GBfoods is seeking a full-time Consumer Insights Specialist to provide the Ghana Business Unit with leading edge consumer and shopper insights, research processes and tools that facilitate business decisions. The consumer insights specialist will provide in-depth understanding of market dynamics and consumer/shopper needs/wants thus aiding better planning and identification of key issues and opportunities for profitable business and brand growth.

Job Description

Job Title: Consumer Insight Specialist 

Education:

• • Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Market Research, Marketing or another business-related degree.

Work experience:

• • 6-7 years of market research experience, preferably both on the agency and multi-national consumer goods (preferably with a European company).

Technical skills:

• Fluency in oral and written English.
• Experience in both quantitative and qualitative research techniques.
• Understanding of the following research protocols/methodologies;
• Retail Audit, Pricing Research, NPD research, Positioning research, Media/Advertising Research.
• Problem Analysis/Problem-Solving and Strategic Decision Making with the ability to discover insights, package and present them in a way that compels the organization to act on them.
• Forecasting based on consumer behavior
• Understanding of digital research methodologies
• Strong quantitative skills with advanced usage of Microsoft Excel, Statistical Software like SAS, SPSS etc. and other tabulation software.
• Project Management – Experience defining the scope and issues for research/analytic initiatives, developing and executing project plans, and managing multiple tasks simultaneously, experience leading cross-functional project teams.