Consultant - Chemicals & Materials

About the Role

Frost & Sullivan is seeking candidates with skills and experience across these solutions, with specific interest in candidates who have applied these skills in one or more segments; e.g. Basic Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Specialty Chemicals, Plastics & Composites, CASE and Construction materials etc.

Responsibilities

Ø To undertake business-to-business research through telephone interviews and secondary search sources, analyze industry trends and data, and generate client focused reports, briefings, presentations and other project material.

Ø To produce high quality project outputs, including sizing markets, generating forecasts, competitive (market share) information and strategic recommendations for our clients.

Ø Participate and help in the preparation of consulting proposals for our clients active in the chemicals and materials markets.

Required Competencies

We’re looking for candidates who -

Ø The successful candidate will be a Consulting professional with a thorough understanding of business research and consulting methodologies in Chemicals & Materials sector and proven success of direct client interaction.

Ø Strong verbal and written communication.

Ø Excellent trouble shooting skills.

Qualification and Experience

Ø A degree level education or equivalent in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science or another related discipline.

Ø Thorough understanding of research methodologies and / or strategic marketing.

Ø Fluency in written and spoken English language.

Ø Ability to forge close working relationships with a commercial acumen and analytical mind.

Ø The ability to work autonomously and also effectively in a team environment.

Ø A minimum of 3 years in fact-based consulting / market research with focus on complex ad-hoc studies

Ø Consultative thinking, focus on delivering the story, not just the data

Ø Strong analytical skills with sound understanding of and passion for research and consulting

Ø Intercultural competence and experience in working closely with teams in a global matrix organization

Ø Proactive thinking

Ø Organized, outgoing, and capable of delivering tangible results in a fast paced and creative environment

Ø Attentive to details and showing strategic insights in the delivery of research findings

Ø Excellent MS Office and MS Powerpoint skills

Ø Data visualization experience like Power BI / Tableau is preferred