At IGD, we're proud to be a Great Place to Work, where our people are empowered to grow, inspired to lead and ready to make a difference. At the heart of that experience is how we attract, welcome, and support new colleagues to join us.
That's where you come in.
We're looking for an Insight Consultant who will a central role in designing and delivering ad hoc shopper and consumer research projects that help IGD clients to make more informed business decisions and deliver future growth.
This role is part of our wider insight and consulting team, driving insights and predictions for commercial success with knowledge of global food and consumer goods retailing. From our unparalleled industry relationships and access, you'll be able to build your network with FMCG businesses, seeing and understanding what affects them. The role will also work alongside our wider shopper and retail, supply chain and global thought-leaders within the wider team, with the opportunity to collaborate across projects.
What you'll do
* Identify and co-create shopper and consumer research projects that meet a specific client need or answer an identified business challenge.
* Deliver projects to a high quality through good programme management, stakeholder management and experience in shopper research and insight
* Support ongoing product innovation by identifying ways to improve not just what but how we conduct our research
* Seek client feedback on proposals and deliveries to ensure our offer is as relevant as possible and always evolving
* Work with nominated research agency partners ensuing methodologies used follow industry best practice
What we're looking for
* Minimum of 4 years experience
* Understanding of shopper insight methodologies and application, and proven personal technical ability and experience across innovative quant & qual shopper research
* Commercial acumen, with the ability to identify and deliver commercial opportunities within the ad hoc research/ consultancy space
* Excellent projects management skills, including ability to manage external agency partners and freelance resource
* Credible presenter with experience of presenting to different audiences (in scale and seniority)
* Collaborative approach to work and problem solving with a strong client focus
* Experience of, and passion for, the consumer goods industry
The rewards
We offer a range of benefits, including a market leading pension, a bonus scheme, the ability to buy and sell annual leave plus a generous medical insurance package. You will have a great work-life balance, where you are empowered & trusted to manage your time.
The location
We are operating a hybrid approach to working with a mix of home and office-based working. We are based in a very accessible location within the M25, just 20 miles from Central London.
Our behaviours
We're hungry for better
We solve it together
We make it happen
We say what needs to be said
More about our people
We're looking for inspiring professionals; talented people who seek personal and career growth and are ambitious to develop their potential and unlock opportunities for society, for our clients and themselves.
We seek and attract the very best people and create an environment that supports and includes them. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their contribution. We welcome applications from diverse candidates. Please discuss any adjustments that you may require throughout the selection and assessment process.
More about IGD
We are a strategic insight foresight and learning organisation. Here to unite the industry and benefit society. We invest all our profit into Social Impact.
We foster collaboration through a broad range of forums, bringing together businesses, policymakers, and thought leaders. By providing evidence-based insights, credible research, and strategic foresight, we help organisations make informed decisions that benefit their operations and contribute to the collective good of society.