Consumer & Shopping Understanding - Sugar Confectionary

at  Ferrero

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

You will bring knowledge from a degree in Marketing, Economics, Business, Psychology or a related field, combined with 5-7 years of experience in an Insights/Market or Consumer Research function within a multinational company (preferably consumer goods) and/or a research agency.
Your project management skills will prove invaluable in effectively managing the lifecycle of projects and in engaging successfully with relevant stakeholders in each phase.
You will succeed in this role building on your analytical skills and capabilities in interpreting the consumers’ voice and translating it into actionable insights and recommendations.
Your excellent interpersonal, communication and coordination skills will prove valuable, as will your ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional and international team environment.
Your positive attitude and capability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines will be a strong asset.
Lastly, your familiarity with different cultural contexts can be an advantage.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Ferrero Luxembourg Headquarters is seeking a Consumer & Shopper Understanding Manager to join the Sugar Confectionary Consumer Research team. As a key member of our organization, you will play a crucial role in driving consumer insights, data analysis and experimental projects at the point-of-sale to inform and optimize the development and marketing of Ferrero’s product offering in the sugar confectionary product categories.

HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE ROLE AND AT FERRERO:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.
To better understand our consumers and business environment we need your ability to make sense of the external market, a global mindset and the ability to benchmark Ferrero products against the competition, internally and externally. Combining this with analytical and critical thinking, you will help Ferrero in generating visionary and actionable insights and driving change. Employee contribution and engagement at Ferrero is individual, team and organisational based, so you should have the ability to work independently as well as manage your team and stakeholders.