Research Analyst/Senior Research Analyst - Chemicals

We are looking at hiring candidates with their expertise across C.A.S.E. (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants & Elastomers) and in particular Construction Materials research. Relevant experience on any construction/ processing industries are considered. Please go through the below Job description for more details :

BU : Chemicals, Materials and Nutrition (CMN)

Program Area : C.A.S.E. & Construction

Title : Research Analyst/ Senior Research Analyst

Location : Chennai/Pune/Mumbai

Key Responsibilities :

- Create reports and contribute to consulting projects related to C.A.S.E. (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants & Elastomers), and in particular Construction Materials.

- Help to support our clients by responding to client queries and ad hoc requests.

- Conduct primary and secondary research. Interact with executives from corporates, government & public sector enterprises, and other specialists in the ecosystem to understand and analyze market trends and conduct a minimum of 10 successful detailed primary interactions per report. Willingness to work across different time zones (North America, APAC & Europe).

- Continuously monitor the market, and provide insightful quantitative and strategic analysis to our clients through research reports by performing estimates on market sizes and forecasting.

- Collate, dissect and analyze data to conduct opportunity analysis, competitive benchmarking and strategic recommendations for business growth.

- Interact with executives from corporates, government & public sector enterprises, and other specialists in the ecosystem to understand and analyze market trends. To identify and benchmark companies in the industry for their best practices.

- Contribute to articles, white papers and webinars/presentations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

- Background in chemicals and materials or interest in architecture preferred

- Strong ability to acquire, analyze and manage information

- Must possess good database and Internet research capabilities

- Ability to analyze annual reports of companies in detail

- Ability of multi-tasking with a quick grasp of industry knowledge

- Confident in interpretation of data and analysis. Excellent command of Microsoft Excel

- Inquisitiveness to learn new concepts related to cross-industry topics and flexibility to work across industries, if required

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Comfortable speaking to senior executives within client organizations

- Self-starter with strong ability to work independently

- Good organizational, time management and project management skills

- Adept at creating compelling PowerPoint Presentations

Qualifications and Experience :

Experience : 2 - 5 Years

Bachelors : Bachelors in Chemicals, Material Science, B.E/B.Tech in Chemical, Polymer Technology, Architectural or Civil Engineering

Masters preferred : MBA/ Master's in a relevant subject