Research Analyst

ABOUT THIS JOB

Have you ever wanted to modernize the brand and bottle design for an iconic beer company? How about discovering the next big energy drink? Or be part of building strategies for the biggest brands in the world?  With BASES, you can!

With best-in-class research and predictive analytical tools, NIQ's Innovation Practice (BASES) is at the core of our client's new product ideas, product messaging, fresh packaging designs, optimal product launches as well as long-term brand strategies of what to bring to the market and how to price new products. In BASES, you will work with industry-leading marketers across the globe and see your work come to life.

Join the Innovation team and work with our clients as a problem solver and the voice of NIQ at our clients, as a Junior Innovation Analyst.

Our work makes a significant difference in how businesses and brands perform in global markets. At NIQ, we all share a commitment to our core values of being simple, open, and integrated into how we work — with each other, our partners, and our clients.

REQUIREMENTS
Client servicing duties:

• Work on projects across a variety of large & small clients, in various industries or categories
• Produce high-quality client deliverables in partnership with your Client Consulting team
• Participate in client discussions/presentations and work through implications and recommendations based on the data
• Support the development of your client(s) through training related to consumer demand principles, value-added projects and meta-analysis
• Understand the principles of consumer behavior, innovation forecasting and portfolio management

Analytical duties:

• Develop and set up research projects based on the client brief and business objectives
• Analyze study results, summarize data and draft reports and presentations

Personal development:

• In your first year at BASES, you will benefit from a lot of training in order to develop a strong understanding of successful innovation and what drives in-market sales for new products
• You will benefit from the support of a well-connected network of expert teams from around the world

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU

We are looking for curious, collaborative and forward-thinking people, who are natural learners and would like to develop towards the research market in the future. Going into the details, you should have:

• developed analytical skills and the desire to constantly deepen these skills
• time management skills: ability to manage projects and deadlines independently
• attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality results, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• translate data into the story: strong written and verbal communication skills, and ability to clearly pull together a story that will resonate with the client
• Demonstrate ability to execute against projects for a variety of innovation products, and develop a basic working knowledge of consumer and marketing drivers of sales volume
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Proficiency in other languages such as German, French or Spanish is a plus
• Bachelor's or Master's degree
• Interest in quantitative and qualitative market research

WHAT WE OFFER

• Work in a mixed system: part of the week you work from home (home office), and part from the office. Therefore we provide all the necessary equipment to perform your duties from home
• Work in an international organization, once you become a specialist in your field, you can count on numerous programs offering development or relocation to other departments or countries. Your development is important to us!
• Compelling package, staff and team events, access to e-learning platform.

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Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion