Do you have a passion for UK food and consumer goods industry?

We are looking for an insight expert to drive best-in-class insight & research.

About the role

You will be a dynamic insight professional who can lead the creation of best-in-class insights for our customers across the UK Eating Out and Retail industry. You’ll have a passion for using data and research to unlock insights and drive continuous improvement of our insight work. And you’ll bring a collaborative, can-do mindset to the role, with the confidence to lead change and strive for excellence to help us remain at the forefront of the industry and meet the evolving needs of our customers.

Our team’s work includes the creation of market, retailer, operator, channel, shopper and consumer insights to drive growth for our customers. This includes conducting ongoing primary research with UK retailers, operators and shoppers as well as international Eating Out businesses, delivering major research projects with both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, tracking innovation and best practices across the industry, and creating compelling insight content for our web-based platforms – Retail Analysis and ShopperVista.

The responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Insight (UK), these include:

Leading content creation

Working closely with the Head of Insight you will occupy an important role within the team, ensuring delivery of the UK content plan with best-in-class shopper insight for publication on IGD’s website, reports, presentations, news, store visits and data.

Project leadership

This role will manage the delivery of high-profile shopper and consumer research projects to produce actionable industry insight, opinion and recommendations that meets the needs of IGD customers. You will lead project teams and support the ongoing professional development of others in the UK team, providing coaching and maintaining high standards on all research and content created by the team. You will work closely with a variety of internal stakeholders to build strong alignment.

Representing IGD

You will deliver high quality presentations at external events and to IGD customers showcasing the best of the UK research programme.

Leading by example

You will maintain high standards and consistency, constantly seeking ways to improve day-to-day routines and ways of working with key contacts around the organisation. Seeking ways to continually upgrade the quality of our online products and services through the introduction of new tools, methodologies, and approaches to create even greater relevancy and impact of our work.

What you bring

• Strong commercial awareness and knowledge of the UK food, grocery, and consumer goods industry
• Deep understanding of industry, research methodologies and interpretation to help the team produce insightful reports and presentations
• Strong communication skills and the ability to present to senior stakeholders
• You’ll have the curiosity and agility to solve problems, encouraging collaborative working and seeking opportunities for continuous improvements
• You’ll need the ability to communicate, engage and adapt your approach with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including senior leaders
• Model IGD behaviours to a high level in all aspects of the role – brave, dynamic, progressive, and grounded

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. At IGD, we 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.

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 customers 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 therefore welcome applications from diverse candidates. This includes people with disabilities, so please discuss any adjustments that you may require throughout the selection and assessment process.

More about IGD

• IGD is a truly unique place, we connect and inspire, provoking and leading constructive debate that creates impact. Together we are working to make a tangible difference for Society, Business, and the Individual.
• We use in-depth commercial understanding to uncover rich insights and data, leading to action that powers success.
• We reinvest profit from our Trading company into delivering Social Impact, through the Charity, aimed at uniting and mobilising our industry around the most crucial issues affecting society and business today.

#InspireGrowChange: join our team to help us make a positive impact and drive change.

Get in touch – we’re looking forward to working with you.