Market Intelligence Manager

About Us

SCHOTT is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass-ceramics. With more than 130 years of outstanding development, materials, and technology expertise, we offer a broad portfolio of high-quality products and intelligent solutions. SCHOTT is an innovative enabler for many industries, including home appliance, pharmaceutical, electronics, optics, life sciences, automotive, and aviation. The parent company, SCHOTT AG, is headquartered in Mainz (Germany) and is solely owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation. As a foundation company, SCHOTT assumes special responsibility for its employees, society, and the environment.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor selected key industries, competitors, and technologies and provide related intelligence
• Independently conduct market research – primary and secondary – related to existing or new business
• Set up and improve market data models, including forecasting and sizing for technological markets
• Execute market intelligence (MI) related projects for respective stakeholders
• Participate in lead conferences, if reasonable
• Manage the central information sharing platform in the regional context
• Master databases and market intelligence platforms at SCHOTT
• Escalate any issues that may arise to the Head of Global Market Intelligence
• Raise awareness about new providers to Head of Global Market Intelligence and coordinate testing and assessment of the test on own responsibility
• Lead negotiations and manage regional external providers in conjunction with the Head of Global Market Intelligence
• Closely collaborate with internal functions and business units to ensure knowledge and best practice sharing in market and competitive intelligence
• Actively support the Head of Global Market Intelligence in execution and coordination of regular MI Community meetings
• Critically review and optimize standing workflows, e.g., to semi-automate or automate processes through usage of AI
• Perform any other task that falls into the scope of market and competitive intelligence

Requirements

• University degree in Economics, Engineering, or a similar related field
• 3 to 5 years of experience in market/competitive intelligence, strategy, or market research in an international B2B environment
• Fluency in English (reading, writing, and oral communication)
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Ideally, first experience in data analysis tools (e.g., Power BI) and AI solutions for MI
• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen
• Self-driven and self-motivated

Benefits

• Excellent healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and vision
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Pet insurance
• Other supplemental benefits available upon election