Business Intelligence Analyst

Charleston Regional Development Alliance
Charleston, SC
Date Posted:  February 18, 2020

If you are a data-driven, business-focused research analyst with a passion for turning inputs into insights, then we want to hear from you.

The Charleston Regional Development Alliance executes a globally focused business development and marketing program to attract the world’s best companies to the Charleston | SC metro area. We seek a Business Intelligence Analyst with a hunger to be a part of Charleston’s exciting future.

This collaborative, inquisitive team member will play a key role in collecting and analyzing robust business intelligence in support of our economic development work. Specifically, the analyst will:

  • Use secondary and primary, qualitative and quantitative research to identify and analyze industry, company and supply chain trends that have implications for the Charleston metro area.
  • Convert data into action by “connecting the dots” to uncover opportunities and challenges facing our targeted companies and industries (both domestic and international).
  • Maintain local market data and company intelligence to help identify and showcase the region’s competitive business advantages.
  • Support the creation of presentations and reports with reliably solid research findings.
  • Communicate via numerous channels with diverse entities, modifying messaging as appropriate/necessary.

The ideal candidate has practical experience collecting, organizing and analyzing complex data sets to enable better, faster and more informed business decisions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 3-5 years relevant, progressive experience
  • Passion for data, information, accuracy
  • MS Office Suite with advanced Excel skills
  • Salesforce experience preferred