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Job Vacancy Details
Market Insight Executive
Financial Services
Hampshire
Permanent ⁄ £34000
Updated October 28, 2008
For this Market Insight Executive role with Hampshire based Financial Services organisation, you will be required to:
Build advantage for the company through analysis of the competitive environment, with a particular emphasis on market and company/competitor analytics to drive business strategy.
Develop and communicate insight into current or prospective stakeholders : commercial customers, competitors, distributors, strategic partners or other organisations - in the form of individual company analysis, segment analysis or industry-wide overviews. Key emphasis on forming a view of strategic implications and options, with projections for business opportunities. This analysis should be set in the context of an in-depth understanding of the marketplace and competitive environment, gained through secondary research.
Proactively co-ordinate inputs from expert resources across the organisation and externally. Work closely with colleagues to define actions.
Take responsibility for producing reports for executive audiences, identifying key issues and their implications for the company. Mix of regular reporting and ad hoc project work, the latter usually for senior audiences and to tight deadlines.
Provide analysis and synthesis of data and knowledge drawn from research, either through written reports or presentations.
Support requests for information and analysis from UK, European or Global colleagues.
Role Dimensions
Working within a team of insight experts focused on personal and commercial insurance markets.
Providing coaching and support to other members of the team.
Project budget oversight and management as directed by the Head of Customer Insight
Who we're looking for
To be successful in this role you will be of graduate calibre.
Holding or prepared to work towards a professional business, marketing or finance qualification.
Demonstrable background in insurance preferable
Knowledge
Analysis of company report & accounts, FSA Returns, analyst reports and other sources.
Secondary research into competitive environment.
Competitor benchmarking.
Use of reporting and presentation packages.
Skills & Competencies
Highly numerate :
Company/competitor analysis.
Quantitative analysis.
'Core' consulting skills, I.e. critical reasoning, logical thinking and issues analysis.
Networking, influencing and negotiation skills.
Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines for project work.
Comfortable working in a heavily networked environment across internal organisational boundaries.
About our client
Market leading Financial Services provider with growing business function - offering excellent developmental opportunities at this exciting time
What's on offer
Competitive salary and package for the right candidate.
Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 1932 264 000.
Job Ref: 13006590
Your application will be sent to Gemma Leppard.
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