Global Market Operations Specialist

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep the factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

The Global Market Operations Specialist will be a key player in the lead of all divisional Market Operations processes. He/She will strictly cooperate with the Divisional Process Governance Managers to ensure a lean execution with Business Units and Geographies and the continuous improvement of the processes based on the stakeholder’s feedbacks. He/She will provide expertise and guidance on market operations with a deep understanding of our business and multiple external factors.

Your responsibilities

• Drives the execution of key market operations processes across all geographies and business units (e.g. Market Insights and Market Outlook (MIMO), Global Target Settings, etc.).
• Ensure full implementation of the World-Class Front End (WCFE) initiatives in alignment with the defined processes and guidelines.
• Supports key stakeholders during the entire process and ensures data completeness and quality within the timeframe defined.
• Collects data and provides sound market and competitive intelligence analyses related to global markets and trends. Analyze trends and underlying issues/opportunities in the business.
• Identifies learnings and paths from analysis to provide recommendations cross-functionally with Sales, Products development, Marketing, to ensure we are ahead of targets.
• Collaborates with Business Units and other Functions to ensure full alignment, communications excellence and consistency across all market operations processes.
• Carries out process improvements based on a culture of feedback and continuous improvement. Facilitates 360 degree communication, actively seeking feedback from stakeholders and implementing improvements based on stakeholder feedback for all activities.
• Assists in the development of business analysis tools to support global, regional and local marketing and sales teams. Collect the business requirements and consult/provide the best solutions in terms of tools to address the requirements.
• Supports Sales teams in best use of sales tracking system and monitors ongoing data quality.
• Develops appropriate communications for the key audiences and communicates outputs effectively to the key stakeholders.
• Supports the creation of presentation for Management meetings, ensuring distribution in required timescales ahead of the meeting, reviews and builds analysis in line with the standard templates.
• Address manager requests in case other requirements need to be covered, for example active support to collect business requirements during the conceptualization of new initiatives.
• Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in the relevant field.
• 5 or more years of experience in Marketing and Sales, or Business Development.
• Experience in Process Improvements processes and/or Project Management.
• Proven track record of working cross-functionally.
• Strong skills in Excel / Power Point / Sharepoint/ Sales BI / Power BI.
• Advanced knowledge on HAPG tools such as Salesforce.com, Stratos, Apttus, and Abacus are of advantage.
• Strong English language skills, written and spoken.
• Ability to work independently under own initiative, but also be an effective team member.
• Ability to effectively plan and manage the deployment of multiples activities under time pressure.
• Passion to understand new things and solve problems in unconventional ways.
• Strong attention to details and understanding of the business.
• Intercultural sensitivity and effectiveness and ability to network and collaborate across businesses and geographies.

More about us

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centres. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi ABB Power Grids balances social, environmental and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid. www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com Important, please include in your CV the following passage: “I hereby agree for my personal data, included in my job application, to be processed in line with the needs of recruitment, in accordance with the Law on Personal Data Protection of 29th August 1997 (Law Gazette from 2002, No.101, heading 926, as amended).” #LI-SEA1

2021-09-08