Description

You will provide marketing divisions with an in depth understanding of their target customers, and how to most effectively communicate with them about new product launches. Provide insights from consumer feedback on positioning, features, technologies, messaging, advertising, sales and service concepts, and other relevant business issues

Additional Description

Market Research Project Execution

Plan, conduct primary market researches compliance to methodologies, and cross-functionally coordinate with global and local teams.

Develop sample plan, questionnaires, and support stimuli development and review process.

On-site coordination with partners and vendors for research fielding, qualitative interviews, and workshops; Support set-up, and quality management.

Provide customer data and insights to support future strategic discussion. Full engagement in cross functional teamwork with forecasting, portfolio, and propulsion planning.

Independently perform desktop research, and data analysis on primary and secondary research data.

Interpret customers' data into market insights and future industry trends.

Create research report timely and communicate key findings effectively with external / internal team members.

Support function / program team review

Manage own work against a project plan to ensure superior deliverables

Select appropriate methods for collecting and analyzing customer data, and develop informed recommendations that shape or support the business strategy

Interact with and / or lead cross-functional teams of internal and external constituents to develop and drive customer-centric initiative

Build and contribute market research domain thought leadership for use by GM organization

Apply a global and diverse perspective to problem solving

Produce a high-quality work product and collaborate with others to deliver superior deliverables

Market and Industry fact-base

Understand the automotive business, follow sector trends and learn leading practices

Recognize technology as a business enabler

Research industry and value chain dynamics and landscapes

Develop and share reusable assets that can be readily applied to new projects

Understand how business functions operate and how sector trends impact business

Address business challenges in the intersection of process and technology

Analysis

Diagnose a problem, conduct analysis, and develop solutions for business problems

Build and contribute domain thought leadership for use by GM organization

Select appropriate methods for collecting and analyzing data, and develop informed recommendations that shape or support the business strategy

Address business challenges in the intersection of process and technology

Apply a global and diverse perspective to problem solving

Understand how business functions operate and how sector trends impact business

Communication

Articulate thoughts and ideas in a clear and composed manner to instill confidence in leadership teams

Present a cogent idea or case using clear and concise messaging, and support using appropriate data and tools

Deliver key messages with clarity, confidence and poise to instill confidence in leadership team

Organize insights and define a logical flow to tell a story when presenting recommendations

Requirement

2-4 years of management consulting or market research experience OR 4-6 years of relevant industry experience

MBA from a top-tier institution (preferred, not a must)

Fluency in Mandarin and English (required)

Demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects

Demonstrated leadership potential and team-building abilities

Emerging business development skills

Proven capabilities for team development and coaching

Proven core consulting skills including: slide design, document story lining, problem solving, analytics, modelling

Technical skills: strong written and oral communications ability, foster open dialogue amongst the team, strategic thinking, strong organizational capability

Professional skills: strong networking ability, client management, team management

Solid history of professional and personal achievements

Strong analytical skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Deep knowledge of the industry preferred not a must

Final level to be determined based on the candidate's

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