Consumer Insights Manager

3 month contract with the possibility to extend.

Location: 85 Challenger Rd., Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA

Top 3 Skills:

Market research, analytical, communication

Position – Cross Category Insights Manager

Dept: Corporate Marketing (Consumer Market Insights Team)

Overall Responsibilities:

Partners with relevant business teams to provide an understanding of Consumers usage and behaviors across their Consumer Experience Journey for assigned business.

• Work in partnership with the Cross Category Senior Director in managing research projects related to Corporate Marketing priorities.

• He/she gathers and analyzes consumer data and supports cross functional teams with their strategies and tactics. Develop trends reports on Corporate Marketing key initiatives.

• Analyze CRM dashboards to improve the quality of SEA CRM programs

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Leverage Secondary/Syndicated research and Conduct Primary research to actionable insights.

• Independently manage most research, with support and guidance from manager on more complex studies:

o Secondary: Gather and analyze secondary data sources to address business issues

o Primary: conduct research to understand and predict consumer behavior, e.g.,

§ Qualitative: focus groups, in-home ethnographies, 1-1 interviews, etc.

§ Quantitative: brand health research. concept tests, usage & attitude studies, post purchase, etc.

• Manage full scope of Research Projects including:

o Deeply understand business issues and specific questions to address them. Develop comprehensive research brief, that includes detailed learning areas and action standards, with stakeholder buy-in

o Determine and recommend best research methodology to address business questions

o Identify best vendor through appropriate RfP process (multi-vendor proposal review)

o Help negotiate best price with vendor(s), and manage internal finance process approvals

o Manage research vendor from research design (including sample, questionnaire, discussion guide), field work, analysis, reporting and presentation delivery; ensuring data accuracy throughout study

o Analyze and interpret data in Excel and create crisp, insightful PowerPoint charts

o Deliver strong learning, in story-like presentation format that addresses all research objectives and includes actionable recommendations within needed timelines.

SUCCESS REQUIREMENTS

• Strong Business Acumen to appropriately probe and fully understand business issues to tackle and provide meaningful, impactful recommendations

• Ability to confidently engage different levels and multi-functional stakeholders (up to VP level)

Research and Analytical Capabilities

• Comprehensive, up to date research and analytical techniques and methodologies (notably Primary research, quantitative and qualitative). Syndicated research (e.g., Nielsen, NPD) experience a plus

• Superior Consumer focused Insights and research experience; e-comm experience is a plus

• Ability to effectively manage projects under very little supervision to achieve team goals and complete work assignments within established time frames

Vendor / Team Management

• Evaluate via RFP best vendor for each project. Manage vendor to ensure clear goals, research capabilities and learning delivery within timeline and budget for high ROI.

Communication & Technical skills

• Excellent interpersonal communication, engagement and influencing skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey learning and actions to take

• Strong proficiency in development of PowerPoint charts and full decks. Strong Excel skills to review, calculate and analyze data. Proficiency in Tableau visualization a plus.

Personal Attitude, Collaborations

• High confidence, proactivity and positive “go-getter” attitude

• Strong bias for action, sense of urgency and results orientation

• Ability to work calmly and productively in high time pressure situations

• Ability to cultivate strong collaborative working relationships and contacts within CMI work group, across other company functions and with external organizations

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, product management, sales, or related field.

• 5-8 years experience in market research, marketing, trade marketing, product management, sales or related field - analyzing consumer data and providing insights that drive business, including research methods and statistics. Mix of Client and/or agency side experience.

• Electronics / Mobile Industry research experience very strongly preferred; otherwise must have consumer packaged goods (CPG) research experience.

Preferred Requirements

• Master’s degree in business administration, marketing, product management, sales, or related field preferred

• Capable of running own research using DIY tools.