HERE
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Location:
Chicago, IL
Type:
Full Time
Posted:
10/07/2016
Deadline to Apply:
Open - no deadline given by employer
More Information:
HERE Job Posting
Job Summary:
HERE is seeking a Content Acquisition Analyst to join the Content Acquisition team. The candidate will be expected to conduct geospatial content research and acquisition activities for defined area/territory, provide back end support to the Content Acquisition team, conduct market research to identify potential geospatial content suppliers, and coordinate basic marketing support, administration and communication related to the Content Acquisition team.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Pursues suppliers of geospatial data, arranges meetings, presentations and follows up with suppliers
- Conducts preliminary content evaluation
- Negotiates commercial and legal terms to acquire datasets
- Executes all required contracts and purchase orders and obtains datasets
- Supports the Content Acquisition team on their non-sourcing tasks: Tracking, data entry, follow-up and administration related to the supplier management systems
- Provides reports as needed from supplier management systems
- Monitors information and communication stream from and to the Content Acquisition team
- Coordinates with other teams to conduct initial supplier data evaluation to ingest data in order to build or enhance HERE’s offerings
- Coordinates email and mailing campaigns to approach possible suppliers
- Creates and regularly updates supplier inventory and profile including key information related to the supplier relationship (CRM). Utilize tools like SWOT analysis to compare suppliers
- Provides basic back end marketing support for country Acquisition team
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 2-4 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge and/or understanding of maps, geospatial content and location-based products and services
- Familiarity with geographic information systems (GIS) and related content
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and in local language in assigned territory (if applicable)
- Results-oriented
- Demonstrated ability to gather and analyze data, problem solve, prioritize and organize to achieve stated goals
- Microsoft Office
- Travel requirement up to 25%
Environment & Scope:
- Office-based job setting; independent work while contributing to overall team objectives and goals
- Needs to gain a thorough understanding of HERE’s products and business needs around acquiring datasets
- Semi routine tasks of moderate complexity requiring some discretion and judgment. Carries out tasks/activities according to assignment and set guidelines. Moderate degree of supervision and coaching needed.
- Individual contributor but will work closely and leverage the broader content acquisition teams as well as other teams (Strategic Licensing, Legal, Product Marketing, Local Map Operations in support of various activities such as source evaluation, contract finalization…)
- Ownership of specific pieces of work / deliverables used as input into larger deliverables for the greater Content Acquisition team.
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