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Consumer Insight Manager

FMCG - Food

Hayes, Middlesex

Permanent ⁄ £45000 - £55000

Updated August 11, 2008

The Consumer Insight Manager role sits within the Consumer Insight and Central Marketing team, working across a portfolio of categories and brands. This role is a key role in the Heinz business developing and implementing successful strategic and marketing plans.

Heinz implements a wide range of research techniques to optimise their plans to meet evolving consumer needs. Research studies include all stages of the innovation process, advertising development and tracking, structural packaging innovation, packaging design, price optimisation, product testing and shopper research. The successful candidate will lead complex research projects using both qual and quant research techniques.

Developing strong partnerships with your internal customers in the brand teams you will shape the research agenda. And by developing strong relationships with our partner agencies you will deliver maximum Return on Investment (ROI).
If you are looking for your next move clientside or are working in an agency at the moment and have been thinking about going clientside, this is the challenging and varied role for you, with exposure to some great NPD and key business issues.
Heinz are looking for a fresh approach and offer the right candidate excellent career progression, training and development.

Who we're looking for
To succeed in this superb role ideally you will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Experience in ad-hoc research methodologies
• Advanced understanding of both qual and quant research
• Knowledge of the FMCG market
• Good project management and influencing skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to work autonomously and at a cross functional level
• A can do attitude

About our client
As one of the largest FMCG business's in the world with instantly recognisable brands consumed around the globe, Heinz offers the right candidate real career development, a fast paced environment and the opportunity to have an amazing career in FMCG. Heinz has the best loved food brands in the UK and operates across many markets and have a portfolio of brands including; Soups, Sauces (Heinz, HP & Lea & Perrins), Beans & Pasta, Oriental Foods (Amoy), Frozen Foods (Aunt Bessie's & WeightWatchers from Heinz), Infant Feeding (Farley's). Within the last 18 months we have had a great track record of NPD and significant ATL support, which is set to continue.

What's on offer
Highly competitive

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 1932 264 000. Job Ref: 12983934
Your application will be sent to Simon Slevin.