Marketing Research Manager at Corning

Corning is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics, creating and manufacturing keystone components that enable high-technology systems.

Corning’s history is filled with breakthrough technologies that have played an important role in the way the world works. We thrive on solving difficult, commercially relevant problems through an innovative and collaborative research and development process. Corning succeeds through sustained investment in R&D, more than 160 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, and a distinctive collaborative culture.

For almost three decades, Corning Environmental Technologies has developed creative, highly effective emission control solutions for mobile and stationary sources around the world. We joined the campaign for cleaner air in the early 1970s, when we developed high-performance, cost-effective cellular ceramic substrates for use in catalytic converters. Our invention has become the industry standard for more than 95% of today’s catalytic catalytic-converter equipped vehicles. Today, we hold more than 200 patents on emission-control products and processes used in gasoline, diesel and alternative-fuel vehicles, as well as stationary applications.

 

To know more about Corning Environmental Technologies, visit us at: http://www.corning.com/products_services/environmental_technologies.aspx

 

Scope of Position:

Provides timely, accurate, and relevant market and customer intelligence to inform and enhance the division’s strategic, financial, and operational plans.

 

Day to Day Responsibilities:

Major Responsibilities

 

Track and analyze the industry in which Corning Environmental Technologies operates

• Automotive trends, supply chain dynamics and OEM health
• Truck and non-road vehicle demand, fleet health, truck and engine supply chain and OEM health
• Longer term industry analysis

 

Monitor & communicate news/events and analysis of the automotive and trucking industries and after treatment market to the division

• Maintain ongoing market intelligence process to gather market and industry information from news feeds, market reports, market research, analyst reports, trip reports, conferences and internal sources.
• Maintain internal and external network in order to gather information and quickly respond to information and analysis requests

 

Primary deliverables include:

Deliver the global Long Term Forecast in accordance with corporate & business timelines

• Manage the forecast development process and timeline
• Deliver forecast, scenarios, and analysis as part of the 5 year-plan
• Provide quarterly updates as needed for management meetings
• Define tools/database upgrade requirements to improve forecast process efficiency

 

Deliver the monthly demand forecast

• Compile the commercial sales forecast and analysis in support of the S&OP process
• Prepare and present monthly forecast updates during the Demand Review
• Drive programs/initiatives to improve demand and sales forecast accuracy
• Work jointly with Sales & Manufacturing Planning to resolve any capacity issues.
• Manage the Sales Budget Process

 

Complete key analyses as needed

 

Travel Requirements: Less than 20%

 Requirements

Required Education:

• BA/BS in Engineering or Business
• MBA or equivalent experience

 

Required Years and Area of Experience:

• 5 years experience in a B2B industry
• Automotive, automotive supplier or environmental industries desired

 

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated track record of completing extensive analysis and data interpretation.
• Working knowledge of MS Excel
• The ability to perform error free work
• Supervisory experience
• Experience working with top management and leadership.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills

 

Desired Skills:

• Strong attention to detail
• Direct account and/or product line management experience.
• Work experience in a Strategy, forecasting or planning

 

Soft Skills:

• Prioritize, manage and complete many tasks on time every time
• Take ownership of tasks and projects and manage to completion.
• Learns quickly when facing new problems and/or unfamiliar tasks.
• Strong business acumen
• Capable of working effectively as team member, leader and facilitator

Country: USA, State: New York, City: Corning, Company: Corning.