Senior Market & Product Intelligence manager

IN775 Valmet Technologies Private Limited; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 30%

Job summary

Valmet is seeking a Senior Market & Product Intelligence Manager (Tissue Converting) based in Pune, India. You will lead market, product and competitive analysis to support strategy, business development and regional growth across Emerging Markets.

The role emphasizes data-driven insights, technical product understanding and cross-functional collaboration within Valmet’s Tissue Converting Business Unit. The position offers an international environment with up to 30% travel and a focus on

Qualifications

• Proven experience in market analysis, competitive intelligence and product strategy.
• Ability to translate data into actionable business recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication across regions and functions.
• Experience with multiple data sources and market intelligence tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead market and product analysis to support growth and market share expansion.
• Develop clear competitive insights and positioning across emerging markets.
• Define product specs and performance expectations aligned with market needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and regional stakeholders.

Skills

Market analysis

Competitive intelligence

Product strategy

Data-driven insights

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Valona

Numera

RISI

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

Senior Market & Product Intelligence Manager (Tissue Converting) Providing data-driven insights to support product strategy, business development and competitive positioning across Emerging Markets. Join Valmet’s Tissue Converting Business Unit as a Senior Market & Product Intelligence Manager and become part of the Product Management team, playing a key role in leading market, product and competitive analysis activities to support business development and product strategy. This role is focused on delivering clear, data-driven insights, with a strong emphasis on technology and product development within the tissue converting sector. In this position, your primary focus will be on analyzing market segments, defining product specifications and evaluating competitive positioning. You will contribute to business growth by providing actionable recommendations for future product development, including technical specifications and product characteristics aligned with market needs. The role operates within an international context, with a particular focus on Emerging Markets (Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific), ensuring alignment between market requirements, product development and competitive dynamics.

Your role and responsibilities

• Market & Product Analysis
  • Analyze key market segments to support growth and increase market share
  • Evaluate customer needs and define product specifications, performance expectations and line configurations
  • Provide recommendations for new product development based on market insights
  • Map differences between geographies and identify growth opportunities
  • Monitor regulations impacting the business (packaging, water usage, energy consumption, etc.)
  • Focus on regional priorities such as:
  • Product and performance needs in emerging markets (Africa, Middle East & Asia Pacific) based on Project Tracker report
  • Price/performance positioning of Chinese & low-cost competitors
  • Develop technical and detailed SWOT analysis to compare company and competitor portfolios
• Competitive Intelligence
  • Analyze competitors using public sources (web, LinkedIn, industry publications) and internal intelligence (e.g. offers)
  • Develop clear insights on competitor products, technologies and value propositions
  • Assess price/performance levels to define competitive positioning in each market segment
  • Organize and structure information using corporate tools (Valona, Numera, RISI)
  • Consolidate data into the competitive intelligence hub
  • Analyze competitor financials where available to evaluate performance and positioning
• Data-Driven Approach
  • Ensure all analyses are based on reliable data and clearly referenced sources
  • Clearly explain assumptions behind market estimates
  • Deliver structured insights and actionable recommendations for business development and product strategy

Required Experience and Qualification

• 5 -10 years of relevant experience, ideally in the tissue industry
• Strong technical background (product/technology understanding is required)
• Proven experience in market analysis, competitive intelligence and product strategy
• Ability to translate data into clear insights and concrete recommendations
• Experience working with multiple data sources and market intelligence tools
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills
• In addition, we appreciate Experience in the tissue converting industry or closely related sectors Familiarity with competitive intelligence tools and data sources Structured and analytical mindset with attention to detail Ability to translate market insights into clearly defined product specifications, supporting concrete product development decisions across different regions

What we offer

• Opportunity to play a key role in supporting product strategy and business development in Emerging Markets
• Exposure to global markets and cross-functional collaboration within the Product Management team
• A dynamic and international working environment within Valmet’s Tissue Converting Business Unit
• Opportunities for professional growth and development within a global organization
• Travel Availability to travel up to 30%

Other Information

The onboarding program includes two 2-week induction periods in Italy, separated by a return to the home location Experience with standard business tools, including Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Power BI (if applicable)

Location

This position is based in Pune, India, with flexible hybrid working practices.

http://www.valmet.com Valmet is a global technology leader serving process industries. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow. In 2024, Valmet’s net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.4 billion. Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world. Valmet’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. To protect our candidates' privacy, Valmet will never ask any personal information such as banking information or social security number during the recruitment process.