New Energy Solutions Market Analyst

John Crane is a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, supplying engineered technologies and services to process industries. The company designs and manufactures a variety of products, including mechanical seals and systems, couplings, filtration systems and digital diagnostics technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 sales and service facilities in over 50 countries. Global reported revenue for fiscal year 2021 was in excess of $1 billion USD. John Crane is part of Smiths Group, a global leader in applying advanced technologies for markets in threat and contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications, and engineered components.

The Market Analyst will be responsible for driving new energy segment market evaluations and supporting our business on strategy development with a focus on providing key market intelligence and analytics.

This individual will conduct market analyses across emerging and nascent energy transition segments such as 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.

This individual will also support the annual Strategic Plan process, with a focus on compiling and synthesizing various market intelligence and initiatives into a holistic plan. Where applicable, this individual will also support some of these strategic initiatives, providing market data and insights.

The successful candidate will work very closely with the John Crane New Energy, Strategy, Portfolio, Sales, and Engineering / R&D teams to share market intelligence and to provide deeper knowledge on market developments, trends, and impact on the business.

Duties & Responsibilities

• New market segment evaluation, working closely with the New Energy Solutions, Strategy, Portfolio, and Sales team:

• 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 New Energy Solutions business strategy and M&A efforts

• Support annual Strategic Plan efforts including synthesizing key results, financial plans, and implementation roadmaps

• Working closely with JC Strategy team, support development of New Energy Solutions adjacency and M&A opportunities, including strategic rationale, fit with JC, and financial models to evaluate targets including developing financial forecasts & synergy models.

• Support relevant New Energy Solutions business initiative efforts

• Work with existing New Energy Solutions team to support on-going business initiatives with a focus on gathering, synthesizing and sharing market data

• Work with team to develop implementation plans, monitoring tools in support of execution

• Actively promote knowledge sharing and cascading of market intelligence, data, and tools into the broader John Crane organization to build capabilities and skill-sets

The Individual

• Strong analytical skills, including advanced Excel knowledge

• 2 – 5 years experience in a similar role, with demonstrated practical knowledge of driving analytical assessment of complex problems and translating analysis into actionable recommendations

• Prior experience working in a strategy consulting firm on 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, working with and manipulating quantitative data

• An 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, a proficiency in MS Office

• An analytical undergraduate degree (Engineering, Science, Economics) helpful but not required.

About Smiths

At Smiths we apply leading-edge technology to design, manufacture and deliver market-leading innovative solutions that meet our customers' evolving needs and touch the lives of millions of people every day. We are a FTSE100, global business of around 14,600 colleagues, based in 50+ countries. Our solutions have a real impact on lives across the planet, enabling industry, improving healthcare, enhancing security, advancing connectivity, and supporting new homes. Our products and services are often critical to our customers’ operations, while our proprietary technology and high service levels help create competitive advantage. We welcome colleagues with a curious mind, who are happy with responsibility, enjoy a challenge and are attracted by the idea of working at a business with a 170+ year history of innovation, and five global divisions, all experts in their field.