Product Analyst – Market & Business Intelligence

# JOB DESCRIPTION
## Product Analyst – Market & Business Intelligence
**Company:** Jindal Trading Company
**Industry:** Building Materials | Roofing Solutions | Steel & Industrial Products
**Employment Type:** Full-Time, Permanent
**Department:** Product Strategy & Business Analytics
**Position:** Product Analyst
**Location:** Delhi, India
**Working Hours:** Full-Time
**Reporting To:** Business Head / Management
### About Jindal Trading Company
Jindal Trading Company is engaged in the trading and distribution of roofing, structural steel and industrial building materials. The company works with a diverse range of products including GI and colour-coated roofing sheets, FRP sheets, polycarbonate sheets, steel sections, pipes, deck sheets and other construction materials.
As the organization expands its product portfolio, digital sales channels and data-driven decision-making capabilities, we are seeking a Product Analyst to support product strategy, market intelligence, pricing analysis and commercial growth.
## Position Summary
The Product Analyst will be responsible for analyzing product performance, customer demand, pricing, competitor activity and market trends to support commercial and strategic decisions.
The role will work closely with management, sales, procurement, operations and digital-commerce teams to identify growth opportunities, improve product positioning, optimize the product portfolio and provide analytical recommendations based on market and business data.
## Key Roles and Responsibilities
* Conduct detailed research on industrial and commercial product markets to identify emerging trends, customer requirements, competitive developments and potential business opportunities.
* Analyze historical sales, quotations, enquiries, orders and product-level data to evaluate the performance of individual product categories and identify opportunities for growth or improvement.
* Study customer buying behaviour, requirements and purchasing patterns across retail, wholesale, contractor and institutional customer segments.
* Conduct competitor analysis covering product specifications, brands, pricing, availability, positioning and distribution strategies.
* Perform pricing and margin analysis to support competitive and commercially sustainable pricing decisions across the company's product portfolio.
* Evaluate potential new products and categories by analyzing market size, customer demand, competition, expected margins and commercial feasibility.
* Develop analytical reports, dashboards and management presentations covering sales trends, product performance, pricing, customer demand and market opportunities.
* Support demand forecasting by analyzing historical sales patterns, enquiries, seasonal trends, customer requirements and external market conditions.
* Monitor key product performance indicators including sales volume, revenue, gross margin, conversion rate, enquiry trends, repeat purchases and product-category growth.
* Recommend changes to product assortment, pricing, positioning and sales strategies based on quantitative and qualitative analysis.
* Conduct market and customer research to understand the needs and preferences of buyers in roofing, structural steel and building-material categories.
* Analyze feedback received from customers, sales representatives and channel partners and convert findings into recommendations for management.
* Work with procurement and management teams to identify high-demand products and assist in inventory and purchasing decisions.
* Assess commercial opportunities in new geographic markets, customer segments and distribution channels.
* Support the development and implementation of e-commerce and digital product strategies for platforms such as online marketplaces and B2B sales channels.
* Analyze performance of online product listings, digital enquiries and e-commerce channels and recommend improvements to product positioning, content and pricing.
* Prepare periodic market-intelligence reports covering competitor activities, pricing movements, demand patterns and industry developments.
* Develop structured business cases and analytical recommendations for introduction of new products, brands, suppliers and sales channels.
* Collaborate with sales and business-development teams to evaluate customer requirements and identify opportunities for cross-selling and product expansion.
* Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure product information, specifications, pricing and commercial data are maintained accurately.
* Identify inefficiencies in product-related business processes and recommend data-driven improvements to increase operational and commercial effectiveness.
* Present analytical findings and strategic recommendations to management to support product, pricing and business-development decisions.
## Key Deliverables
The Product Analyst will be expected to contribute to:
* Product and category performance analysis
* Market and competitor intelligence
* Customer and demand analysis
* Pricing and margin optimization
* Product portfolio recommendations
* New-product opportunity assessment
* Demand forecasting
* Business and management dashboards
* E-commerce performance analysis
* Commercial and strategic reporting
* Business-growth recommendations
## Education
**Required:**
Bachelor's degree in one of the following or a related discipline:
* Business Administration
* Commerce
* Economics
* Business Analytics
* Data Analytics
* Statistics
* Marketing
* Management
* Information Systems
A postgraduate degree in Business Analytics, Management, Economics, Data Analytics or a related discipline would be considered an advantage.
## Experience
* Previous experience in product analysis, business analysis, market research, commercial analytics, category analysis or a related analytical role is preferred.
* Experience in B2B trading, manufacturing, construction materials, steel, roofing products or industrial products would be an advantage.
* Experience working with product, customer, sales or market datasets is preferred.
## Technical and Analytical Skills
The successful candidate should possess skills in:
* Advanced Microsoft Excel
* Business and market research
* Data analysis and interpretation
* Sales and product-performance analysis
* Pricing and profitability analysis
* Demand and trend analysis
* Dashboard and management reporting
* Power BI or similar visualization tools
* SQL or database analysis would be an advantage
* Statistical and forecasting techniques
* E-commerce and digital-channel analytics
## Core Competencies
* Strong analytical and quantitative reasoning
* Market and commercial awareness
* Problem-solving ability
* Attention to detail
* Business research skills
* Ability to interpret complex datasets
* Strategic thinking
* Written and verbal communication
* Stakeholder collaboration
* Ability to convert analytical findings into actionable business recommendations
## Performance Indicators
Performance may be evaluated using indicators such as:
* Accuracy and quality of market and product analysis
* Identification of new commercial opportunities
* Improvement in product-category performance
* Effectiveness of pricing recommendations
* Quality and timeliness of management reports
* Accuracy of demand and product forecasts
* Contribution toward revenue and margin improvement
* Effectiveness of competitor and market intelligence
* Improvement in data-driven decision-making across the organization
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### Canadian Occupational Classification Alignment
**Suggested NOC:** 41402
**NOC Title:** Business Development Officers and Market Researchers and Analysts
**TEER Category:** TEER 1
The position involves professional-level market research, commercial analysis, customer and product analysis, identification of market opportunities, analytical reporting and development of commercial and e-commerce strategies.
The classification should ultimately be determined according to the employee's actual duties and responsibilities rather than the job title alone.

Work arrangement
Yes