Job Description

We are looking for a highly motivated Business Strategy Analyst to join Robert Bosch Tool Corporation to support our business strategy & market intelligence team! As Business Strategy Analyst, you will play a significant role in providing actionable insights to our internal clients, business units and sales force, to drive change in the marketplace.  

This is your opportunity to make a direct impact to the business while learning new skills and developing a comprehensive professional network across an international organization!

THIS POSITION IS A MIX OF DATA AND MARKETING ANALYSIS, AN INTERNAL CONSULTING TYPE OF POSITION, PARTNERING WITH THE BUSINESS TO PROVIDE MARKET INTELLIGENCE. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Manage all aspects of annual market sizing and share activities
  • Partnering with business units to gather market feedback
  • Perform company market intelligence survey and analyze results
  • Compile and analyze retailer and competitor developments (i.e. earnings reports, acquisitions, new product introductions)
  • Building a report comprised of actionable recommendations and supporting data results to inform key business decisions; Presenting results to internal clients
  • Create board level overview presentations on market development
• Participate in select strategy project including, but not limited, to:
  • Sales/Marketing projects
  • Operations improvement
  • M&A activity
• Prepare and assist in strategy workshops & war gaming sessions    
• Evaluate and size new market opportunities
• Edit and coordinate the publishing of the monthly market newsletter and economic trends. Life-cycle manage publication to bring new subscribers and improve content.
• Identify industry trends, competitor activities and new research methodologies
• Provide NA market feedback to world-wide organization for consolidation and regional insights.
• Work collaboratively with other Market Intelligence staff members to support the group’s mission

Qualifications

What does it take to be successful in this role?

Outstanding analysis, critical thinking, and modeling skills – you are a true partner to the business!

Comfort analyzing large data sets and explaining the results in a succinct manner to diverse audiences

Able to lead groups through discussions while capturing and updating figures in real-time

Strong project management, prioritization, and organizational skills and able to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

Communication/Presentation skills, including defending viewpoint with facts

Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with internal clients. You are a trusted advisor to a variety of cross-functional teams.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Business, Engineering or related field is required, along with 2-3 years of experience within a role using quantitative methods to access business opportunities
• Internal or external consulting experience preferred, ideally strategic planning and/or marketing strategy
• Strong proficiency in Excel, including financial modeling, ideally being able to speak to the data and its potential impact to the business
• This is an excellent opportunity to network across the organization! Ideally you have experience with preparing board level presentations (in PowerPoint), and are comfortable speaking to teams of all levels
• Knowledge of the Home Improvement and Hardware Industry
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, on-line research tools, and business intelligence software (such as Tableau)
• Experience in a fast-paced durable goods, technology, or CPG-type environment preferred
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed

Additional Information

BY CHOICE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO A DIVERSE WORKFORCE - EOE/PROTECTED VETERAN/DISABLED.

BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives

· FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)

· AWIM (A World In Motion)