Location & working arrangement
Nuneaton, UK | Permanent | 37.5 hours per week
We offer hybrid working, with an expectation that you'll be present at our Holland & Barrett office in Nuneaton for a minimum of 2 days per week. Occasional UK travel may also be required.
About the role & team
Great insight starts with understanding people. As a Consumer & Category Insight Manager, you'll help put the customer voice at the heart of our commercial, category and innovation decisions.
You'll work across product development, innovation and category growth, using research and market understanding to uncover what customers need, think and do, then turn those findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
You'll join a close-knit team with strong relationships across the business, with the opportunity to make a visible commercial and customer impact in a growing health and wellness organisation.
What you'll be doing
- Plan and deliver consumer and category research from brief through to fieldwork, analysis and reporting
- Lead qualitative research including focus groups, in-depth interviews and field studies
- Design and deliver quantitative surveys, including questionnaire development and sample management
- Deliver concept, product and packaging testing across the innovation journey
- Analyse customer, category, market and competitor information to identify opportunities
- Bring together internal and external research to create clear, compelling insights
- Present findings and recommendations, helping stakeholders challenge assumptions and make informed decisions
- Support the H&B Connections Panel and manage research agencies and fieldwork to ensure quality and rigour
What you'll bring
- Experience in market research is essential
- Hands on experience across both qualitative and quantitative research is essential
- Experience delivering consumer research projects end to end
- Experience in product, concept or packaging testing
- Strong analysis, synthesis and insight storytelling skills
- Experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders and translating research into commercial action
- Experience managing research agencies or vendors
- Retail or consumer goods experience is preferred
Benefits
- 33 days, including bank holidays, plus a holiday purchase scheme
- Private medical insurance - single cover
- Annual free at-home health testing kit (after 6 months' service)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and a network of Mental Health First Aiders
- Workplace pension with 5% employer contribution
- Life assurance (2x salary, after 6 months' service)
- Annual Bonus (subject to company and individual performance) up to 10%
- £50 Colleague product allowance on Holland & Barrett products (after 6 months' service)
- 25% colleague discount, Free Wellhub membership, cashback and discounts, plus Cycle to Work scheme
Ready to turn customer understanding into better products, categories and experiences?
About Holland & Barrett
We're on a mission to make health and wellness a way of life for everyone. As The Body Champion, we combine knowledge, science and human connection to help people move forward on their own wellness journey.
Inclusion & accessibility statement
We want everyone to feel welcome and able to bring their whole self to work. We focus on skills, capability and potential, and we're committed to inclusive hiring and supporting reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Holland and Barrett is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diverse perspectives and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. We understand that when our colleagues are listened to, respected and valued for who they are, we build an organisation with belonging at its heart - making health and wellness a way of life for everyone.
Holland & Barrett does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland & Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s).
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Consumer & Category Insight Manager in Nuneaton employer: Holland and Barrett
Holland & Barrett is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and professional growth of its employees. With a hybrid working model based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, we offer a supportive work culture that values diversity and inclusion, alongside comprehensive benefits such as private medical insurance, enhanced pension contributions, and generous holiday allowances. Join us to lead innovative risk management strategies while enjoying a fulfilling career in a company dedicated to making health and wellness accessible for all.
