Description:
About Manufacturing Business Group:
The Manufacturing Business Group of our Client is responsible for all the business services & solutions in Automotive, Industrial Machinery & Components, Chemical & Process and Aerospace & Defense industrial segments. It’s a profit center with P&L responsibility across the IT & Consulting service lines offered by Our client. The MISU prides itself as one of the unique industry players offering three dimensional services – across the manufacturing value chain, connecting the board to the shop floor and full technology services play.
Our Client is a global leader in the Automotive business, having strategic relationships with leading OEMs & Tier 1 firms across the globe. It has a wide portfolio of revenues ranging from consulting & advisory services, digital services, engineering services, enterprise systems, business process & infrastructure services and application management.
Our Client has also pioneered the concept of Business 4.0TM – the next generation enterprise. Business 4.0 enterprises would like to tailor and mass-customize the Experience they deliver to each stakeholder. They aspire to create exponential Value by leveraging the power of Ecosystems. They embrace Risk, and have a mindset of Abundance.
Business 4.0 TM is founded on technology, leverages the power of data, information and Intelligence to Design and deliver Experiences that are not just functional, but appeal to stakeholder emotions. It is creating innovative business models, and is driven by Agility and Automation at Cloud scale.
The Future Manufacturing Enterprise Team:
The Future Manufacturing Enterprise Team was carved out as a SWAT group to entrepreneurially seek white space growth opportunities in the Business 4.0 TM ecosystem, drive strategic growth and elevate market positioning for the Business Group. One such strategic area identified is CASE Automotive Business (Connected Autonomous Shared & Electric Automotive Business).
CASE Automotive Business
Connected & Autonomous Cars as this space if often referred to, is one of the most exciting things happening in the industry today, and is seeing the convergence of Technology - software & hardware, IT and Automotive Engineering like never before to create a true Business 4.0 TM ecosystem. The industry value chain itself has expanded much beyond Automotive to cover Technology, Media & Communication, Insurance, Telecom and many others, and has touch points all the way from the Connected Car to the Connected Customer, Connected Home and potentially the Connected Workplace.
The CASE Auto Business team has chosen five key business focal points or ‘Product Tracks’, which are CASE Auto Academy & Practice, Autonomous Vehicle Development, Vehicle to Ecosystem Services, Fleet Business Services and Electric Vehicle & Battery Systems Business, each under a designated Product Manager.
As part of this strategic entrepreneurial initiative, we are looking for strong business leaders who would like to participate in this journey.
Job Description:
The Senior Business Analyst will role will bring in cutting edge expertise in the field of Vehicle to Ecosystem (V2X) connected solutions. They are expected to work with other areas of practice in the Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric (CASE) auto ecosystem to shape value propositions. Could be expected to lead strategic client programs in part or full from time to time, participate in strategic proposals, partnerships and solution development. The aspirants must be willing to operate in flat organization structures and across functional teams to leverage the best of capabilities available for a given requirement.
This role will join a team developing the next generation of V2X Connectivity/Vehicle to Ecosystem business solutions drawing on state of the art technologies including big data, mobility, cloud platforms, intelligent analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT), for solving business problems across product design, sales and after sales functions in the automotive industry.
Responsibilities:
1) Develop deep understanding of the business strategies of the customers, competitive landscape and technology preferences; implications for Our Client's CASE TEAM
2) Work as solution leaders for strategic business engagements - position Our client as a ‘Trusted Advisor’ and ‘Partner’ with the customer
3) Continuously scan of market environment for white spaces and growth opportunities – identify, validate and build business case for Intellectual Property
4) Driving Business Growth –Participate in response of key RFPs etc.
5) Partnerships – Work with Product Management team to evaluate partners, partner solutions etc.
6) Practice Capability Building – Participate in defining & building industry leading capabilities in select capability areas & team building by scouting for talent from the market, mentoring & coaching them
7) Participate in asset building / solution development strategies in-house
Measurement Metrics for the role include: (1) Revenue Generation (2) Customer Portfolio (3) Thought Leadership Impact (4) Assets & Solutions in area of Practice (5) Partnerships
Qualifications:
(1) Automotive industry experience from OEM / Tier 1 with global brands
(2) Hands on experience in telematics, vehicle connectivity, vehicle to consumer, vehicle to infrastructure and/or smart cities
(3) Has provided leadership to at-least one relevant program in the connected vehicle space
(4) Demonstrated ability to work at CX / VP levels in organizations
(5) Deep appreciation of technology, especially digital technologies such as AI-ML, Cloud etc.
(6) Conversant with start-up ecosystem in automotive business
(7) Recognized Industry Expert / Established Credentials
(8) Strong Communication Skills, as evidenced in speaking engagements / publications
(9) Organizational building expertise
(10) Experience of working with / for major consulting or analyst forums in similar space will be an added advantage
(11) Bachelor of Science in Engineering, MBA from reputed business school
Glenview, Illinois