Market Intelligence Officer

Pentagon Food Group (PFG) is looking for a Market Intelligence Officer with at least 1.5 years of relevant experience to join their team in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This full-time position plays a crucial role in helping the organization understand market trends and respond effectively. The successful candidate will oversee the entire market intelligence process—from gathering and validating data to providing strategic insights that shape pricing, business development, and competitive strategies. Acting as a trusted advisor, the Market Intelligence Officer will ensure that company decisions are grounded in accurate, timely, and actionable intelligence, while upholding PFG’s core values of Responsibility, Excellence, Sustainability, Passion, Ethics, Commitment, and Teamwork (RESPECT).

Key Responsibilities

Data Strategy & Governance: Take ownership of all market intelligence data by creating a single source of truth within the CRM system. Develop and enforce data validation rules and standard operating procedures to maintain high data quality. Regularly audit data to identify and correct inconsistencies, duplicates, and gaps, ensuring that information is well-structured, accessible, and aligned with business objectives.

Market Intelligence & Strategic Insights: Lead efforts to collect and analyze competitor pricing, product trends, customer behavior, and overall market movements. Convert complex data sets into clear, insightful narratives that highlight emerging trends, competitive risks, and growth opportunities. Prepare and deliver regular reports and presentations to equip leadership with forward-looking market intelligence.

Dashboard Development & BI Collaboration: Partner with the Business Intelligence team to design and improve interactive dashboards that provide real-time, accurate insights. Define reporting needs and promote best practices in data visualization to communicate complex information effectively. Automate reporting workflows to ensure sustainable and efficient insight delivery.

Pricing Strategy & Commercial Support: Perform ethical price benchmarking and competitive pricing analyses. Collaborate closely with commercial teams to offer data-driven pricing recommendations. Act as the primary contact for pricing data and strategic analysis when the Market Intelligence Lead is unavailable, ensuring uninterrupted intelligence support.

Process Automation & Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities to automate data collection, processing, and reporting. Develop advanced Excel models and templates to boost team productivity. Continuously enhance intelligence processes to improve accuracy and turnaround times, staying informed about emerging technologies.

Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory: Build and maintain strong relationships across Sales, Business Development, Pricing, Marketing, and BI teams. Understand evolving intelligence requirements and support new business initiatives with timely insights. Respond promptly and effectively to internal data requests, consistently exceeding expectations.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Data Analytics, Marketing, or a related discipline.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to create complex models, dashboards, and automated tools.
- Strong experience with BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with CRM systems and database structures.
- Ability to manage, query, and analyze large datasets accurately.
- Exceptional attention to detail and a strong sense of data ownership.
- Strategic and analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, confident in presenting to diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities independently and meet tight deadlines.
- Proactive problem-solving skills and intellectual curiosity.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

- Knowledge of SQL or Python for data manipulation is highly desirable.
- Opportunity to provide backup and strategic support to the Market Intelligence Lead.
- Exposure to continuous improvement of intelligence functions through innovation and best practice sharing.
- Competitive monthly salary ranging from Rs55,000 to Rs60,000.
- On-site work location in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

This position offers a unique chance to contribute to PFG’s ambition of becoming the world’s largest and most respected food corporation by driving data-driven decision-making and operational excellence within a values-based culture.