Senior Insights Manager (Lead Appetizers and New Business)

Position Title: Senior Insights Manager (Lead Appetizers and New Business)
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: VilleneuvedAscq 2020
Requisition ID: 29130
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We do this by succeeding together with our teams, business and community partners around the world because we know when we work and grow together, we succeed together. Be a part of our family!
JOB PURPOSE:
The Senior Insights Manager - Lead Appetizers & New business, is part of a team of 3 insights experts who are strongly connected to each Category & Brand teams (2 for Potatoes / 1 for Apps & NBO) - they are true members of those teams.
As the Senior Insights Manager, you will take the lead on the Insights missions in relation with the Appetizers & New Business category, and could take some missions on transversal insights projects.
WHERE YOU'LL WORK:
France (Villeneuve d'Ascq)
Report to: Senior Marketing Manager Insights
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
You are part of the Insight team and participate to the development of the insights' capability across McCain CE by specifically leading the Insights role for the Appetizers & New Business Category.
Insights role encompasses, in close cooperation with category teams:

• Market knowledge:
  • • Identify key customers & consumers macro trends

• Consumer & Operator research:
  • • Build research plans to address gaps in market knowledge
    • Guide, recommend, implement & interpret study results
    • Select the appropriate agencies & methodologies and review key partners yearly performances
    • Support the analysis of studies / researches & transformation of recommendation into action plans
    • Have a direct contact with Global Insight Lead on Global Appetizers platform

• Brand & Communication research plans & activities - incl pre & post-test, Brand Health Tracking

• Participate to the lead of the development of an insights' culture within McCain CE as well as a Market Intelligence capability

• Could participate to the management of transversal research/insight topics, to the benefit of all categories the following tasks, such as :
  • • Client & Consumer Panel negotiations & follow-up
    • Demand Space model Update & Follow-up
    • Sharing of best practices, new methodologies...

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Strong marketing insights background, ideally with some knowledge of the Food Service sector, and combined with a brand / product marketing background
• 6+ years of experience in an FMCG company
• Excellent communication skills, written & spoken
• Very strong command of English language, written & spoken
• Strong analytical & management skills
• Passion for food & OOH (FS + QSR) business
• Passion for insights / Consumer & customer knowledge & understanding

WHAT WE OFFER:
• Competitive salary
• Employment contract and stable employment (permanent role)
• Additional bonuses (Year-end bonus, Vacation allowance), Local benefit (Health and Pension insurance)
• Opportunity to work independently in a challenging and international environment
• Open and friendly colleagues
• Partial working from home is possible
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Job Family: Marketing
Division: Continental Europe
Department: Marketing Insights
Location(s): FR - France : Nord : Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Company: McCain Alimentaire SAS