Company Description

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Job Description

The Product Proposition Analyst will support management teams in Housing, Revenues & Benefits & Central Government to define and implement go-to-market strategy for products. Activities include product and competitor research, business case development, price modelling, developing USPs and market messaging, supporting development of product launch plans and collateral, supporting internal and external launch activities, customer engagement, on-going sales support, reference site development and support.

Main responsibilities and opportunities:

• Work closely with the Product Management team to research and support development of business cases for new developments, analysing competitive landscape, opportunity, costs and pricing strategy.
• Collaborate with Product Management team and Marketing to support development of product USPs and messaging that resonates with customers, new business targets and market influencers.
• Support management of internal product launch activities to ensure that Sales, Pre-Sales, Consultancy and Project Management teams understand the proposition, messaging and go-to-market strategy. Support this activity with production and ongoing maintenance of collateral including ‘What You Need to Know’ document, presentation slides, pricing guidance.
• Research including competitor activity, market sizing, trends and policy changes.
• Work closely with the Product and Marketing teams to support development of external product launch plans to support lead generation.
• Work with Marketing to maximise value from customers via integrated communications plans including events, case studies, blogs, etc.
• Work with Marketing and Pre-Sales to develop content for Sales and Marketing campaigns including presentation material, product demonstration videos, newsletter content, blog articles, brochures, etc.
• Support production and approval of Software Release Bulletins, Information Bulletins and internal briefings.
• Assist the Sales team with bid responses, sales proposals and quotations, as required.
• Support the Sales team with ad-hoc queries, as required.
• Support management of NEC product roadmaps with Product Management teams.
• Support management of the Product Catalogue
• Support development of content on the Customer Portal
• Support analysis of customer and sales activity to support business budget and investment planning.
• Support management of the Product Catalogue for Housing products
• Support development of Housing related content on the Customer Portal
• Support analysis of customer and sales activity to support business budget and investment planning.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Excellent people and management skills to interact with colleagues, customers and partner organisations.
• Experience of preparing a variety of written materials of varying topics and styles for diverse audiences.
• Good understanding of IT sector, with ability to translate technical jargon into simple, understandable and relatable messages.
• Practical skills with standard range of IT products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, working with minimal direction.
• Excellent written skills. 
• Good organisation skills with ability to manage time effectively, determining the right resources needed to effectively perform job assignments.
• Good decision-making skills.
• Full and valid UK/EC driving licence as there will be a need for UK travel in the role.
• Meets minimum standards to obtain National Non Police Vetting and Government SC security clearance.

Desirable:

• Qualification in Business, Communications, IT or similar 
• Understanding of the Public and Housing Sectors 
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle 
• Experience of product marketing and launch management of software products
• Experience of conducting competitor analysis and market research
• Strong Sales and Commercial awareness

Additional Information

Additional Information

We pride ourselves in offering an excellent benefits package, including an above average pension scheme. When you join the team at NEC Software Solutions, you are provided with the following:

• Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost) 
• 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell 
• 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
• A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%
• A selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs 

Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.

All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. 

NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities.

Who We Are:

We’re NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies.

Working with us, you’ll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what’s possible and support amazing public services.

We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference.

We’d love your help. And we’ll support you all the way.