obstacles
• Willingness to get "hands dirty" to drive results
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and convey marketing objectives
• Analytical/Strategic: Ability to analyze data and derive/interpret insights to enable strategy creation to improve NCH Industrial performance
• Strong project management skills to ensure timely execution and delivery of marketing campaigns and initiatives
• Instills trust: gains the confidence of others through integrity, honesty, and authenticity
• Detail-oriented: Keen attention to detail to ensure accuracy and quality of outputs
• Adaptability: Ability to adapt to the cultural and business practices of different countries and regions globally

What you have experienced

• Bachelors' degree in Business, Strategy or a related field is required, Master's is preferred
• Preferable to have exposure to or experience in similar/adjacent industries to NCH Corporation
• Proven track record of communicating high quality analysis that contributes to strategy development
• Fluent English required
• Specific skills required: Excel (Advanced - vlookup etc.), Powerpoint and Tableau

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.