Job Description

DIRECTOR

Product Optimisation Practice - INNOVATION

Home Based Contract - Full-time

ABOUT THIS JOB

Be part of the revolution in developing and launching amazing new products for our clients and consumers, across the globe. With best-in-class research and predictive analytical tools, NielsenIQ BASES is the worldwide leader in analysing and consulting on new products, concepts, packs, advertising and forecasting. At NielsenIQ, you will work with industry-leading marketers and see your work come to life. 

The Product Optimisation practice is leading the way in bringing new approaches to our clients, revolutionising Product and Sensory testing of products. We are inventing new methodologies, that enable our clients’ products to market faster and stronger than ever before. We have big ambitions to be the leaders in this space, and are building a world beating team to accomplish this

If you have the desire to revolutionise the Product Optimisation industry, to be part of a rapidly growing Practice, and invent and shape our client’s innovation strategies, then Nielsen IQ BASES is the place to be. We delight in having a curious, collaborative, creative team. Join the Product Optimisation Practice and consult with our clients, develop new products, help train our teams, and be part of the Product Optimisation revolution.

You will be a member of the Global team, consulting with clients, training our teams and developing new solutions, as we grow the Product Optimisation Practice, to be the world’s most innovative and largest product and sensory consultancy.

Client Consulting

• Consult with clients to solve their business needs, working with our Commercial Teams across the Globe to grow the Product Optimisation practice
• Work with our teams to activate and increase insight from our solutions, as we bring our insight to life with our clients
• Ensure the services provided to clients are timely and precise according to client business needs and specifications while meeting the company's quality standards
• Build and maintain ongoing relationships with the identified key persons within client organization
• Contribute to Thought Leadership, Client Pitches, Piloting and launching our new industry leading solutions

Training & Development

• Activate training, through webinars and in-person training, to train our teams in early-stage Product Optimisation
• Lead training in Sensory research, the roles it plays in Product Optimisation, and the use of Sensory data and knowledge in interpreting consumer results

Development of New Solutions

• Be part of the core team developing new, agile, industry leading solutions
• Identify and recommend enhanced and new services that answer clients' business needs
• Through engagement of clients and the wider NielsenIQ organisation, identify new solutions that can provide new insights to our client

RESPONSIBILITIES

This is a senior role in a growing global team, and as such, roles and responsibilities will shift and flex to client needs, business opportunities, and the discovery and launching of new solutions. This flexibility in responsibilities gives you’re the opportunity to adapt and enhance the role, and professionally, grow faster.

Overall responsibilities:

• Identify & lead sales opportunities with the Commercial Teams
• Consult and promote the Product Optimisation practice with our clients
• Take part in pitches, preparing materials and present to clients
• Contribute to client proposals & study designs 
• Consult on the impact of the results for our clients, helping to lead to repeat business for NielsenIQ BASES 
• Liaise with Product Leadership on the development of new global solutions, particularly in the early stage of innovation
• Develop training materials and train our teams around the world

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU 

With a flair for client consulting and expertise in Sensory and Consumer Research on products, you will be looking to make the next major move in your research career, where you can make a huge difference to our clients, our business and your own career growth. 

You will enjoy being part of a start-up culture, with the backing and support of a major organisation that is hungry for growth, and ambitious about the future of the industry. 

Enthusing others about Sensory & Consumer Science should be second nature to you. Motivating others to help you achieve your goals, will be a major advantage to you.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree level education
• Proven experience in FMCG research, with a background in Sensory Science
• Working knowledge of statistics and multivariate analysis
• Working knowledge of research techniques and methodologies
• Sales experience
• Effective consulting skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel & Powerpoint and/ or Google Spreadsheet & Slides
• Able to work to tight deadlines

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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.