Senior Manager Market & Competitive Intelligence (m/w/d)
Company Description
Where your expertise is needed Engineered in Berlin. Driving the Future of Europe. At AUTODOC, we are proud to be a homegrown European success story. Founded in Berlin in 2008 and still headquartered in the heart of the continent today, we have evolved from a local specialist into Europe’s leading online platform for the automotive aftermarket. Our strength lies in our unique identity: we are a digital-first, e-commerce powerhouse with strong German roots and an expansive reach across 27 European countries. This continental focus allows us to blend our heritage with high-tech innovation, staying agile and closely connected to the markets we serve. Today, our team of more than 5,500 professionals from over 50 different countries is redefining mobility through cutting-edge technology. Bring your talent and expertise to a company that is building a sustainable, tech-driven future for drivers everywhere. Come join us and impact the future of AUTODOC!
Job Description
About the role As AUTODOC continues to accelerate its growth across 27 European countries and transition into a comprehensive tech ecosystem, understanding our rapidly evolving marketplace is critical to our success. The automotive aftermarket is experiencing significant structural shifts, driven by technological advancements and shifting consumer behaviours. To ensure our executive leadership team and business units move forward with clarity and data-driven confidence, we need to formalise and scale our external intelligence agenda. We are looking for a dedicated expert who can move past raw data to uncover the "why" behind competitor movements and market trajectories. As such, we are hiring a Senior Manager Market & Competitive Intelligence (m/f/d) to join our Strategy Team. Reporting directly to the Head of Strategy, you will own the end-to-end intelligence infrastructure for the company. This means you will build and maintain robust internal market models from imperfect data, establish structured competitor scorecards, and translate complex macroeconomic signals into clear, actionable recommendations. You will also manage our external vendor ecosystems and build a modern intelligence tool stack, leveraging automated monitoring platforms and AI-augmented research methodologies to keep our leadership team informed on a regular cadence. You will be working towards positioning AUTODOC ahead of market trends, transforming competitive signals into concrete business advantages. This is an exceptionally exciting opportunity because you will be the ultimate architect of how AUTODOC interprets its external environment. What you will do Own the Intelligence Agenda: Build and maintain a comprehensive, deeply analytical understanding of AUTODOC’s markets. You will track market size, growth trajectories, consumer segments, competitive landscapes, and category dynamics. Architect Market Models: Develop, scale, and regularly update internal market models, confidently transforming incomplete or imperfect external data into defensible baseline truths. Monitor the Competition: Define, monitor, and maintain structured competitor scorecards and profiles across key target markets Translate Trends into Actions: Track and analyse shifting industry trends and structural changes within the automotive aftermarket, converting these external signals into concrete strategic implications and recommended corporate responses. Synthesise Strategic Insights: Integrate market and competitive intelligence into a single, unified truth. You will connect macro dynamics and micro signals into coherent assessments that directly guide the Strategy and Leadership teams. Deliver Strategic Deep Dives: Directly support critical business decisions with targeted, deep-dive intelligence projects on selected markets, emerging shifts, or strategic topics. Manage the Tool Stack: Select, implement, and manage our end-to-end intelligence tool infrastructure, including data subscriptions, automated monitoring networks, and vendor relationships.
Qualifications
What you bring to the team Essential & Required Skills Proven Expertise: 5+ years of dedicated experience in competitive intelligence, market research, or strategy consulting with a heavy emphasis on external intelligence. Advanced Modelling Skills: Outstanding analytical capabilities, with a proven track record of building and maintaining market-sizing models even when working with imperfect or incomplete data sets. Strategic Critical Thinking: An innate ability to separate signal from noise, connect disparate market trends to core business implications, and distill intelligence into concise, executive-level recommendations. Impactful Communication: A clear, confident, and empathetic communication style, capable of presenting high-level findings to senior audiences and collaborating seamlessly across diverse, cross-functional teams. Modern Tool Fluency: Hands-on experience managing research subscriptions, automated monitoring platforms, and implementing AI-augmented research methodologies. Language Proficiency: Full fluency in English is required. Nice-to-have Sector knowledge within the automotive aftermarket industry or high-growth e-commerce environments is a plus Additional Information Location : This role is available in the following locations : Netherlands remote, Portugal remote - Lisbon/Porto hybrid, Germany remote. Occasional business trips to be planned.
What We Offer
Impact & Growth: We are a fast-growing tech scale-up where your work directly influences the future of the automotive aftermarket. Flexibility: We support a modern work-life balance with flexible working hours and remote work options where possible. Development: Access to internal training programs, workshops, and clear career paths to help you reach your full potential. Culture: A diverse, international environment where "belonging" is a core value. Join us for regular team events and a collaborative atmosphere. Extras: Competitive salary packages, employee discounts on our vast range of products, 1 extra day of vacation to celebrate your birthday and modern office spaces designed for creativity and focus. (if in hybrid set up) Time Type: Full time Apply To This Job