Market Intelligence & Strategy Manager Job

Market Intelligence & Strategy Manager Jobs, Co-operative bank jobs

You are brilliant, you drive results in a big way and you get things done. You are self-driven and have great follow-through. You have cultivated your technical and soft skills and established a respect for real-time data and the importance of data in informing business decisions. You are highly analytical with a keen interest in finance and data analysis.

If this sounds like you then look no further; Co-operative Bank of Kenya, “The Kingdom Bank” is the ideal place for you, here, it can only get more exciting for you; as you get to stretch yourself to new horizons, with opportunities at every step of your career!

Reporting to the Head – Investor Relations & Strategy, the role holder will be required to work closely with leadership within the strategy team to inform strategic decision-making including insights into the market, customers and competitors.

He/she will also be responsible for strategic data and information, trend and scenario analysis, and other business analytics in support of strategic planning as well as providing actionable recommendations based on assessments of markets and competitors, both existing and potential.

Responsibilities

• Create and update comprehensive industry, competitor and customer models including, but not limited to market share, growth projections & trends and market forces.
• Perform thorough and systematic analysis of key industry trends; the general social economic and political environment, legal and regulatory issues, customers as well as current and potential competitors.
• Provide market and competitive insights through presentations and reports to the Executive Leadership Team and various internal management teams to allow effective strategic and tactical decision-making and implementation.
• Supply the market and competitive intelligence component of strategic planning and proactively make recommendations to management concerning key intelligence items that require further consideration.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of data sources, evaluating their credibility and potential utility and leverages them across the company where appropriate.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key internal customers to identify emerging needs and business challenges.
• Work with internal business customers to enhance their use of strategic analysis, market and competitor intelligence as well as collaborating internally to ensure market intelligence is shared with appropriate groups and individuals.
• Perform ongoing deep competitive analysis and act as competitive information hub across the organization as well as coaching all business leadership, providing support in formulation of individual department and business units strategies.
• Assist business heads in driving and optimizing improvement of key levers that will give the business a sustainable competitive advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or any analytical field with at least 5 years professional work experience in market research and strategy.
• Professional qualification in accounting or financial Analysis (CFA) will be an added advantage.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of designated markets and trends through reading reports, market research, data manipulation and financial modeling and analysis.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills twinned with an active and avid interest in finance.
• Good Communication skills both written and oral with ability to maintain detailed and accurate record of transactions and handle complex information with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to be a hands-on team player with ability to develop stories with data and facts.
• Ability to analyze data, information and situations for effective work performance with excellent attention to details and quality output.

How to Apply

If you fit the profile, then apply today! Please forward your application enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to jobs@co-opbank.co.ke indicating the job reference number BISM/FSD/2019 as the subject of your email by 22^nd March, 2019.

We are an equal opportunity employer.