Business Information Analyst

Job description / Role

Lead the gathering, consolidation, handling and analysis of all information research and knowledge development needs of both the Marketing and the Operations and Planning groups within the SBU*


• Knowledge Management:
– Develop specific databases of SBU information needs (customers, markets, competitors, production, trade, annual planned shutdowns, new capacity additions, and prices trends).
– Measure and evaluate customer satisfaction outside the standard periodic customer research done by Customer Service Department
– Competitive intelligences within the permeable limits of industrial intelligence
– Assume responsibility for day-to-day handling of the database
– Additional market sentiments through web mining / sending sources / inter-department discussions.
– Produce a wide range of specific data reports as required (e.g. market reports on a country)
– Provide guidance and frameworks for the analysis of data by other SBU members.
– Business intelligence system development and organization structure development.

• Strategy and Planning Support:
– Assist with all data and analysis needs for long term (e.g. 5-year) strategy preparation (e.g. consumption trends) as required
– Assist with all data and analysis needs for annual business planning as required
– Assist with all data and analysis needs for investment planning (e.g. price forecasts) as required
– Provide recommendations on market planning processes and annual marketing budgetary and mix plans.
– Delivers in-depth business, customer and marketplace assessment to support business plan development and identification of opportunity areas
– Directs and commissions new market assessment initiatives to inform or improve marketing strategies
– Delivers clear strategy for emerging product/ market opportunities based on broad market analysis.

*SBU : SABIC Business Unit

Requirements

• General Functions:
– Act as key interface for the SBU when working with external information companies (e.g. market research companies, publishing houses, external consulting companies and industry specific associations)
– Create recommendations on valuable publications to be purchased on line subscriptions, etc.
– Perform special assignments outside the key focus areas as required
– Primary research, descriptive study on specific business issues as required.

About the Company

SABIC is the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make the products on which the world has come to depend.

Ours is the largest and most reliably profitable public company in the Middle East with sound investor relations. This success is the result of our focus on three things: investment in local partnerships, the best research and technology programs, and an ambitious global growth strategy.

When it comes to making business decisions, we believe that our ethical commitments are just as important as economic factors. We are committed to good practices throughout our offices in the Middle East/Africa, Americas, Europe and Asia.