Our ideal Freelance Research Consultant will have experience of business-to-business market research and/or knowledge of the food & beverage industries to work on continuous and ad-hoc projects and support the continuing expansion and development of our Global Research team.
Key Tasks:
1. Build and maintain close collaborative professional relationships with management contacts in the beverage, packaging & supplier industries
2. Carry out regular in-depth face-to-face & telephone interviews with key manufacturers, brand owners, industry suppliers & other industries and organisations in order to obtain company data and market insights
3. Collect, register and analyse all raw information obtained in the field and then submit fully reconciled and up-to-date numerical data (including estimates and forecasts) on production & consumption volumes and trends
4. Provide written insights (in English) into category, company, segment, channel trends & developments
5. Liaise with Edit & Projects teams to promptly answer queries
6. Prepare and make industry presentations and defend views in meetings with clients
7. Monitor a wide array of secondary sources, including company, industry & general information sources to keep up to date with latest developments in the industry and business in general
8. Regularly monitor product sales, packaging & pricing in a variety of relevant retail and on-premise (away from home) channel outlets
9. Always maintain an up-to-date list of industry contacts & data sources as well as detailed interview notes available for Canadean HQ personnel.
We offer:
1. An exciting and varied role, requiring you to use a wide range of skills.
2. A contract covering one or more individual projects with possible additions for extra projects in UAE and potentially other countries in the region.
3. Opportunity to earn additional commission on leads and/or sales of reports, data or projects.
4. Induction & training
5. Support of Regional Research Manager & Project management team
6. Flexible working environment.
