Strategy & Business Development Analyst

At ITT, we have a clear purpose as an organization – to provide our customers with cutting-edge solutions to help solve their most critical needs across key global end markets. Our continuous improvement mindset drives our commitment to evolving our capabilities as a multi-industrial technology, manufacturing and engineering leader. With a strong global footprint of more than 100 facilities, we are well positioned to solve critical challenges for our customers around the world. Our locations include manufacturing facilities and global service capabilities in 35 countries. Through these worldwide operations and building on our heritage of innovation, our approximately ~11,000 team members partner with our customers to deliver enduring solutions that make a lasting difference and help the world move forward. ITT is headquartered in Stamford, CT, with sales in approximately 125 countries. The company generated 2024 revenues of $3.6 billion. 

• Motion Technologies: (Revenue of $1.4B; headcount of ~ 4,000; operates in 13 countries) manufactures brake components and specialized sealing solutions, shock absorbers and damping technologies primarily for the global automotive, truck and trailer, public bus and rail transportation markets. 
• Industrial Process: (Revenue of $1.4B; headcount of ~3,400; operates in 30 countries) manufactures engineered fluid process equipment serving a diversified mix of customers in global industries such as chemical, energy, mining, and other industrial process markets and is a provider of plant optimization and efficiency solutions and aftermarket services and parts. 
• Connect and Control Technologies: (Revenue of $0.8B; headcount of ~ 3,800; operates in 10 countries) manufactures harsh-environment connector solutions, critical energy absorption, flow control components, and composite materials for the aerospace and defense, general industrial, medical, and energy markets.

Reporting to the ITT Strategy & Business Development Manager, the candidate will have the primary function to support the development of Motion Technologies strategy along our 3 pillars (Growth, Innovation and Operational Excellence) that ensure the continued successful growth and profitability of the organization.

• Preparation of 3-5 years strategic plan in cooperation with main company functions (sales, R&D, operations, etc)
• Support planning, modeling & execution of strategic projects (like new product launch, new market entry, etc)
• Act as the team’s main point of contact for market intelligence, preparing reports on market trends, customer insights, competitor analysis, and internal newsletters
• Assist in analysis and presentation development for ITT’s leadership team
• Contribute to M&A activities by identifying potential targets, screening new opportunities, developing profiles and business cases, supporting due diligence, and preparing financial models and presentations

• Degree in economics, management or finance is preferred
• Very good English is a must
• Highly motivated, self-starter
• Curious & willing to learn new things, able to jump on different topics & interact with different functions
• Ability to set priorities and manage own time and work to meet deadlines
• Good communication skills, able to translate complex technical concepts in a concise way (preferred)
• 2–3 years of experience in international companies, with a strong focus on strategic topics and financial modeling. Prior experience in corporate strategy or management consulting is preferred
• Good presentation skills, able to prepare presentations for top management focused on key messages (preferred)
• Strong analytical and excel modeling skills, able to analyze complex data sources (structured or unstructured) and gain business insights from them (preferred)

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