Job Description

ABOUT THIS JOB

You will MAKE A DIFFERENCE by helping one of the largest retailers in the UK make the right choices for their growth strategies. You will partner with our clients and use data to explain what is happening within the wider market, how they can adapt to macro and micro developments in our industry and what they should do to improve business performance. Simply put, you will transform data into compelling stories. Working with your Nielsen colleagues and spending time with your client, you will build partnerships that allow you to better understand your clients’ business priorities and information needs. You'll use this knowledge to develop in-depth analytics and create insights to drive business growth.

The Nielsen team provides detailed analysis across Consumer Panel and Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS / RMS) data. It provides an opportunity to demonstrate and develop a mix of skills in analytics, project management and client engagement in an exciting role to help drive the strategy and performance of a large UK retailer.

OUR BENEFITS:

• Private medical healthcare

• Life assurance

• Range of local discounts for restaurants, cinemas, etc.

• Employer Contributory Pension

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU

If you have this unique combination of strong communication and analytical skills this is the place for you. In fact, you’re a bit of a people person and feel energized by successful collaboration. You manage relationships and expectations as well as you manage projects, and your experience speaks for itself. Curiosity, communication, and critical thinking drive your work- with a passion for storytelling being part of your DNA.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Analytics

• Help shape client research questions by understanding what the business needs are behind questions and what actions will be taken as a result

• Identify the appropriate data sources and tools to best answer research questions, ensuring you judge when the solution is ‘good enough’ versus ‘bells and whistles depending on a given situation

• Analyze and present findings to key stakeholders within given deadlines, coordinating closely with other members of the client services team to divide work when appropriate

• Constantly building on our data capabilities by finding different ways of using existing data or tapping into ‘hidden’ data that may not have previously been used for insight

Team

• Coordinate between Nielsen departments and client stakeholders to ensure that developments are identified and implemented efficiently and smoothly

• Always looking for better and more efficient Ways of Working across the team

• Sharing best practice across the organization and bring a prominent voice in our insight community

• Take an active role in the coaching and upskilling of junior members of the team

Client Engagement

• Create and maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders

• Confidently talk about our data and advise on where and how we can best add value through our analysis

Role Requirements

• Experienced in an analytical/Insights function

• Able to function independently and in a team environment

• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly collaborative environment

• Expert interpersonal skills and oral / written communication skills

• Project management: good organizational and time management skills

• Preferred but not essential: Experience using Consumer Panel

 The role can be located in Oxford or London. 

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Additional Information

About NielsenIQ 

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge. We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.

NielsenIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.