Senior Research Analyst

The Role: To strengthen our team, we are looking to hire an analyst for Eastern European and Middle East Africa (MEA) Vehicle Production.

The Impact: As a Vehicle Analyst in the MHCV team you will support the development and maintenance of detailed and up-to-date forecasts on the dynamics of the European & MEA medium & heavy commercial vehicles sales/production environment supporting the needs of top OEMs and Supplier clients.

Roles & Responsibilities:

•    Researching and analyzing the commercial-vehicle production in European and Middle East/Africa. 
•    Presenting the regional forecast to clients in custom reports and intelligence briefings.
•    Using specialized knowledge of the commercial-vehicle market in the region to enrich the S&P Global Automotive databases and cascade actionable information to other teams requiring commercial-vehicle analysis within S&P Global.
•    Understanding and applying our forecast methodologies; effectively utilizing our tools and data sources to form sound forecast conclusions; Supporting forecast assumptions with clients in a constructive manner.
•    Specific production forecast tasks will relate to commercial-vehicle output in the region and include working with our other truck analysts to determine overall levels of new-vehicle demand; understanding and predicting shifts in specific manufacturer build rates; and anticipating demand for specific vehicle nameplates. 
•    Providing commentary with analysis and rationale supporting vehicle forecasting. 
•    Networking with key contacts in the automotive industry to validate data.
•    Ensuring that all services for which responsibility is held are produced and maintained at the highest quality levels and consistently delivered on a timely basis 
•    Providing analytical support to clients both face to face and virtually.
•    Develop relationships with supplier and OEM contacts.  

 
Qualification & skills:

•    The minimum requirement is a university undergraduate degree in business, economics or a form of mechanical/electrical engineering. Business and economics would be preferable.
•    A successful candidate would usually have 1-3 years of experience executing market research activities for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 automotive component supplier. Other areas of experience could be in direct vehicle production forecasting activities for an automotive forecast/analysis firm or a consulting company focused on the automotive vertical. Another area could be a candidate which has direct automotive component purchasing experience with a vehicle manufacturer.
•    Fluency in English is a must, written and spoken at a business level. 
•    An additional language (Russian or Arabic) would be of advantage in this role.
•    Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office to include expertise in Excel and PowerPoint.
•    Organizational skills that demonstrate the ability to handle multiple tasks and to effectively prioritize under pressure towards tight deadlines.
•    Strong analysis skills and the ability to assess and interpret information.
•    Strong database manipulation skills.
•    Well-developed relationship building skills. 
•    Strong communication skills to include writing, interpersonal and listening as well as presentation skills gained with audiences.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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