Assistant Manager

<p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-weight:bolder;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Designation : Assistant Manager – Business Planning, Market Intelligence & Strategy </span></span></p><div><br /></div><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-weight:bolder;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Level : L3</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-weight:bolder;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Location : Chennai / Bengaluru</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-weight:bolder;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Experience : 6-10 years</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-weight:bolder;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Job Role </span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">: We are seeking a highly analytical and strategy-oriented professional to support global business planning, product strategy, and market intelligence initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of market research, pricing strategy, competitive intelligence, financial modelling, and strategic consulting.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The individual will generate actionable insights that influence long-term portfolio, pricing, and ecosystem strategies across global markets. The role requires a strong understanding of technology markets, device ecosystems, customer behaviour, and business economics, coupled with the ability to translate complex analyses into executive-level recommendations.</span></p><div><br /></div><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-weight:bolder;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Responsibilities </span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">:</span><br /><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Market Intelligence & Strategic Research</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Conduct ongoing research and analysis of global technology markets, device categories, operating systems, and emerging industry trends.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Develop market sizing, TAM, SAM, and growth opportunity assessments across commercial and consumer segments.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Monitor market dynamics, competitive movements, technology disruptions, and ecosystem developments to identify strategic opportunities and risks.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Build market forecasts and scenario-based outlooks to support long-range planning initiatives.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Product Portfolio & Competitive Strategy</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Track competitor product portfolios, roadmaps, launch strategies, pricing structures, and feature differentiation.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Perform deep product benchmarking across hardware, software, AI capabilities, commercial offerings, and ecosystem strengths.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Identify white-space opportunities, portfolio gaps, and future growth areas.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Evaluate product positioning strategies and recommend portfolio actions based on market demand and competitive dynamics.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Pricing & Financial Analytics</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Develop pricing frameworks, elasticity models, and business cases to support product and portfolio decisions.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Analyze pricing, promotions, discounting trends, ASP movements, and margin implications across regions and channels.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Build financial models to assess business impact, revenue opportunities, profitability scenarios, and investment decisions.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Support annual planning and strategic forecasting through quantitative business simulations.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Business Consulting & Strategic Advisory</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Partner with business stakeholders to identify key strategic questions and translate them into analytical frameworks.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Structure ambiguous business problems and develop data-driven recommendations to address them.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Lead strategic assessments, opportunity sizing exercises, and transformation initiatives.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Support development of executive-level narratives, recommendations, and decision frameworks.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Executive Storytelling & Stakeholder Management</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Develop executive-ready presentations, strategic recommendations, and business narratives.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Present findings and fact-based insights to senior leadership </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Drive alignment among stakeholders by simplifying complex analyses into clear business implications.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Long-Range Planning</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Support 3–5-year planning initiatives by evaluating market evolution, technology shifts, customer adoption patterns, and competitive landscapes.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Develop strategic scenarios and growth hypotheses to inform future business investments.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Contribute to ecosystem, platform, and portfolio strategy discussions that shape long-term business direction.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-weight:bolder;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Required Qualifications</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• 6–10 years of experience in Business Planning, Strategy, Market Intelligence, Analytics Consulting, Product Strategy, or Corporate Strategy.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Strong expertise in market sizing, competitive intelligence, pricing analytics, and financial modeling.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for modeling, scenario planning, and business simulations.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Proven experience converting analysis into actionable business recommendations.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Ability to synthesize insights from multiple structured and unstructured data sources.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Excellent executive communication, presentation, and storytelling capabilities.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Experience collaborating across global and cross-functional stakeholder groups.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span style="font-weight:bolder;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Preferred Qualifications</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Experience in technology, devices, or consumer electronics industries</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Prior experience in management consulting, strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or advanced analytics organizations.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Experience supporting executive leadership, annual planning cycles, and long-range strategic planning processes.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">• Knowledge of pricing optimization, demand forecasting, and business economics concepts.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom:1rem;"><br style="color:rgb(19,19,19);" /></p>