AGC R&D Strategic Analyst, Ypsilanti, MI

AGC R&D Strategic Analyst, Ypsilanti, MI

Job Type
Full-time
Posting Date
December 6, 2017
Location of Position

Ypsilanti, MI

Company Summary

AGC Automotive Americas (AGCAA) is a leading supplier of automotive glazing for the OEM and aftermarket industries and is part of the AGC Group, the largest global glass supplier employing more than 50,000 worldwide in approximately 30 countries.

AGC is seeking an enthusiastic and passionate Strategic Analyst (SA) for its automotive division in Ypsilanti, MI. The SA is responsible for quantitatively building business cases for early-stage R&D projects, assembling intelligence and drawing insights, and contributing to the company’s roadmap and long-term goals by proposing recommendations based on the responsibilities above.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the development of R&D objectives
  • Create quantifiable early-stage R&D project business cases given market intelligence Develop, propose, and implement workflow to analyze business cases for new R&D products
  • Participate in business strategy development related to current and future products
  • Contribute to creation of project plans
  • Assembling intelligence and drawing insights about competitors, the industry, customers, and end-consumers
  • Utilize marketing tools to gain and maintain market intelligence
  • Contribute to an intelligence portfolio (opportunities, offerings, and capabilities)
  • Participate in meetings across functional teams on defined business strategy deep dives
  • Identify and track relevant industry trends and global macro-trends
  • Draw insights between results and business situation, market dynamics, and consumer trends
  • Build effective relationships across multiple departments in the organization
  • Design, implement and regularly deliver dashboards and other reporting, complete with actionable insights and recommendations
Position Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field, or in a quantitative discipline (Master’s preferred)
  • 3-5 years’ experience in Marketing or New Product Development environment (5-10 years preferred)
  • Working experience developing and implementing market strategy
  • Ability to work with customers, internal stakeholders, vendors, external partners, etc.
  • Strong ability to discover, collect, and evaluate market, customer, end-consumer, industry, and emerging technology information
  • Ability to understand and communicate complex market issues in a concise manner
  • Experience working with both technical and non-technical teams on product innovation
  • Ability to understand the basics of and importance of a wide range of technical areas
  • Strong experience with Microsoft Office, in particular:
  • Strong skills in Excel, including complex formulas and dependencies, PivotTables and PivotCharts, and dashboard generation
  • Strong PowerPoint presentation skills, including presenting complex data in simple and easy-to-digest formats
  • Ability to travel up to 20%, domestically and internationally
Required Experience
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We offer a competitive compensation package including base salary, structured bonus plan, comprehensive benefits and opportunities for career advancement.

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Equal Opportunity Employer – To be considered applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.