Business Support Analyst Aftermarket (m/f) Job Listing at Tenneco in Edenkoben, Rheinland-Pfalz

Position summary:

Answer to the company's needs of information, focusing on D-A-CH market, by using studies (documentaries, qualitative and quantitative) made or supervised by the BSA him/herself. The BSA is the single point of contact between local functions and HQRS and directly reporting to the Sales Marketing Director.

Main responsibilities:

• Collect information and statistical data on the markets, the customers and the competitors (business intelligence) / Conduct pro-active local industry competitor research, present outcomes, strive for field implementation where appropriate
• Improve/ Suggest improvements to local processes where possible
• Filter, develop, translate, refine and communicate sales ideas from the sales managers
• Develop business support tools (reports, presentations, lists, summaries, overviews…) for sales growth retention, customer negotiations, sales/ marketing events
• Follow-up on requests and descend feedback/ solutions to local team
• Carrying out reporting qualitative studies in relation to the BMA (business market analysis) updates.
• Carrying out quantitative studies as:
  • Cross analysis of market trend and data with the company and customer forecasts
  • calculation and simulation of company's market share and its competitors
  • participation to the strategic vision study and setting up key factors of variance
  • Sales data preparation and communication

• Elaborate all or some parts of a requirement book in order to setup or order any studies (methodology, scheduling, costs)
• Follow- up on the product portfolio
  • Contact to internal Product Management teams market implementation new product lines
• Set-up with the finance department the process planning and the following of the AOP customer contracts
  • maintain the calculation model and AOP/ SBP reporting model

• Advertising, sales promotion
  • in relation with the communication/marketing department and the company engineering divisions :
    • Follow specific conferences
    • Respond to the cutaway analysis coming from automotive newspapers in order to promote our brands
    • Participate to the organization of motor shows

• Benchmark analysis in relation with engineering/product management departments

• Salesforce.com supervision and usage analysis: further professionalize team in- and output

Profile:

• Degree in economics
• First work experience is desirable
• Team player
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in German and English
• Good knowledge of MS Office and Lotus Notes; SAP knowledge is a plus
• Very good knowledge in MS Access
• Business acumen
• Flexible
• Customer friendly
• Excellent analytical skills
• Likes dealing with figures