Textile Consultant, DTF & DTG
We currently have a FT opening for a Textile Consultant, DTF & DTG in our Fairfield, NJ or Weymouth, MA office.
Keypoint intelligence is looking for a new Textile Consultant, who is an industry and subject matter expert for the textile industry in both Direct To Fabric & Direct To Garment, and should be "go to” person externally and internally for any inquiry or subject matter knowledge for those areas.
They will be responsible for creating and posting well-written and accurate content in the form of product briefs, forecasts, summaries, report updates, articles, analysis, blog posts and other deliverables, as well as for the ongoing trend analysis, education and training for the industry and/or other analysts within the organization on their area of expertise. In addition to fully understanding their subject matter areas they should also understand the fundamental trends related to these practices as they are associated with the sales channels, vertical industries of various company sizes.
Essential Functions
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Responsible for producing an agreed-upon set of service deliverables including news analysis, event analysis, trend analysis, market forecasting and forecast analysis
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Producing well-written, accurate, insightful deliverables for clients and subscribers based on hand-on experience with the products and information gleaned from other team members and sources
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Posting content into the CMS, layout and other systems
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Attending meetings, trade shows and industry events to keep abreast of product/market news and trends as needed
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Provide clients with strategic advice to help them succeed
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Deliver the annual forecast for the given subject area
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Perform primary and secondary research and provide competitive analysis on product, vendor, and market trends
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Present research findings at client meetings and industry conferences
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Help sell and be instrumental in custom consulting engagements as a project leader and participant with subject matter expertise
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Assume a set of clients as the primary analyst, providing proactive client care and inquiry response service, including visits to client sites and both personal and telephone/e-mail contact
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Help develop, execute, help sell and deliver multi-client studies as outlined in annual budget plan
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Travel to trade shows and vendor events to monitor technology trends and meet with clients, prospects, and key players as needed
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Be a thought leader for these areas through social media sites such as LinkedIn and Twitter as well as produce insight to the industry through the company blog site and external webinars
Competencies Required
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Excellent writing skills as well as oral communication & presentation skills
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Ability to successfully produce high-quality deliverables while consistently meeting
deadlines
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Ability to learn the document imaging product areas assigned to you
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Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with industry leaders
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Strong Microsoft Office skills, proficient in Excel
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Good Internet research capabilities
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Team player with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with all
levels of an organization
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Well-developed organizational and communications skills
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Ability to successfully produce high quality reports/content while consistently meeting
deadlines
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Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with industry leaders
Travel
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent number of years of experience plus 4 to 7 years of industry experience
- MBA a plus
Keypoint Intelligence offers highly competitive salary and benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, and 401K.
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