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Associate Research Manager

India – Kolkata/ Gurgaon/ Bangalore/ Mumbai

Role Description

An Associate Research Manager role at Kantar is the first step to building a strong analytical foundation in the world of Consumer Insights. We are looking for enthusiastic learners to translate data into compelling stories and gain a sound understanding of research techniques and their application. This is an exciting growth opportunity, to build your capabilities in research and position yourself for expanded career opportunities. As part of this Insights team, you will join a team with a focus on specific expertise (Brand Guidance, Innovation, Segmentation, Custom Research) and benefit from the guidance of senior managers and directors in the industry. The scope of work would include multi-country projects for our International client headquartered in London and operating in 50+ markets across the Globe.

Key outcomes will involve:

 Analysis & Insights: Developing data interpretation and analytical skills to detect trends and looking for insights to develop hypothesis/ solve for business questions. Building expertise in various analytical software & exploring new research techniques & platfor ms.

 Research Design: Building a familiarity with research techniques and sharpening analytical skills for implementation across projects.

 Project Overview & Management: Planning and coordination between internal and other Kantar colleagues to meet project milestones.

 Client expectation management (in a more senior role): as part of an insights team, you will be involved in interpreting client expectations and ensure requirements on agreed research specifications and timelines are met.

Role Requirements

 Attitude/ Skills

o Curious learner – affinity for numbers and curious about their meaning, taking the initiative to learn

o Collaborator - a true team player who can work with colleagues & Kantar partners across countries and be viewed as a dependable and valuable contributor

o Resilience – able to work at pace, remain focussed, effective and goal-oriented

o Effective communication skills – infographics/visualization/ presentation skills will be a bonus

o Attention to detail – go that extra mile to ensure accuracy

o Enthusiasm & Energy – the desire to grow, support and drive the business forward

o Familiarity with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint/ Word/ Excel)

Qualifications

 The final year 2021 batch Bachelor’s B.Com (Finance/Marketing), BMS - Marketing

Cut off: 60% and above all through

Other Relevant information

Our client is an FTSE 100 Global client, headquartered in London and operating in more than 50 markets across the Globe. 

While most of our colleagues are based in Kolkata, we have colleagues who work across different Kantar offices in Bangalore/ Mumbai/ Gurgaon, in India. Some of our teams service our clients directly from India, while others are in London and other onsite locations.

This role will give you an opportunity to develop your skills, learn, grow and give you the experience of working with colleagues and clients from across the Globe. As part of our Graduate Program, you will be offered formal learning modules, mentorship and guided through day-to-day interactions to help you move to the next level.

Our works span across,

- Brand Tracking and Guidance across multiple markets that influences brand and category strategy for our clients globally and across markets

- Innovation testing that spans across product, pack, and concept tests, share forecasting for new offers and brand migrations and pricing strategy

- Consumer segmentation across different markets to guide local and global strategy and identify white spaces 

Campus: will be notified later

CTC: This Will be share during the PPT session

Online test: Next week (will confirm the date)

Interested students are requested to register online: www.sxccal.edu - Placement Cell - Register for Campus drive

Last date: May 16, 2021