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Your role
What is it about
As a Research Manager in our Rotterdam office, you connect brands with people and cultures to drive positive change. You are part of an international cross-border team that runs quantitative and qualitative research projects to inspire marketers of cool companies within our client portfolio in the FMCG sector, such as Nestlé, Tony Chocolonely, Beiersdorf and Jacob Douwe Egberts. The key role of the Research Manager is to fully manage research projects along with mentoring junior consultants.
Your responsibilities
What you'll do
- You are responsible for running projects from A to Z; from setting up a research project to delivering an impactful report and presentation to the client, while keeping the business objectives in mind in every step of the process.
- You become the team’s workshop expert, bringing impact, actionability & energy to both clients and colleagues.
- You design narrative-led reports with advanced and actionable marketing advice, to support your clients in their decision making.
- You are in close contact with clients to understand their strategic goals, which you translate into concrete research objectives.
- You work with Research & Business Directors that will coach and support you.
- You develop market research and marketing expertise and knowledge on client projects.
- Delegation of work to more junior members of the team where appropriate.
Your profile
What you'll bring
We are looking for someone with experience in qualitative or qualitative and quantitative market research. On top of that, you are confident in dealing with clients and familiar with running client workshops and presentations and love interaction and story telling. Lastly, you are proficient in English (oral and written) and ideally also German or Dutch. Experience in innovation research is definitely a bonus.
Why this is(n't) for you
- You’re engaging and have a hands-on mentality.
- You bring energy to others and get energy from workshops and presentations.
- You’re innovative and have a creative mindset.
- You’re humorous and fun to work with.
- You’re a good listener and a team player.
- You work proactively and strive to make progress.
- Spreadsheets and presentation tools make you nervous.
- Helping colleagues is not your primary goal in life, you prefer focusing on your own projects.
- You prefer slides in bullet-point black-and-white style.
- You are not fond of interacting with clients in interactive meetings.
Our offer
What’s in it for you
We believe the best work comes from happy people.
Here are just a few of the professional and personal benefits you’ll experience at InSites Consulting.
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Pay & benefits
- Competitive salary
- Mobile phone allowance
- Internet allowance
- Pension plan
- 28 days paid time off (including company closing between Christmas and New Year)
- Bonus plan based on company and team performance
- Travel reimbursement or mobility budget
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Our location
Where you'll work
Rotterdam
Our selection process
What to expect when you apply
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Our recruiting team will review your application and follow up on whether we’ll move forward with your application or not.
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We will take the time to learn more about you and share more details about the career opportunity.
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In this stage, we will combine a skill-and-knowledge test (related to the role you are applying for) with an interview, with two of your future team members.
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You will meet your soon-to-be Team Leader.
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After a positive evaluation, you receive an offer. In other cases, we always provide candidates with thoughtful feedback.
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