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Position Summary

Consumer Analyst – CoRe Research Services – Deloitte Support Services India Private Limited

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity in the world of business insights and market intelligence? Do you find the interplay of business economics/financials, industry dynamics, competitive intelligence and macroeconomic environment thrilling? If yes, then CoRe Research Services is the team for you. The team supports, develops, writes, and presents market intelligence outputs for internal practitioners across the globe powering Deloitte’s market strategies with insights.

Work you’ll do

• Provide strategic insights to Deloitte’s senior leadership on key market and client priorities related to (but not limited to) growth strategies, competition, innovation, industry disruptions, and alliances and ecosystems
• Learn and apply established research tools and methodologies to develop consultative research solutions.
• Suggest alternatives, and creative solutions to address the current and anticipatory needs of clients and stakeholders. Take the relationship beyond the transactional level.
• Connect various pieces of information by identifying patterns and forming logical structures to present a compelling story.
• Present crisp and actionable insights/recommendations for senior leadership with an acute focus for ‘so-what’ for Deloitte’s clients and businesses
• Manage results in projects following the best practices in project and time management while adhering to quality guidelines always
• Provide consultative research solutions to senior Deloitte practitioners and suggest alternatives, and creative solutions to address current and anticipatory needs of clients and stakeholders. Take the relationship beyond the transactional level.
• Contribute to practice development and operational activities

Core Skills required

Scoping

• Ability to clearly understand the project objectives through effective listening, comprehension, and probing skills
• Adept in conducting preliminary research to ascertain data availability and estimate time/effort. Use this as input for scope
• Secondary research
• Ability to find information from authentic sources in an efficient manner. This would require,
• Good knowledge of databases, public sources of information, and/or industry-specific sources
• Ability to validate/triangulate sources for relevancy and accuracy

Analysis

Analytical skills to provide actionable insights to practitioners. This will require,

• Quantitative analysis of financial statements and operating metrics
• Understanding of various strategic / forecasting models and frameworks
• Critical thinking that can help look beyond the obvious and create a hypothesis
• Ability to generate extrapolative and forward-looking insights
• Experience in processing information in compelling visualization within the logical structure is a preferred skill

Industry

Knowledge of Consumer industry (includes Retail, Consumer Products, Automotive and Travel Hospitality and Services) is preferred, especially in terms of,

• Key performance indicators (KPIs) specific to the industry
• Understanding of the demand-supply-prices and economic factors driving the KPIs
• Trends, information sources, and dynamics in the industry

Business writing

• Strong business writing skills—narrative, appealing, succinct. Should be able to convey complex research ideas in a compelling and easier way through writing
• Strong storyboarding skills are preferred.
• Adept at written communication with stakeholders in adherence to email etiquettes
• Prior experience in report writing for senior management and/or external publications is an added advantage
• Articulate ideas and points of view in a confident and effective manner in client calls during all stages of the project lifecycle
• Communication should reflect logical thinking and a consultative approach

The Team

CoRe Research Services (CoRe RS) provides secondary research and analysis services to global Deloitte Member Firms in support of pursuit, business development, practice development and client engagements. The team uses exclusive sources, specialized research skills and industry expertise to develop insightful research reports delivering significant value to their customers across Deloitte’s global network. Learn more about Deloitte.

Qualifications

• MBA from a reputed school in India or outside OR
• MA-Eco from reputed universities

Years of Experience:

• 1-3 years experience in business research in client service or captive setup
• Client-service exposure or experience in working with senior leadership directly is a preferred

Skills:

• Clear and concise communication. Strong written and oral communications skills – Ability to crisply and concisely convey complex information to busy executives
• Logical structuring – structured approach to problem-solving and ability to perform root cause analysis of client problems
• Ability to synthesize data into meaningful conclusions and recommendations
• Ability to handle detailed work independently. Practical, hands-on and get things done
• Ability to connect financial metrics with operational activities and macroeconomic events
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint Solid research skills and familiarity with various research tools

How you’ll grow

At Deloitte, we’ve invested a great deal to create a rich environment in which our professionals can grow. We want all our people to develop in their own way, playing to their own strengths as they hone their leadership skills. And, as a part of our efforts, we provide our professionals with a variety of

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