Market Analysis Specialist in Slough

Company Description: John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards.

Job Description: The market analyst will be responsible for driving energy transition segment market evaluations and supporting our business strategy development with a focus on providing key market intelligence and analytics. You will conduct market analyses across current and emerging energy transition segments such as LNG, nuclear, bioenergy / e-fuels, renewables, energy storage, etc. The focus will be on understanding potential market development pathways, market size / growth / profitability for John Crane, impact on our existing portfolio of products / business, and potential technology evolution pathways.

• Support the annual Strategic Plan process, compiling and synthesizing various market intelligence and initiatives into a holistic plan.
• Support strategic initiatives by providing market data and insights.
• Work closely with the John Crane Strategy, Portfolio, Sales, and Engineering / R&D teams to share market intelligence and provide deeper knowledge on market developments, trends, and impact on the business.
• Evaluate new market segments including market intelligence on market size, growth, technology implications and impact on John Crane.
• Actively assess competitor moves, strategies, and financials.
• Develop market models to support overall market assessment and growth strategy.
• Support key Energy Transition business strategy and M&A efforts.
• Support annual Strategic Plan efforts including synthesizing key results, financial plans, and implementation roadmaps.
• Support development of Energy Transition Solutions adjacency and M&A opportunities, including strategic rationale, fit with JC, and financial models to evaluate targets.
• Work with Strategy, Portfolios, Marketing, and Commercial teams to support ongoing business initiatives with a focus on gathering, synthesizing and sharing market data.
• Develop implementation plans and monitoring tools in support of execution.
• Promote knowledge sharing and cascading of market intelligence, data, and tools into the broader John Crane organization.

Qualifications: Strong analytical skills, including advanced Excel knowledge; 2 – 5 years’ experience in a similar role; demonstrated practical knowledge of driving analytical assessment of complex problems; prior experience working in a strategy consulting firm or a B2B industrial company; experience and knowledge in energy transition, sustainability, decarbonization, etc. is a plus; experience in market analytics; ability to perform key analysis around market sizing, assessing trends in the market, segmentation, identifying market opportunities; ability to work within a matrix organization across multi-functional teams; comfortable working with and influencing a diverse group of people and stakeholders; must display a can-do attitude and strong collaboration skills; good written and verbal communication skills; proficiency in MS Office; an analytical undergraduate degree (Engineering, Science, Economics) helpful but not required.

Additional Information: With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. We recognize excellence through the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of extraordinary activities, people, and projects. Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.