Insights and Analytics Lead Russia

Responsibilities:

Lead Insights and Analytics Agenda:

• Lead insight agenda aiming to navigate/support business decisions and choices linked to the market context.
• Identifies knowledge gaps and business needs in RU and build recommendations / learning plan with priorities to address them.
• Prepares accurate forecast of spending and balanced budget management.

Champion trends & insights:

• Synthesizes and shares with the organization market place dynamics (retail trends, shopper/consumer trends) to identify opportunities/ issues/ risk/white space and recommends appropriate alternative actions to address those trends or issues.

Develop and activate insights driven capabilities in organization:

• Leads knowledge management in the organization.
• Works with Global Insights communities to keep updated to best practices.
• Ensures that guidelines for methodologies and tools are applied correctly and consistently.
• Runs workshops and trainings to develop insights capabilities.

I&A team management

• Manages team of I&A managers to ensure high level of engagement and performance.
• Regularly does objective settings, evaluation and development of each of the team member.

Supplier relationship management

• Builds effective working relationships with external suppliers to drive commitment and service quality.
• Manages relationships with Nielsen/GFK/All the rest locally and serves as the main point of contact for queries and services.
• Establish new vendor relationship to grow effectiveness and efficiency of the learning agenda.

Link with broader community

• Ensures that all available insights across the company are leveraged to provide a holistic view of the category and channel opportunities and issues relevant for specific projects.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Insights & Analytics managerial role with 5+ subordinates in a big international company.
• Research Planning Skills in connection with business & environment context.
• Strong knowledge of Research Tools & techniques. In particular good at distinguishing insights that can be leveraged against the business challenges and opportunities.
• Understanding and usage of multiple data sources to build simple and smart selling stories with clear and actionable recommendations – skilled in reducing complexity.
• Fluent in English.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Strong leadership skills.