Responsibilities
Strategic Insight through Understanding of the Business Environment
- Develops a strong understanding of the assigned brands/product categories, including up-to-date knowledge of the competition, needs states, benefits, key messages and consumer/HCP behavior
- Effectively communicates insights from primary and secondary research, as well as affiliate field visits
- Consolidates insights from multi-country studies to inform global strategies
- Is the voice of the customer in brand, innovation and market expansion strategy development and decision-making
- Identifies knowledge gaps and recommends appropriate research to answer business questions and mitigate risk in decision-making
Market Research Methodologies and Design
- Conducts all research studies in alignment with Division and brand strategies
- Understands market research design and implications for decision-making
- Applies the correct approach to research design for specific phases within the product development cycle
- Identifies sound approaches to research based on the hypotheses and situational constraints
- Interprets research findings and synthesizes them into actionable business insights
- Continually explores new methods and suppliers in order to bring the latest thinking and most effective decision support to the Division
Market Research Project Management
- Develops and executes plans and objectives for specific market research projects
- Negotiates with external vendors and internal brand teams to identify, produce and interpret relevant data
- Identifies and uses appropriate methods and channels to communicate findings
Awareness, Utilization and Integration of Secondary Data Sources
- Demonstrates expertise with international secondary data sources, such as Euromonitor, Nielsen and IMS
- Synthesizes data from multiple sources to address complex business questions
- Enhances primary research with appropriate use of secondary data
Financial – Manage Market Research Budgets
- Monitors and manages market research activities within budgeted constraints
- Responsible for market research budget for assigned brands projects
- Responsible for managing monthly accruals for assigned projects
Qualification
Communication and Team Work
- Ability to communicate and present information in a variety of ways – both written and oral to a wide range of audiences. Comfortable with interaction at various organization levels, both internally and externally, including HQ Marketing, senior management, and affiliate
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Interest in and sensitivity to working in a culturally diverse environment. Excellent listening skills. Strong customer focus
Project Management
- Demonstrated organizational, self-management, teamwork, communication (oral & written), problem solving, analysis, creativity, and prioritization skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Maintain flexibility in prioritizing and processing requests
- Ability to meet deadlines. Flexibility to accommodate worldwide time zones, as required
Technical Skills
- Demonstrated analytical skills
- Attention to detail and high quality output
- Open to suggestions and constructive feedback
- Adherence to data integrity and confidentiality of information
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)