Competitive and Market Intelligence Manager

At Trane TechnologiesTM and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

Job Summary：

The Manager, Competitive and Market Intelligence will gather, interpret, and analyze data from a variety of sources on Residential HVAC’s primary and adjacent markets and competitors and communicate key insights to senior business leaders. Reporting to the Director of Strategy, this role is crucial for driving the strategic vision of the business unit by providing actionable insights to senior leaders, thereby informing strategic initiatives and tactical decisions.

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!

• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.

• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.

• Paid time off, including in support of volunteer and parental leave needs.

• Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.

• Learn more about our benefits here!

Where is the work:

This position has been designated as a Hybrid work schedule with work performed onsite 3 days each week. The location preference would be Davidson, NC but work can be done out of any facility in the US.

Key Responsibilities

Competitive and Market Intelligence Model Leadership: Build and maintain a competitive and market intelligence model based on three core actions…

• Listen: Lead the intelligence gathering process using a variety of sources including field observations, press releases, industry publications, and regulatory updates.
• Analyze and Adjust: Maintain the business’s current understanding of the market and competitors, updating based on new information and insights.
• Act: Support strategic and tactical decision-making including strategy planning, scenario planning, and Long-Range Planning (LRP) development. Prepare and distribute regular market and competitive intelligence reports to the senior leadership team.

Market Intelligence

• Proactively identify emerging market opportunities and risks by developing and maintaining a dynamic market intelligence framework.
• Partner with internal Customer Insights, Data Analytics, and Finance to collect, aggregate, and synthesize market data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Guide third-party research and analysis resources, as needed, to ensure scope-of-work is delivered in a timely and satisfactory fashion.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform business decisions.

Competitive Intelligence

• Investigate a variety of sources to gather intelligence on competitors, analyzing data for trends or patterns that influence strategic decisions.
• Build, maintain and enhance an internal competition database to monitor key competitors.
• Help inform and validate team strategies and roadmaps based on competitive insights.

Communication and Advice

• Craft customized intelligence briefings for different audiences to ensure relevancy and strategic alignment.
• Prepare and deliver insightful reports to senior leaders, including analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, identifying trends, insights, and strategic recommendations.
• Facilitate strategy workshops using insights to challenge and refine business strategies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required preferably in marketing, finance, or statistics
• Five years of experience required; preferably in strategic planning, competitive intelligence, marketing, finance, or project management
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders from different functions, businesses, and backgrounds, while maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information

Haven’t done every single thing in the job description? At Trane Technologies, we are just as interested in your capabilities as your prior work experience. So, if you are excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the best person for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.