Senior Market Intelligence Analyst

Canon Production Printing GmbH & Co; Venlo; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

38 days annual leave

8% holiday allowance

Travel allowance

Hybrid working for a healthy work-life

Training and professional development

Laptop and smartphone

Leasing bicycle/e-bike

Zusammenfassung

Canon Production Printing GmbH & Co in Venlo, the Netherlands, is seeking a Senior Market Intelligence Analyst to translate market data into strategic recommendations for senior management. You will lead analyses of market, customer and competitor data in international, high-tech environments and collaborate across the Market Intelligence and Product Planning teams.

The role demands a strong analytical mindset, 8–10 years of relevant experience, excellent English, and the ability to influence at

Qualifikationen

• An analytically strong and proactive professional.
• Completed academic degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 8–10 years of experience in an international, high-tech organisation with multiple stakeholders.
• Proven experience influencing and advising stakeholders at top management level (e.g., SVP).
• Experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives.
• Affinity with technology, data and numbers; able to turn analyses into practical advice.
• Excellent advisory, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent command of business English; Dutch and German a plus.

Aufgaben

• Lead market, customer and competitor analyses to identify strategic growth opportunities and risks.
• Develop market outlooks, scenarios, forecasts and opportunity assessments to support decisions.
• Translate market developments into strategic recommendations for MTP and LTP cycles, portfolio management and business cases.
• Prepare executive-level analyses and the annual Market Chapter with clear conclusions and implications.
• Challenge assumptions and influence decisions with independent, market-driven perspectives.
• Coordinate data and insight projects and maintain relationships with research institutes and analysts.
• Continuously improve methods, frameworks, data sources and tools for market research and AI-enabled insights generation.

Kenntnisse

Market intelligence

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Executive messaging

Ausbildung

Academic degree or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Do you have a strong background in business, are you able to translate complex market developments into strategic insights, and are you able to act as a trusted advisor? Then we are looking for you!

Senior Market Intelligence Analyst
40 hours per week in Venlo (NL)

What you will do

As a Market Intelligence Expert, you will be part of the Market Intelligence team within the Product Planning & Market Intelligence department. You will analyze market developments, customer behaviour, competitors, and macroeconomic factors that influence the digital commercial printing market. You will combine quantitative and qualitative information and translate complex market data into clear insights, strategic scenarios, and concrete recommendations for senior management and business leaders.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Leading market, customer, and competitor analyses to identify strategic growth opportunities and business risks at an early stage
• Developing market outlooks, strategic scenarios, forecasts, and opportunity assessments to support portfolio and investment decisions
• Translating market developments into strategic recommendations for the Mid Term Plan (MTP) and Long Term Plan (LTP) cycles, portfolio management, innovation prioritization, and business cases
• Preparing executive-level analyses and the annual Market Chapter, transforming complex data and market signals into clear conclusions, implications, and strategic options
• Challenging assumptions and influencing decision-making by bringing an independent, market-driven perspective to discussions about value propositions, roadmaps, and go-to-market strategies
• Coordinating data and insight projects and maintaining relationships with research institutes, industry associations, analysts, and opinion leaders
• Continuously improving methods, frameworks, data sources, and tools for market research, forecasting, and AI-enabled insight generation, both for yourself and for the team

Who you will work with

You will work closely with your direct colleagues in Market Intelligence, with the Senior Manager Market Intelligence and with the Senior/ xecutive management. Together, you will determine which market data, reports, and studies are required and make an important contribution to the strategic MTP and LTP cycles.

In addition, you will build and leverage an extensive international network across CPP and other Canon organizations, including Canon Inc. (Tokyo) and the Regional Sales Headquarters. You will engage with business leaders, customers, industry experts, research agencies, and analysts. For new products targeting adjacent markets, you will work with the Business line and Canon Inc. to clearly define the relevant market segment. Externally, you will represent CPP in its relationships with industry associations and market analyst firms.

What you bring

You are an analytically strong and proactive professional who looks beyond the immediate question. You recognize the underlying business challenge, bring structure to incomplete or fragmented information, and convincingly translate insights into decisions with long-term impact. You are comfortable operating in an international environment with many stakeholders and are a credible discussion partner at top management level.

In addition, you bring:

• A completed academic degree or equivalent academic-level working and thinking ability
• At least 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in an international, high-tech production or development organisation with multiple stakeholders
• Proven experience influencing and advising stakeholders at top management level, including SVP level
• Experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives
• A strong affinity with technology, data, and numbers, combined with the ability to turn complex analyses into practical advice
• Excellent advisory, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent command of business English; proficiency in Dutch and German is an advantage

What we offer

We offer an inspiring, dynamic working environment with plenty of opportunities to develop both personally and professionally.

In addition, we offer excellent employment conditions:

• A competitive salary that reflects your educational background and experience
• 38 days of annual leave
• 8% holiday allowance
• Travel allowance
• Hybrid working for a healthy work-life balance
• A wide range of training and professional development opportunities
• A laptop and smartphone
• An attractive lease scheme for a bicycle or e-bike

What do we stand for?

We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, a global leader in imaging technologies. With around 3,300 employees across three continents and our headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands, we innovate to create high-quality solutions that add color to the world. Guided by the philosophy of Kyosei—living and working together for the common good—our culture is built on openness, collegiality, trust and stability. We empower our people to grow, take initiative, and make an impact.

With our company values collaboration, innovation and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries and feel empowered to take ownership of our work.