ARE YOU?

Enthusiastic and motivated and would like to run research programs in international markets.
Do you want to work with an agile & flexible company where initiative and energy are applauded and rewarded?

WHAT DO WE DO?

With offices in Ireland & in North America, Eolas International work with Quality & Consumer Technical Insights personnel within global FMCG companies producing food, beverage, personal and home care products. Our focus is to assist our clients improve their Consumers’ Quality Experience. Our Project Managers in Ireland and the US manage our global network of retail auditors and consumers to deliver high quality and forward thinking solutions to our clients across the globe. Our IT teams develop customized solutions for data capture and reporting to bring added value solutions to our clients.
As we continue to grow, we are looking for a dynamic and ambitious Retail Audit Project Manager who can help deliver quality programs for our clients. As a company we have an entrepreneurial ethos and our new hire will be given significant responsibility in the business
We have a team of over 50 people in Ireland and have an international network of auditors in over 120 countries. With over 20 years experience within the food, drink, pet food, personal and home-care industries we are proud to list some of the worlds largest FMCG companies as our clients.

Reporting to our Head of Retail Audit , the successful candidate will be responsible for:
· Recruitment and training of international researchers
· Monitoring / Analysing the data that is collected by researchers as part of structured, ongoing market research activities
· Liaising with our clients in various countries
· Assisting in the management of the global team of researchers
The successful candidate must:
· Possess a relevant third level qualification.
· Experience in a project management role desirable but not essential.
· An ability to analyse different types of data and transform it into actionable insights and recommendations
· Proven track record for attention to detail
· Possess an ability to multitask in fast paced environment
· Have excellent organisational skills working with an ability to prioritise within tight deadlines
· Be a motivated self-starter, capable of working on their own initiative as well as part of a team
· Have superior problem solving skills
· Experience in market research or food business would be a bonus.
· Role would suit someone with Program Manager/Project Lead experience.
· Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
· Fluency in a second European Language an advantage but not essential