Market Intelligence Analyst

Market Intelligence Analyst
Location: 1 Dixon Square, Chestertown, MD 21620
Work Hours: 8:00AM - 5:00PM, Monday through Friday
Pay Range: $70,000 - $100,000/Annually

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The Dixon Group is looking for a Market Intelligence Analyst to join our team in Chestertown, MD! In this role, you will provide strategic decision support by delivering actionable insights into markets, competitors, customers and emerging technologies. This role enables Dixon to identify growth opportunities, anticipate competitive threats, evaluate strategic investments and make informed business decisions.

As a member of the Business Development team, you will be responsible for establishing research processes, developing standardized reporting, creating business briefs and reports, leveraging AI-enabled research tools, and responding to requests for market insights. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders by providing timely, objective, and actionable insights that support business development, product management, sales, marketing, and leadership decisions.

At The Dixon Group, we value the contributions of our Military Veterans and proudly employ our nation's heroes. Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

What You'll Do:

• Conduct market, industry, competitive, and customer research to identify growth opportunities and support strategic business decisions.
• Analyze market trends, customer needs, competitor activities, and industry developments to provide actionable insights and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain intelligence on markets, customers, and competitors to support product development, sales, marketing, and leadership initiatives.
• Gather and interpret Voice of Customer feedback through interviews, surveys, and stakeholder engagement.
• Monitor market dynamics, economic conditions, and regulatory changes that may impact business performance.
• Build and maintain a centralized market intelligence knowledge base and leverage research tools, databases, and AI-powered resources.
• Respond to research requests from leadership and cross-functional teams and present findings in a clear, concise, and actionable manner.
• Continuously enhance market intelligence processes and support data-driven decision-making across the organization.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Data Analytics, or a related field; Master's Degree preferred.
• 5 -10 years of experience in an industrial manufacturing environment or a related field with 3+ years experience as a business analyst or market intelligence preferred.
• Experience in market intelligence, competitive intelligence, market research, strategic planning, product marketing, business analysis, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to synthesize large volumes of information into concise, actionable recommendations.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and business productivity software.
• Experience using AI-enabled research tools while applying sound judgment to validate findings.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau or other business analytics and visualization tools a plus!

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• Competitive salary
• Bonus programs
• 401K retirement plan
• Training opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid vacation, PTO, and holidays
• Gym reimbursements, and more!

Who We Are: The Dixon Group is a global, family-owned manufacturing company with a history of over 100 years of operation in the U.S.A. Based in Chestertown, Maryland, with distribution centers located worldwide. The company has a diverse workforce and a strong values-based culture. As an innovator in the hose coupling industry, our mission is to provide real solutions for our customers while fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment.

Join us and be a part of a team that values your contributions and supports your goals!

We do not provide sponsorships to work in the United States.

The Dixon Group is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy and practice to recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals, as well as to administer all personnel actions, compensation, and benefits, without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry or national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, veteran status, military service, or any other factors protected by applicable law. This policy extends to all employees and applicants and to all aspects of the employment relationship.

The Dixon Group is committed to protecting the privacy rights of its employees and job applicants to the fullest extent required by applicable law. To that end, personal information will be collected solely for those legitimate business purposes recognized by law, and then maintained in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to document retention requirements. The Dixon Group does not sell personal information to third parties and does not share such personal information with third parties except when authorized by law to do so (e.g., in response to a lawful subpoena, mandatory tax reporting requirements, etc.).