POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is to support and sustain growth of China specialty chemicals business through execution of a variety of marketing activities and products management scheme. The role is accountable for develops products by identifying potential products; conducting market research; generating product requirements; determining promotion needs, pricing, and time-integrated plans for product introduction; developing marketing strategies


JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a product analyst, your primary responsibility is to work as a team member on both market research and product analysis.


Key Responsibilities:

- Determines customers’ / principal suppliers’ needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
- Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.
- Assesses market competition by comparing the company’s product to competitors’ products.
- Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.
- Obtains product market share by working with sales director to develop product sales strategies.
- Provides throughout products training to field salespeople & technical supporting staffs.
- Assesses product market data by calling on customers with field salespeople and evaluating sales call results.
- Provides information for management & principal suppliers by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses; answering questions and requests.
- Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and supply schedules.
- Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.
- Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production.
- Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing supply and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
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JOB SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
- Degree holder with 5~7 years relevant field experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Good command in English
- Marketing / sales planning background, specialty chemicals & related experience preferred.