INSIGHTS ASSISTANT

Dreaming big is in our DNA. Its who we are as a company. Its our culture. Its our heritage. And more than ever, its our future. A future where were always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet lifes moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together when we combine your strengths with ours is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role Information and project management backbone to Zone Insights Managers; provide high quality insights, consistent outputs in a timely and efficient way.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Answer business questions through data analytics leveraging sales information, media, consumer sentiment, brand health, category guidance and retail audit data.
• Manage research projects, end to end (from brief to presentation and recommendations), including pack testing, creative testing, innovation, brand health etc.
• Create reports to support key brand and business decisions.
• Recommend study design aligned to business needs and questions, research protocols, and work with agency to develop necessary research materials such as questionnaires and discussion guides .
• Demonstrate best practice in all areas of research planning and implementation including:
• Ensure an accurate and detailed brief is agreed prior to engaging research agencies .
• Effectively leverages existing knowledge and judgement to address business issues prior to conducting new research.
• Ensure actionable recommendations for operational use of research results within the business.
• Timely completion of research studies within agreed budget.
• Lead product sourcing and transport logistics for product research studies.
• Budget management to ensure monthly spend is in line with approved LEs.
• Routine agency management and training co-ordination for Insights Team and/or external agencies.

Profile:

• Proactive, ambitious self-starter with a passion for continuous improvement .
• At least 2 years research experience ideally with experience within Africa / other CPG companies .
• Excellent numerical, analytical and planning ability.
• Concise storyteller.
• Commercially astute, with experience across all core research and analytical techniques.
• Strong project management skills and demonstrated end-to-end diligence, excellence and leadership.
• Demonstrated agility, implement change effectively and ability to provoke with empathy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to communicate complex issues in a simple and concise manner .
• Ability to communicate with all levels within the organization.

Reporting structure:

Direct reports (solid line): 0

Dotted line reports:

• Reports to Insights Director
• Dotted line to Insights Manager: BUSE

Additional information:

• Band : VIII

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements.

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.