Sr. Analyst - Biz Development

Cognizant


Date: 3 hours ago
City: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Contract type: Full time
Qualification

MBA / Engineering Graduate with relevant industry experience

Responsibility

Opportunity Management

  • Understand the problem statement (RFP/ RFI) and ensure identification of missing information jointly with the pursuit team and support the framing of appropriate queries to capture the missing information.
  • Validate the service lines and information needed for completion of proposal response.
  • Support the Bid Solutions team in creation of deal solutions and pricing.
  • Own elements of presales support function (Deal analytics, prospect list, BD assets etc).
  • Support compliance initiatives strict adherence to Bid Management process in line with laid down templates, tools and approval matrices.
  • Ensure that CRM tagging of Bid Manager is compliant for their respective bids.
  • In addition, carry out all activities of a BD Analyst for small/medium sized bids Solution Design & articulation.
  • Support the Bid Solution teams in conducting problem definition/ solution identification workshops for customers.
  • Assist Bid Solution teams in detailing and articulation of solutions (response to RFPs/ RFIs/ unsolicited bids etc) and ensure completeness of the same with regard to content and form.
  • Own deal solutions response for smaller/ nonstrategic deals.
  • Assist Bid Solution teams in development of complex solutions for transformation deals working with broader ecosystem and effectively articulate the value proposition/differentiators in the deals.
  • Support identification of alternate solutions and propose multiple solutions to any problem statement Collateral Management / Thought Leadership.
  • Provide framework for creation of marketing collateral such as Fliers, SoQs etc and review for relevancy.
  • Assist in industry research, market study to arrive at gaps to be plugged by Cognizant expertise.
  • Template Management Ensure usage of Cognizant brand guidelines Practice Development.
  • Create and update reusable artefacts.
  • Assist in creating reusable assets/artefacts to showcase Cognizant expertise in all areas consulting, technology, outsourcing etc Client Visit Management.
  • Manage visits from existing client/ intermediaries/ analysts.
  • support client visits for large/ complex deals Knowledge Management.
  • Contribute in knowledge management activities by creating case studies of existing engagements, reusable standardised collaterals, etc and ensure presales artefacts are up to date.
  • Ensure compliance to KM processes Stakeholder Management.
  • Responsible for complete stakeholder management during entire pursuit cycle and maintain relationships with multiple entities within the ecosystem involving, MDU, Commercial/Pursuit team, Solution design SMEs, Transtion Office, FP&A, Technology Office, Business Consulting, Professional Services, etc Act as a bridge integrating the different stakeholders People Management / Team Building.
  • Attend relevant training programmes and assist in preparing emerging trends in domain/technology.
  • Contribute to knowledge sharing sessions within and outside the BD group.
  • Provide mentoring and coaching support for team members.

Must Have Skills

  • Business Scorecard
  • Business Services

Good To Have Skills

  • IoT
  • PLM SAP-PLM
  • Digital Strategy and Delivery
  • MES: Rockwell Werum
  • Life- Sciences

Location: Chennai/Bangalore/Hyderabad

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