Pack & Design Research Analyst in Oxford

At NIQ, you can grow your career with us! Have you ever wanted to modernize a brand and bottle design for an iconic beer company? How about discovering the next big energy drink? Or be part of building strategies for the biggest brands in the world? With BASES, you can!

With best-in-class research and predictive analytical tools, NIQ’s Innovation Practice (BASES) is at the core of our client’s new product ideas, product messaging, fresh packaging designs, optimal product launches and long-term brand strategies of what to bring to the market and how to price new products. In BASES, you will work with industry-leading marketers across the globe and see your work come to life.

Join the Innovation team and work with our clients as a problem solver and the voice of NIQ at our clients, as a Research Analyst. The work we do makes a significant difference in how businesses and brands perform in markets around the world. At NIQ, we all share a commitment to our core values of being simple, open, and integrated into how we work — with each other, our partners, and our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Work on projects across a variety of large & small clients, in various industries or categories.
• Produce high-quality client deliverables in partnership with your Client Consulting team.
• Participate in client discussions/presentations and work through implications and recommendations based on the data.
• Support the development of your client(s) through training related to consumer demand principles, value-added projects and meta-analysis.
• Understand the principles of consumer behavior and portfolio management.
• Develop and set up research projects based on the client brief and business objectives.
• Analyse study results, summarize data and draft reports and presentations.

In your first year at BASES, you will benefit from a lot of training in order to develop a strong understanding of successful innovation and what drives in-market sales for new products. You will benefit from the support of a well-connected network of expert teams from around the world.

A little bit about you:

• We are looking for curious, collaborative and forward-thinking people, who are natural learners and would like to develop towards the research market in the future.
• Developed analytical skills and the desire to constantly deepen these skills.
• Time management skills: ability to manage projects and deadlines independently.
• Attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality results, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Translate data into the story: strong written and verbal communication skills, and ability to clearly pull together a story that will resonate with the client.
• Demonstrate ability to execute against projects for a variety of Innovation’s products, and develop a basic working knowledge of consumer and marketing drivers of sales volume.
• Fluent in spoken and written English. Proficiency in other languages such as German, French or Spanish is a plus.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
• Interest in quantitative and qualitative market research.

What we offer:

• Work in a mixed system: part of the week you work from home (home office), and part from the office. Therefore, we provide all the necessary equipment to perform your duties from home.
• Work in an international organization, once you become a specialist in your field, you can count on numerous programs offering development or relocation to other departments or countries.
• Your development is important to us!
• Package of social benefits.
• Flexible working environment.
• Volunteer time off.

At NIQ, we are steadfast in our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace that mirrors the rich diversity of the communities and markets we serve. We believe that embracing a wide range of perspectives drives innovation and excellence. All employment decisions at NIQ are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.