My Client requires an experienced Research Manager to join their small but busy team in central London.

The role is hands-on, involving all aspects of market research. The successful candidate will be ambitious and keen to play a leading role in the development of our company. The candidate will work on, and manage, a range of different project types in different sectors. Previous experience in research is a must, preferably in the B2B space, with agency-side experience a significant advantage. This is a client-facing role and the ability to liaise with clients, manage teams is crucial.

Seeking extensive experience on a range of different projects preferably including at least one of the following:

• Customer satisfaction/loyalty
• Brand studies
• Customer segmentation
• Market assessment
• New product/concept development

Solid capabilities in the core research activities which make up the main elements of the role:

• Enquiry handling by phone or in person
• Designing research projects from client briefs
• Proposal writing
• Designing questionnaires
• Qualitative & Quantitative Data analysis
• Constructing presentations, and managing analysis programmes
• Presentation skills
• Project management skills

Also expect:
 

• Strong interpersonal skills
• A strategic thinker
• Ability to co-ordinate and manage a team on projects
• Excellent organisation and workload management skills
• Strong numerical ability
• Usual IT skills (PPT, Word, Excel)

Desirable (but not essential):
 

• B2B research experience
• Experience of focus group moderation and analysis of qualitative data
• Statistics skills / experience using a stats package e.g. SPSS
• Experience in specialist research skills such as CONJOINT, SIMALTO, pricing studies, etc.
• Experience in social media listening/tracking
• Experience in big data analytics
• Data visualisation skills
• Experience using CRM systems such as SalesForce
• Business development experience