Market Research Placement

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Market Research Placement

Join this Industrial Placement programme to grow your Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry knowledge and develop your analytical skills. Then build stories for our clients that inspire them to make successful decisions using our world class consumer panel data.

Ranked 30th as a Great Place to Work® and our MD, Tim Kidd is ranked 5th among all UK CEOs in the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards. We’re proud of both these achievements and what this means for our people.

Role responsibilities

In this role you’ll gain exposure to the £100+ billion UK grocery market and grow first hand your FMCG industry knowledge.

You’ll develop your analytical ability to build stories for our clients that inspire them to make successful decisions using our market leading panel data. You’ll Build your FMCG network through meeting your client contacts, building a strong relationship with them to understand and answer their key business questions.

Learning to use our tools and solutions to analyse data, develop insight and create presentations that communicate our point of view will be key as well as providing advice based on that data.

Join an ambitious and growing company getting to know your team and colleagues across our business to deliver fantastic work along the way.

Person specification

You’ll have an engaging communication style with a genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for understanding the markets our clients operate in.

Through your work you’ll have an interest in data and numbers and a desire to share ideas with your colleagues and contribute to the overall team objectives.

You’ll have a fascination for consumers, how they behave and the choices they make combined with commercial acumen and the willingness to meet sales targets.

Minimum requirements (essentials)

• Be a current student in a course with an option to do a 'year in industry' (2nd year in a 3 year course or 3rd year in a 4 year course)
• On track to for a 2:2 or above University degree
• 280 UCAS points
• Grade B or above for Maths and English at GSCE
• Eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.

Rewards

You’ll have incomparable commercial exposure – our graduates have delivered their points of view to some of the biggest brand names out there!

On the Industrial Placement Programme you’ll get:

• Incomparable commercial exposure – our placements have delivered their points of view to some of the biggest brand names out there (as well as many others of course!).
• An industry leading induction programme where you will have the chance to learn more about our culture and become confident to hit the ground running.
• An opportunity to present your thinking, experiences and potential to the senior management team supporting you with your ongoing development and progression.
• An opportunity to secure a graduate role by the time you return to university. Many of our former placements have gone onto senior positions within the business.
• A fantastic working culture and environment - brand new colourful and agile working zone with break out spaces, beanbags & hammocks.

Along with:

• 25 days holiday (increasing with length of service)
• Income protection
• Life assurance
• Private medical
• Contributory Pension
• A comprehensive and award winning flexible benefits scheme offering discounted shopping vouchers and a bike to work scheme just to mention a few
• Kantar socials – A wide variety of paid for socials throughout your year such as black tie dinners at Christmas, getting creative for our annual video awards or exploring the latest “trendy” east London experience with your team.
• Extra benefits – birthday day off, Friday 4pm finish, free breakfast on a Friday and daily free fruit!

How to apply

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