RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER JOB VACANCY.
Positions-Two (2)
Application Deadline: 25th October
2021
Reporting to: Company
CEO.
Job Summary.
The main role of the R&D department will be to help Optiven to maintain its competitiveness. This means keeping an eye on developing trends, and on what the competition is doing and what is happening in the Market place.
R&D will involve analysis and a sound understanding of current conditions within the Real Estate Market.REASEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER JOB DESCRIPTION.
- The key role of the R&D officer will be to
keep Optiven Real Estate competitive by providing insights into the market
and developing products or improving existing ones accordingly.
- The R&D officer will be involved in carrying
out Competition Analysis on Market Products, Product Differentiation,
Product Competitiveness and Core Competences Pricing, Sales and Marketing
& Distribution Methodology and giving a Report to the Company
Directors.
- The R&D officer will be responsible in Market
Research and carrying out Situational Analysis of both Internal Data and
External Data to evaluate Potential Clients and also evaluate the state of
Optiven Real Estate Business.
- The R&D Officer will be responsible to
research on business innovations and new technologies that can be adopted
as well as improving existing processes and staying ahead of trends.
- The R&D Officer will be responsible to carry
out Quarterly analysis for Optiven Real Estate and provide reports on SWOT
analysis & PESTEL analysis.
- The R&D Officer will be responsible to carry
out Consumer analysis by analyzing the size of the market for Optiven Real
Estate’s products, demographics, buying trends and carrying out Customer
surveys to improve Optiven Real Estate’s products, and processes and other
factors influencing product demand; analyzing results to identify ways of
maximizing sales and market penetration of current products.
- Forecasting and tracking industry marketing and
sales trends based on collected data.
- Performing other duties as it may be assigned from
time to time.
Required
Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to
detail.
- Superior research and analytical skills.
- Ability to translate complex concepts and
methodologies into easily understood language.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and or
related software.
- Ability to conduct surveys both internal and
external and generate timely reports.
Education and
Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Research,
Statistics, Math or related field required.
- At least 5 years’ experience in Market research,
Research in the Real Estate markets will be and added advantage.
- Some related experience preferred.
Applications:
If you believe you have
high performance culture, positive mental attitude and are self-driven, then
apply using the following link; https://optivenjobapi.optiven.co.ke/optivenJobAPI/public/ on or
before 22nd October 2021.
NB: We do not charge for
job applications and interviews. Canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification