Frost & Sullivan - Team Leader/Industry Manager - Visionary Science - Chemical/Materials & Food

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today's market participants. We are a research and consulting company with a team of analysts who evaluate the impact of industry, economic, technology and market trends on business growth and future opportunities. For more information, please visit: http://www.frost.com

Research Manager/Industry Manager - Visionary Sciences (Chemicals, Food and Materials)

Location: Chennai

Role:

- Developing research service plans, reviewing research service deliverables and managing the overall research activities for the Chemicals, Food and Materials domain.

- Providing guidance to the team members in their research activities and mentoring them for growth in their respective domains/functional areas.

- Actively contribute to research services in an individual capacity by delivering research services, consulting engagements, strategic insights into emerging technologies and regular monitoring of the concerned and connected markets.

Key Responsibilities:

- Strategic Vision - Collaborate with peers/seniors in the Chemicals, Food and Materials teams across locations to outline the research services, create an overall business plan for research along with delivery schedules, and manage the deliverables against the planned milestones.

- Research Leadership - Manage research teams and ensure timely delivery of research reports and other deliverables from initial scoping discussions to completion. Review the research content/deliverables from the team for integrity and provide strategic and tactical guidance to enhance their quality. Actively lead and participate in research discussions with key market participants to build and enhance the domain knowledge of the overall team.

- Team Development - Lead, mentor and motivate junior consultants & analysts; educate the team on relevant analytical tools and frameworks, promote innovative ideas and develop/implement research/consulting best practices/processes, and keep the team updated on emerging trends and technologies in the industry.

- Business Development - Work closely with the sales teams/account managers to create business goals, communicate research schedules and deliverable plans to sales teams, build and nurture strategic customer relationships, identify potential customers for business development, and create impactful sales pitches

- Domain Expertise - Act as an industry expert and advisory function, present in conferences/Knowledge Partnership, interact with industry associations, and leverage his/her expertise in providing continuous cutting-edge strategic market insights on the any or/all of the program areas.

- Internal Development - Contribute to Frost & Sullivan's consulting offering, standards and processes.

Qualification & Experience:

- Previous consulting/ lead analyst experience within a Consulting or Advisory business environment and with a thorough understanding of market research/consulting methodologies, strategy development and marketing tools.

- Previous experience of mentoring, training and inspiring a team of Consulting/Research professionals is a must.

- Should possess relevant experience of 8 - 12 years in areas covering Chemicals And Materials used across industries including Paints & Coatings, Mobility & Infrastructure, Building & Construction, Energy, Lightweight Materials, And Utilities; Food And Agriculture including Nutritional & Functional Ingredients, Specialty Ingredients, Agrochemicals, Animal Feed Ingredients, and Enabling Technologies; and Personal Protective Equipment markets.

- Candidates with BD/ sales/ Production experience from relevant Industry or from a consulting industry with a relevant post graduate qualification (M.Tech, M.Sc, MBA) will be preferred.

- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with business fluency in English language.