Senior Market and Competitive Industry Analyst

Hyundai KIA America Technical Center, Inc (HATCI) is looking for a Senior Market Analyst at our Ann Arbor, MI facility that will do the following but not limited to:

• Market Analysis coordination, execution, and reporting of the Automotive industry in U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil
• Lead key internal reports - Sales, Auto Shows, Trends, OEM Summaries, Segment Overviews
• Prepare technical reports and present findings to Senior Management.
• Monitor current Economic and Automotive Industry indicators
• Lead and coordinate Benchmarking activities and reports internal to HATCI:
  
  
  
  • Arrange for vehicle rental or acquisition and establish internal benchmarking schedule within Product Planning and with functional teams
  • Work with functional teams to establish property needs and timing needs
  • Prepare technical reports and present findings to senior management. At a minimum, provide format for summary reporting to functional teams, collect summaries, compile summaries (back-end of report), create overview (front-end of report), and coordinate presenters to senior management
  
  
  
  
• Collaborate within other Product Planning teams:
  
  
  
  • Light Vehicle planning team in identifying competitive set, target customers, and possible impacts on current and future vehicles and industry trends
  • Advanced Technology & Innovation team in identifying possible impacts on future Product Strategy & Technology trends.
  • Support Cross-line Planner on wide-ranging studies focused on features/technology/execution strategies across corporate & brand lineups
  • Consult with Sales Affiliates on appropriate responses
  
  
  
  
• Data analysis expertise in data manipulation, observations, insights, recommendations and reporting with experience in:
  
  
  
  • Creating advanced powerpoint presentations which tell the industry story
  • Handling data sets: mTab, excel, SPSS, pivot tables
  • Automotive data: AutoPacific, IHS, Bloomberg, IQS, CR, KBB, Edmunds, other
  
  
  
  
• Investigate media and customer responses to understand "soft" issues related to Vehicles, Powertrain, Technologies, and Features
• Attend & integrate learnings from appropriate auto shows, and industry conferences
• Manage longer and in-depth projects, alongside quick-hit ad hoc requests.
  
  
  
  • Embrace new projects (areas outside of expertise) comfort with some level of ambiguity
  • Willingness to switch focus to assist with team initiatives/deliverables, contribute to group work/reports
  • Willingness to manage approval process and work within corporate systems, ask for assistance, ask questions, follow formats
  
  
  
  
• Possible travel up to 20% of time domestically and internationally

What We Offer:

• Zero-dollar employee premiums on Medical, dental, and vision for you and your family
• 100% employer-paid disability and Life insurance
• Generous paid Time Off including vacation, sick, and abundant holidays
• A Global Environment that fosters diversity
• Competitive Salaries
• Retirement savings and planning benefits
• Flexible work hours, and hybrid work schedule options
• Access to Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in appropriate Engineering, Business, Data Science, Social Science or other applicable field of study
• 5-10+ years of experience in Industry Analysis, Benchmarking, Innovation, Market Research, or Product Planning, ideally in the automotive industry
  
  
  
  • Some automotive experience, including but not limited to: Vehicle evaluation, component testing or teardown, competitive intelligence, program management, customer research, forecasting, strategic planning, quality, vendor management
  • Experience with data analysis. Particularly valuable would be experience with: IQS, NVCS, AutoKnowledge, AutoSource, AutoPacific, mTab and secondary research
  • Expert level of PowerPoint. Comfortable with Excel including pivot tables
  • Proven communication skills, report development, coordination of cross-functional teams, and presentation skills
  
  
  
  
• Valid Driver's License and satisfactory driving record
• Candidates applying for positions with Hyundai Kia must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
• HATCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled and Veteran. VEVRAA Federal contractor