Posted: 3/3/2010
Title: Competitive Intelligence / Assessment Manager
Location: Meriden, CT
Summary: Our industrial products serve industries ranging from hydrocarbon, chemical and food processing to construction and mining.This leadership position will be responsible for developing and implementing a competitive intelligence and competitive assessment program for technology and business positioning addressing all major HS competitors focusing on new business opportunities. Specifically the position will be responsible for focusing the CI/CA effort, for gathering the information, for analyzing the information, and generating recurring and special assessment documents/presentations. The position will work closely with companies Business Unit elements in the CI/CA activity and the companies technical community. In addition there will be interaction with CI/CA activity at sister companies as well.The position will manage 3-5 people and corresponding budget and report to the Manager of Systems and Technology.CI/CA results and reports will be presented to upper levels of leadership across the company.This position will be expected to create an investigate style and culture for CI/CA within the company and will develop a Standard Work Process for the companies CI/CA activities. This position will also lead Knowledge Management initiatives within the business, overseeing a KM infrastructure, and working to develop appropriate content and foster a knowledge management culture within our businesses.Bachelor degree in Business a minimum with a higher level degree a benefit and any post graduate focus on CI/CA a benefit Most successful candidate will have some demonstrated people management experience, will have demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work across a large, diverse company and in team environment, will be a self starter and can work to top level objectives, and will have had 10 years previous professional experience in CI/CA or closely parallel business activity.
Source: CI Radar
Topics: Competitive Intelligence, Competitor Research, Market Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence Firms