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Job Summary
The Innovation Insights Manager at Papa Johns will be a key member of the Consumer Insights team, responsible for gathering and analyzing data to provide actionable insights that enhance our understanding of consumer preferences, behaviors, and market trends. You will leverage consumer insights to successfully meet evolving guest needs that drive Papa Johns’ business objectives and brand love.
You will champion the consumer voice through menu strategy, innovation pipeline, Stage Gate and New Product Development processes, marketing strategies, and overall business growth. This role requires a passion for guest and menu insights and analytics, strong communication and persuasion skills, and the ability to translate findings into strategic recommendations.
Responsibilities:
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Partner closely with cross-functional teams – Menu Strategy, Culinary, Operations, Business Analytics, and Digital Customer Experience – to foster consumer-first and data-driven decisions.
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Design and implement research studies, leveraging both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Develop surveys, questionnaires, and other data collection tools to gather relevant consumer insights throughout the Stage Gate process.
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Collect and analyze data from various sources, including surveys, user analytics, and market research, to identify insights and tell integrated, influential consumer narratives.
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Conduct in-depth analysis of consumer feedback, reviews, competitive insights and social media sentiment to uncover deep customer preferences and satisfaction insights.
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Develop and present impactful insights through clear and compelling reports, presentations, and dashboards.
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Continually monitor industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies to inform research strategies and methodologies and elevate Consumer Insights.
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Support the evaluation of new research tools and technologies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Consumer Insights function.
Everybody loves pizza, which means they also love the people who are behind the scenes working to deliver it. This is complex and challenging work – but let’s face it – it’s also pizza! If you want a fulfilling career with a company that’s always moving forward, we’re the right place.
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What We Do
Papa John's Pizza is an American restaurant company that runs the third largest take-out and pizza delivery restaurant.
Papa John's seeks people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and share our philosophy for success. Hands-on training, a clean and safe work environment, quality business practices, advancement opportunities and meaningful work combine to produce not only the best pizza, but also the best team members! Better Opportunities. Better People!
At Papa John's we call ourselves team members instead of employees because we believe it is only through a strong team we can produce the best experience for our customers. Whether at our corporate campus, distribution centers, our restaurants, or located internationally; Papa John's has a variety of positions for talented and passionate people.
Papa John's is an equal opportunity employer and provides excellent career opportunities for our entire team. Our company philosophies of promote from within and rewards based on performance are important elements of our company culture.
