Research Manager
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Job Description
This is a unique opportunity for a bright and driven Research Manager to be part of the exciting journey of further growing our Mixed Domain team. On the team you will interact with CPG clients on a diverse set of business objectives and use a wide array of solutions to tackle strategic marketing challenges. Using a mixture of Innovation and Brand Communication expertise you will assist major brands with tactical and strategic decisions.
You will join our team in Rotterdam or London as a Research Manager lead studies as a consultant build strong relationships with our clients and advise them through delivering clear and actionable insights.
In this role imagine yourself being responsible for the following:
- Client management: you will be leading growing and nurturing different clients independently. You are encouraged to take ownership of both wellestablished accounts and new ones. The goal is to develop partnerships with a longterm view based on trust and expertise!
- Project management: you will be leading and supervising project teams from the proposal writing phase up until and including the project delivery.
- Account management: as Manager you will join one of our biggest CPG account team and our new accounts team. These teams get together to discuss trends opportunities and other relevant topics for the accounts they work on.
- You will be guiding the work of Analysts helping them with their growth and career development.
Additionally there are a lot of different ways to grow and take on more responsibility in the role. See some of these growth paths below:
- Through SKIMs different internal expertise networks. A lot of the teams work is in Communications and Innovation. The internal expertise networks linked to these areas are continuously growing our thought leadership and developing new methods and solutions. Besides projects you can take on additional responsibilities in one of these networks and grow into a pillarleading role.
- Becoming an account lead: developing the strategic plan for an account and leading a team of people who are focused on the account.
- Career management of Analysts. Besides having direct reports you can also manage Analysts career paths by becoming their GPS (Grow Perform Succeed) manager.
- Taking on a more active role in trainingrelated activities or onboarding of new employees.
Qualifications :
The ideal candidate will have prior consulting/clientservice and research experience on the agency or client side. We are looking for someone with the following profile:
- 46 years of relevant work experience within market research on the agency or client side
- Experience with leading adhoc research methods
- The ability to independently run projects and client contact
- A combination of strong strategic thinking and a handson processdriven approach
- The ability to turn complex business issues and data into simple and actionable recommendations
- An affinity for client management and relationship building with your clients
- A team player with a positive attitude and the ability to deliver with and through others
- Experience with conjoint methodologies and virtual shelf tests is a plus
- You are authorised to work in the Netherlands or the UK (resident citizen valid visa or other)
Our offer
We offer a competitive salary & benefits package that includes the following:
- Performance based rewards Annual bonus based on individual and company success
- A hybrid working environment
- A flat organizational structure where everyone is treated as equal regardless of any differences
- A place where taking initiative isnt just encouraged. Its valued
- Harmony between work and personal life
- A combination of learning through onboarding active training programs onthejob and guidance from experienced SKIMmers
- A team that enjoys the ride regular outings events and a culture that celebrates wins together
At SKIM we value diversity equity and inclusion. With increased diversity comes greater variety of perspectives ideas and creativity and we foster an environment where everyone feels welcome and comfortable to be their authentic selves. Therefore we welcome diversity in applicants and base our hiring decisions regardless of age race color religion ethnicity nationality gender pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity disability genetic characteristics marital or military status.
Additional Information :
Thank you for taking the time to read the description of this role and we look forward to reading your submission if this role sounds very exciting to you! We read each application carefully and will get back to you as soon as we can.
Please note that only completed applications consisting of a resume and cover letter written in English will be considered.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
