Category Specialist - Toronto, Canada - Info-Tech Research Group Inc. - Canada

Info-Tech Research Group Inc. - Canada

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Description

Key Responsibilities

Provide category management for you assigned software categories across various roles such as Security, Marketing, Sales, Enterprise Applications, HR, IT Operations etc.
Build new categories and develop category insights and recommendations for any needed feature changes or software listing additions or removals to existing categories.
Leverage internal and external data sources in support of building out credible representations of the software categories.
Work collaboratively with analysts to ensure proper call coverage and support to any member inquiries.
Foster communication with Sales, Research and the Data Operations teams through sharing of feedback on the technology marketplace
Coordinate all award launches, segmentation requests, vendor investigations or requests to refresh data for your assigned categories.

Education and Experience

Undergraduate and/or Master's degree
4+ years of total experience in market research, product management, project management or related marketing experience
Business and/or IT acumen
Knowledge of data analysis and technology market research
Must have proven experience working with MS Suite of products and be prepared to master our internal systems and technologies (similarities to CRM tools and administration tools)
Ability and discipline to effectively manage a series of diverse and complex software categories with ongoing reprioritization and focus.
Exceptional ability to synthesize and distill large amounts of information from data collection campaigns, and make strategic adjustments accordingly.
Ability to strategically and systematically evaluate emerging and longerterm opportunities and threats to data collection, category credibility or how we go to market.
Always looking for opportunities to grow and learn, thinking of new innovative solutions to data collection and marketing

Info-Tech Research Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic including Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants.

To that end, upon request, ITRG will ensure, to the extent possible, that accommodation be made available to applicants throughout the recruitment and hiring process.