Business Intelligence Specialist - Employment,career opportunity in Canada

Job Title:  Business Intelligence Specialist
Location: -  (Calgary, Alberta, Western Canada, Canada)
Company:  Bayer CropScience
Deadline:  30th Jan 2014
Job Type: Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: 5
Salary: Commensurate with experience



Bayer CropScience is a world leader providing growers with innovative products and solutions for agriculture and environmental health. Growers depend on Bayer CropScience’s comprehensive selection of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and seed systems. At Bayer CropScience, our team’s commitment and dedication to Canadian agriculture is second to none.

We provide a work environment where you will be working with the best people in the industry. Our goal is to provide interesting and challenging work while at the same time have fun and celebrate successes. We have an immediate full-time, permanent opening for a:

Business Intelligence Specialist

Reporting to the Director, Business Excellence, and located in Calgary, AB, this position is responsible for supporting the development, infrastructure and business process improvements needed to gather and analyze Business and Market intelligence for the creation of short and long term business plans, forecasts and reports for Crop Teams.

Key Responsibilities:
    Developing short and long term market forecasts by utilizing Stats Canada, Commodity and Economic reports as well as market research data in conjunction with analysis of the Canadian agricultural marketplace and discussion with Crop Teams.
    Collaborating fully with Business Excellence Team in order to maximize market insight and appropriate interpretation within the business.
    Directing third-party syndicated market research providers and analyzing/summarizing study results to meet local, North American or Global requirements.
    In conjunction with the Director of Business Excellence, managing proprietary market research studies for improved customer and market insight.
    Providing reporting to fulfill global Business Intelligence market requests, and actively participate in global Business Intelligence community
    Participating as required in Crop Team meetings and on Special Projects assigned by Director, Business Excellence.
    Providing reporting, training and market research business support to Sales, Key Customer Strategy, portfolio management and Integrated communications as well as other relevant business functions on an ad hoc basis.

Qualifications:
    Degree in Business or Agriculture
    Minimum 5 years’ experience
    Working knowledge of:
        Sales
        Crop Protection and Seed industry
        Market research.
        Marketing
        Agricultural economics
        Financial concepts.
    Understanding of grower, retail and distribution networks.
    Strong ability to manage technical and non-technical projects.

  


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