Job Description

Research & Insights Manager - Continuous

Slough (hybrid working)

As our Research & Insights Manager, you\'ll work alongside the category and brand teams to play a critical role in shaping our business strategy and brand plans. You\'ll provide continuous insights across our business, working on our fantastic brands, generating actionable consumer, shopper and brand insights to support category and business growth.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Analysing data sets (Nielsen, Kantar, IRI) to drive action within our business. Providing key recommendations and actionable insights to answer business critical questions
• Keeping the business informed of in market performance through the running of monthly reports and trackers with insightful and actionable commentaries
• Co-ordination and utilisation of continuous agency relationships to ensure optimised reporting and strategic issue resolution for the business as well as providing recommendations for continuous improvement (Nielsen, Kantar, BrandView, Mintel, IGD)
• Provide actionable insight and ensure this is used to drive improved performance of brands
• Support the annual brand planning process through the delivery of situation analysis across the market, channels, brands & formats
• Influence Marketing team and senior management with regard to brand strategy and brand plans
• Work with Innovation Team to show how in market NPD has performed to drive effective innovation plans
• Work closely with Adhoc Insights Managers for enhanced team performance and business recommendations
• Building strong relationships with other R&I team members, Category and Marketing (brand, format development & innovation teams)

The multi-award-winning culture at KP Snacks is friendly, welcoming and supportive. We encourage everyone to be the best they can be, working together to achieve great results.

We are also incredibly proud to have been named as one of the Top 25 Best Big Companies and one of the Top 10 Food & Drink Companies to work for in the UK (via )

\xc2\xa3\xc2\xa3competitive base salary

Bonus - with an excellent track record of over-achievement

Holiday buy scheme

Flexible working environment

Free breakfast, free fruit and plenty of savoury snacks available

Lots more great, flexible benefits to support your mental, physical and financial wellbeing

Free on-site parking

Key knowledge, skills and experience:

• Proven/demonstrable experience with continuous research data (preferably Nielsen/ IRI) and Kantar
• Strong analysis skills and ability to translate into compelling stories and business recommendations
• Preferably but not mandatory - currently in a similar role either client-side or research agency.
• Ideally experience from within FMCG, food, drinks, or an organisation that has a strong focus on commercials/numbers and insight

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