Job DescriptionBuild Your Career. Build America's Future.Vulcan Materials Company is the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. When you join Vulcan, it's more than starting an exciting career - you get to make a difference for millions of people every day across the country.
When you join Vulcan, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded and diversity is valued. No matter the role or the location across the country, every member of the Vulcan team lives through the Vulcan Way: doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time.
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Market System Analyst supports the three segments within the Market Support Services (MSS) department: Economic Analysis, GIS, and Market Research. In addition, the analyst works as an internal marketing resource providing expertise and information to people at various levels within the entire organization, including the Senior Leadership Team, Investor Relations, Business Development, and the Commercial side of the business.
Access to Marketing Tools and Processes- MSS provides a unique opportunity to gain exposure to proprietary, internal demand forecasting tools, as well as marketing tools and processes not available in a field role and not available at other companies in the industry
Exposure to Business Management- MSS staff routinely works with corporate and division management.
Broadened View- This position provides a broad enterprise view of Vulcan and the construction industry.
Not the Same Thing Every Day- This type of work is hardly ever boring or mundane; you'll always have something new and exciting to work on - projects that make a difference.
Potential to Move Up in The Organization- This position can prepare someone for other roles within Vulcan, giving them exposure to other areas within the company (finance, sales, commercial excellence, operations, business development, executive team).
What You'll Do: - Perform economic analysis using various data sets (both publicly available data as well as purchased data sets).
- Demographics analysis.
- Sales analysis and application to forecasting.
- Exposure to new technologies and data platforms (e.g. machine learning).
- Benchmark internal data vs external data.
- Assist in preparation of presentations for external conversations for both industry groups as well as Vulcan customers (as a value-added service for the Vulcan Commercial group).
- Seek out and vet new data sources.
- Serve as the primary backup for ongoing maintenance of GIS system, which includes the Competitive Intelligence database and logistics data.
- Assist Market Research team as needed by (a) supporting strategic growth plans in high-priority markets (b) executing strategically important demand forecasts and/or (c) providing GIS analysis supporting business development efforts.
- Assist in support of initiatives led by the VP of Marketing Support Services.
- Other duties as assigned.
ResponsibilitiesSkills You'll Need:Education: - Economics / Marketing / Business
- Math / Statistics / Data Analytics
- Engineering / Geography / GIS
- or similar to those above
Desired (but not required) Skills:- GIS skills, particularly ESRI ArcGIS Pro
- Working knowledge of Python or SQL
- Experience in utilizing AI Tools (e.g. Gemini, NotebookLM)
- Proficiency with Tableau
Critical Competencies:- Research Focused: Knows how to find data that may not be readily available.
- Analytical: Is willing to dig into the data to find the information that can be used. Organizes complex information or problems so that solutions can be found. Tries to build quantifiable backup to support intuitive notions about markets or the industry.
- Organized: Has capacity to manage millions of data records across multiple data platforms.
Can deal with Ambiguity: Can cope with data that is in conflict; can make a decision and act without having perfect information; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to have all the answers or data before moving on. - Creative: Advances new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; is viewed as having original ideas and is able to effectively brainstorm.
- Problem Solver: Is able to solve problems in a timely manner using all of the above.
- Patience/Flexibility: Is tolerant with people and processes; listens and checks before acting; tries to understand the people and the data before making judgments; implements change well; keeps composure under stress. It is not unusual for our priorities to change, so we must understand that we may pick up an earlier project that someone else was leading.
- Listens: Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees.
- Able to Manage Time Well: Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; sets priorities; values time; separates the critical few projects into priorities.
What You'll Like About Us:Great Company Culture. Our people share a competitive drive for excellence in an environment of trust, teamwork, open-mindedness and communication.
Safe. Industry leader in health and safety standards. We are committed to creating a safe work environment and protecting all employees and customers.
Meaningful Work. What sets up apart is the work we do impacts daily lives - and every employee contributes. Our aggregates produced are used to build roads, schools, hospitals, airports, and housing throughout the United States.
Health Benefits. Medical, Dental, Vision programs, plus much more.
Rest and Relaxation. Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.
Prepare for the Future. 401(k) with company match and contribution.
Training and Development. We see our development programs and helping our employees meet their goals as a key part of our business.
Vulcan Materials Company is an equal opportunity employer. QualificationsSkills You'll Need: Education: - Economics / Marketing / Business - Math / Statistics / Data Analytics - Engineering / Geography / GIS - or similar to those above Desired (but not required) Skills: - GIS skills, particularly ESRI ArcGIS Pro - Working knowledge of Python or SQL - Experience in utilizing AI Tools (e.g. Gemini, NotebookLM) - Proficiency with Tableau Critical Competencies: - Research Focused: Knows how to find data that may not be readily available. - Analytical: Is willing to dig into the data to find the information that can be used. Organizes complex information or problems so that solutions can be found. Tries to build quantifiable backup to support intuitive notions about markets or the industry. - Organized: Has capacity to manage millions of data records across multiple data platforms. Can deal with Ambiguity: Can cope with data that is in conflict; can make a decision and act without having perfect information; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to have all the answers or data before moving on. - Creative: Advances new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; is viewed as having original ideas and is able to effectively brainstorm. - Problem Solver: Is able to solve problems in a timely manner using all of the above. - Patience/Flexibility: Is tolerant with people and processes; listens and checks before acting; tries to understand the people and the data before making judgments; implements change well; keeps composure under stress. It is not unusual for our priorities to change, so we must understand that we may pick up an earlier project that someone else was leading. - Listens: Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees. - Able to Manage Time Well: Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; sets priorities; values time; separates the critical few projects into priorities. What You'll Like About Us: Great Company Culture. Our people share a competitive drive for excellence in an environment of trust, teamwork, open-mindedness and communication. Safe. Industry leader in health and safety standards. We are committed to creating a safe work environment and protecting all employees and customers. Meaningful Work. What sets up apart is the work we do impacts daily lives - and every employee contributes. Our aggregates produced are used to build roads, schools, hospitals, airports, and housing throughout the United States. Health Benefits. Medical, Dental, Vision programs, plus much more. Rest and Relaxation. Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays. Prepare for the Future. 401(k) with company match and contribution. Training and Development. We see our development programs and helping our employees meet their goals as a key part of our business. Vulcan Materials Company is committed to employ
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