Job Title: EU Consumer Insights Manager
Location: Paddington / Hybrid
Contract: 6-month contract
Randstad Sourceright are recruiting on behalf of Mars for an experienced EU Consumer Insights Manager to lead the transformation of consumer reporting and insights across Europe. This is a high-visibility role for a strategic thinker who can turn complex consumer data into actionable insights that drive confident commercial decisions.
Key Responsibilities
* Own and continuously improve EU consumer reporting, ensuring it enables clear, actionable insights for commercial and category teams.
* Act as regional owner of SPRINT or SPRINT-like reporting platforms, enhancing usability, visualisation, and insight relevance.
* Lead improvements to reporting cadence, dashboards, and visual storytelling across up to 17 EU markets.
* Serve as the first point of contact for reporting interpretation, troubleshooting, and adoption challenges.
* Deliver training and capability-building programmes to empower teams to self-serve insights effectively.
* Manage the EU consumer data landscape, including Nielsen/NIQ, Kantar, ePOS, digital, and panel sources.
* Act as single point of contact for external insight suppliers, overseeing delivery, performance, and contract optimisation.
* Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, harmonisation, and cost-effectiveness across EU markets.
* Map data coverage, identify gaps, and develop roadmaps for integrating insights into reporting platforms.
* Collaborate with Senior EU CMI Lead and Global Data & Reporting Lead to shift focus from reporting outputs to actionable insights and “so what” decision-making.
Candidate Profile
* Senior-level experience in consumer insights, market intelligence, or analytics across multi-market or EU environments.
* Proven ability to manage complex reporting ecosystems and turn data into actionable, commercially relevant insights.
* Strong track record in supplier management, contract oversight, and cost optimisation.
* Highly strategic, commercially minded, and structured, with experience influencing stakeholders at local, regional, and global levels.
* Excellent communicator, able to train, mentor, and upskill teams across markets.
* Passionate about driving confident, insight-led decisions and enabling teams to act on “so what” insights.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. While the hiring process may not be expedited, we urge all interested candidates to submit their applications promptly to ensure their consideration