**This position is remote/work from home. You need to reside within the Eastern, Central or Pacific Time Zones.

The Competitive Intelligence Analyst will be responsible for supporting competitive intelligence efforts to capture, analyze, and synthesize competitive insights from various channels (earnings calls, analyst reports, press releases, team members, etc.), maintaining competitor profiles including drivers, current strategy, management assumptions, and capabilities. They will primarily support the Cox Automotive BUs/Solution Groups.

In addition to keeping a pulse on key competitive activity, the Competitive Intelligence Analyst will play a key role in product updates and overall competitive dynamics in the space, with the objective of supporting in developing strategic insights focused on maintaining the companies’ leadership positions. Activities may also support business planning, product development, sales enablement, marketing, and competitive response strategies.

• Research: stay current on market and competitors and monitor the news/marketplace, on a daily basis. Effectively coordinate, capture, synthesize and analyze competitive insights from various channels, maintaining robust competitor profiles that synthesize key insights. Undertake specific projects, build areas of expertise and share knowledge with team members.

• Competitive analysis: perform research and analysis on specific competitors: market presence, product offerings and capabilities, sales strategies and relevant dynamics.

• Content development: develop competitive briefs, quarterly earnings points-of-views, product matrixes and presentations for different audiences. Also, partner with Sales and Marketing teams to create competitive battle cards and other sales enablement materials.

• Product management: stay abreast of competitor product evolutions and launches. Identify and communicate portfolio gaps and market observations on a regular basis.

• Establish a strong network, including key industry groups, clients and experts (internal and external).

• Keep abreast of developments and best practices in the Competitive Intelligence field.

• Support ad hoc requests and assume other responsibilities as they arise.

• Travel to Atlanta, on an as-needed basis, for key meetings and events.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as High School Diploma/GED and 4 years' experience in a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Self-starter mentality that possesses critical thinking capabilities, intellectual curiosity, and creative problem-solving skills.

• Ability to be collaborative in a highly matrixed environment, influence without authority, stand out as a successful, objective and strategic thought partner.

• Energetic and positive team player who is flexible and personable with a service-oriented attitude.

• Natural curiosity and comfort with ambiguous information and limited direction.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-task environment with strong attention to detail.

• Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills.

• Approaches change with a positive mindset.

• Embraces responsibility for outcomes and impact.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to deliver concise reporting, presentations, and materials.

Key Customer Interfaces:

• Solution Group leadership team (primary)

• Cox Automotive Enterprise Group leadership – Product, sales, marketing, product (primary)

• Cox Automotive Enterprise Strategy (as needed)

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About Cox Automotive

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Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

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