Market Analyst
IMS Research

Sales & Marketing

Location: Wellinborough, Northants Region: Europe Job Category: Sales & Marketing

Position Type: Full-time

IMS Research was founded in the 1980's and has established itself as a highly regarded and trusted source of quality market intelligence.  The company has experienced remarkable growth throughout its history and has increased its revenues by 110% over the last three years.  Our clients operate in over 45 countries worldwide in most sectors of the electronics industry, including semiconductor, automotive, consumer, power and energy, communications, security, medical and industrial automation.  Today IMS Research has over 120 analysts across six locations: Austin, Texas, USA; Shanghai, China; YungHe City, Taiwan; Seoul, Korea; Tokyo, Japan, and the headquarters in Wellingborough, UK

We are seeking to recruit an experienced “Market Analyst” to join our fast growing and successful PV Research Group based in our UK offices.

We are looking for candidates with at least 1-2 years’ work experience in the solar PV sector. You should have a good degree in a numerate / technical subject such as: electronics / electrical / mechanical / telecommunication engineering, physics or business. 

As a Market Analyst at IMS Research you will work closely with customers at every stage of a project. The role involves:

• Project management of detailed market research reports with responsibility for the entire process, including identification of needs, planning, research, analysis and occasional client presentations. 
• Business development, notably telephone sales efforts to both existing and new customers.
• Contributing to the group’s overall sales and marketing efforts
• Significant travel (mostly international) and candidates must have a current passport and full driving license.
• Responsibility for the development of an “area of expertise” in a technical marketplace.

Your Profile

The successful applicant will require the following skills: 

• Excellent understanding of, and experience in the solar PV industry
• Highly numerate and comfortable manipulating and presenting statistics in a variety of formats.
• Ability to conduct in-depth research into both upstream and downstream PV markets with limited supervision and guidance
• Excellent communication skills and ability to spend significant time instigating and conducting telephone and in-person discussions with key industry stakeholders for both research and sales purposes.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Intermediate or advanced Excel skills with experience of producing spreadsheets, graphs and tables.
• Creative, inquisitive and persistent and enjoy solving analytical problems.
• Good project management skills.

You will participate in a series of in-house courses run by a mix of external consultants and internal personnel. We take the development of our staff seriously and throughout your career at IMS Research we will provide opportunities for personal growth and development.

A career at IMS Research will be both challenging and rewarding.

• An opportunity to work at a leading market research company.  You can instantly impact on our success, working on live projects from the first week.
• A lively, informal and flexible work environment.
• Successful candidates are offered a competitive benefits package including profit share.
• The opportunity to progress in a rapidly expanding and dynamic company.
• Comprehensive in-house training program for all new recruits. 
• A competitive salary depending on experience.

Working hours are 8.30am – 5pm Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 4pm Friday (39 hours a week). Analysts are occasionally required to work longer hours when on business travel or at completion of a project.

First stage: Complete application process online and upload CV http://careers.imsresearch.com/JobDetails/910/Experienced_ Market_Analyst_Power_Energy_Renewable_U_ K_.html

Start date of successful candidate:  April 2012.

Work Permits

IMS Research is unable to employ anyone who does not have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to apply for work permits for individual jobs until all UK and European economic area of employment sources have been exhausted.

IMS Research was founded in the 1980's and has established itself as a highly regarded and trusted source of quality market intelligence. The company has experienced remarkable growth throughout its history and has increased its revenues by 110% over the last three years. Our clients operate in over 45 countries worldwide in most sectors of the electronics industry, including semiconductor, automotive, consumer, power and energy, communications, security, medical and industrial automation. Today IMS Research has over 120 analysts across six locations: Austin, Texas, USA; Shanghai, China; YungHe City, Taiwan; Seoul, Korea; Tokyo, Japan, and the headquarters in Wellingborough, UK