Research Executive

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Worldpanel provides brands and retailers with a unique, 360-degree understanding of consumer behaviour across the globe. We are shopper-centric, continuously monitoring the purchase and usage behaviour through the largest omnipanel in the world. With unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology and expert analysts, we partner with brands and retailers of all sizes, empowering them to reimagine what’s possible, and change the landscape to create a better, healthier, more sustainable and inclusive world.

Job Details

Purpose: To develop a strong understanding of Worldpanel analysis & services. Develop the analytical skills and knowledge required of this role, with the view to be an indispensable support to the Client Service Team in Egypt with respect to responding to client data requests, handling analysis briefs for presentations by delivering timely, accurate and insightful information.

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Worldpanel provides brands and retailers with a unique, 360-degree understanding of consumer behaviour across the globe. We are shopper-centric, continuously monitoring the purchase and usage behaviour through the largest omnipanel in the world. With unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology and expert analysts, we partner with brands and retailers of all sizes, empowering them to reimagine what’s possible, and change the landscape to create a better, healthier, more sustainable and inclusive world.

Key Outcomes:Client Service Team Relationship

• Assist client service teams across the region in producing regular reports, answer client briefs and other regular deliverables and projects.
• Employ an appropriately professional tone in all communications including emails, presentation materials, telephone calls and face to face meetings.
• Proactively seek to understand the teams’ markets and client businesses, using this knowledge to improve the work you do.

Project Handling

• Demonstrate real curiosity and a willingness to focus and commit in dealings with teams on client projects.
• Manage client requests, ensuring they are acted upon by you or another member of the team in a timely fashion, where appropriate answering client queries with support from your line manager.
• Where appropriate, take responsibility for the timely and accurate production of regular deliverables such as reports or Worldpanelonline.com portal updates.
• Production and interpretation of Worldpanel special analyses with a focus on finding patterns in the data and highlighting key points.
• Confidently start to use the more advanced capabilities within Powerview, our data software, such as user defined fields, level groups, etc.

Basic Data & Tracking

• Be responsible for/involved in producing the regular deliverables of data and ensuring that they are on time and accurate.
• Be able to retrieve data and understand the output from Powerview, WorldpanelOnline and any other software systems required.
• Develop competence in charting data and be able to produce basic presentation decks.

Analysis & Insight

• Begin to recognize patterns and draw logical conclusions based on your analysis of the data set.
• Begin to learn how to build stories from the data
• Support line manager/client service teams in obtaining contextual information from different data sources
• Assist in preparing and delivering presentations to clients. Seek opportunities to practice presentation skills to develop a confident style in delivery.
• Build knowledge of FMCG environment including macro trends and Worldpanel’s competitive environment
• Strive to add new value to basic ad-hoc client data requests adding commentary and drawing out key findings.

Team, People & Self Development

• Engage with your line manager - seeking their feedback, input, and contribution to your development - act upon it appropriately asking for advice when relevant
• Form relationships internally, specifically with immediate team with the view to willingly offer help and support to others in the team where possible
• Seek out opportunities to grow your client and category knowledge, by reading trade press, making store visits, having an opinion on your clients’ products and advertising (and their competitor products/advertising) for example.

Key Capabilities:

• Provide a high level of attention to detail
• Operate as a friendly, flexible, and willing team member who seeks opportunities to help others and in doing so develop their own knowledge, and influence their own reputation positively
• Communicate effectively, as the job environment requires confident individuals who are socially adept (both in face-to-face and remote working environments)
• Organize own work and prioritize independently if required
• Be dependable and take responsibility for own work
• Bring enthusiasm and energy to the role
• Be inquisitive and interested in exploring theories & ideas – using the available analytical tools to aid them
• Be self-disciplined in their approach to their work and learning
• Listen and seek feedback and take on board suggestions to help develop knowledge and skills
• Learn how to apply analytical skills to understand and synthesize data into key insights.

Reasonable Adjustments

Kantar is committed to offering equal opportunities to all individuals including during the recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance, please advise us in advance of your interview so that we can make the necessary arrangement
 

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Egypt

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.