VIE - Market Intelligence Analyst- Hoofddorp

Schneider Electric; Hoofddorp; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric’s Heavy Industries segment is seeking a Market Analyst based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. You will provide market and competitive intelligence to inform strategy, account development and growth initiatives across heavy industries and decarbonization sectors.

This role combines market research, strategic analysis, stakeholder engagement and business intelligence to help identify opportunities and guide decisions in rapidly evolving industrial markets.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Strategy, Market Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, or related field.
• First professional experience in energy, process, or industrial sectors.
• Fluent English is mandatory; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide market and competitive intelligence to support strategy, account development and growth.
• Conduct market sizing, TAM/SAM analyses, and assess market attractiveness.
• Identify opportunities and guide decision-making in evolving industrial markets.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Schneider Electric and external experts.
• Organize regular exchanges within the strategic intelligence community and support knowledge sharing.

Skills

Analytical skills

Market research

Communication skills

Curious mindset

Multicultural environment

MS Office

Education

Master's degree in Strategy, Market Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join Schneider Electric’s Heavy Industries segment team and play an active role in supporting the energy transition. As part of the global Strategy & Marketing organization, you will contribute to the development of key industrial sectors including Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Mining, Metals & Minerals, while supporting emerging sustainable industries such as Green Hydrogen, Carbon Capture, Biofuels, Plastics Recycling, Green Mining, Green Glass, Green Cement and Green Steel.

You will join an international and multicultural team with a global responsibility, supporting a community of nearly 1,000 professionals worldwide. Based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, you will report directly to the Heavy Industries Segment Director and collaborate with experts, strategic account managers, sales leaders and product management teams across Schneider Electric.

Your Mission

As a Market Analyst, you will provide market and competitive intelligence to support business strategy, account development and growth initiatives across Schneider Electric’s Heavy Industries segment.

Your role will combine market research, strategic analysis, stakeholder engagement and business intelligence to help identify opportunities and guide decision-making in rapidly evolving industrial markets.

Your Responsibilities

• Support segment strategy and strategic account management through market, customer, competitor and ecosystem intelligence.
• Identify and analyze market trends across heavy industries and emerging decarbonization sectors.
• Quantify CAPEX and OPEX opportunities and assess market attractiveness.
• Conduct market sizing studies, including Total Addressable Market (TAM), Serviceable Available Market (SAM) and growth potential analyses.
• Deliver country, regional, segment or account-focused market assessments.
• Manage access to market intelligence databases and provide quantified insights for internal strategic processes, including the Annual Market Review (AMR).
• Build and maintain visibility on key customer projects and strategic opportunities across priority markets.
• Support strategic initiatives through targeted analyses, including:
  • Country and account strategic plans;
  • Deep dives into new industrial sectors;
  • Investigations of innovative technologies and start-up ecosystems.
• Evaluate opportunities and market entry scenarios for new applications and sub-segments.
• Organize regular exchanges with Schneider Electric’s strategic intelligence community.
• Support the animation of the Heavy Industries community through technical sessions, offer presentations and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Own and manage the segment newsletter.
• Collaborate closely with technical experts, strategic account managers, regional sales directors and product line managers worldwide.

This position offers strong development opportunities and may evolve towards leading a strategic initiative or driving business development activities within one of the sectors you investigate.

Education

• Master's degree inStrategy, Market Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, B2B Marketing, or a related field.

First Experience

• First professional experience (internship, apprenticeship incl.) in the energy, process, or industrial sectors.
• Exposure to market intelligence, business strategy, business development, or related activities is a strong asset.
• Interest in supporting the energy transition and industrial decarbonization.

Skills

Required

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to conduct market research and strategic analyses.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn about new technologies and markets.
• Comfortable working in an international and multicultural environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, Teams).

Nice to Have

• Experience with market intelligence and project databases such as GlobalData, EIC, IIR, 2B1st, or equivalent tools.
• Knowledge of heavy industries, energy markets, or sustainability-related sectors.

Languages

• Fluent English is mandatory.
• French is a plus, but not required.

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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