Job Description

Insights

Kantar is the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading data, insights and consulting company and our Insights colleagues are experts in human understanding. They help clients define what brands should stand for, how to disrupt and renew their offer, how to connect with audiences and how to win with consumers and customers.

Job Details

CONSULTANT, BRAND GUIDANCE

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Are you curious and enthusiastic about brands? Do you want to learn how to build iconic brands that achieve financial growth in the market? Interested to know how advertising, media and everything that a brand does impact purchase? Why do people love some brands and not others?

This is an exciting opportunity join the Brand Guidance domain in Insights Division, Kantar Malaysia, working with a team of passionate brand builders to build significant impact on our client\xe2\x80\x99s businesses. You will lead a strong team to deliver successful Brand Growth Programs and connect various data sources to deliver important insights and stories. As a key interface between Kantar and our clients, the role includes client engagement, consultancy, study design and analysis, driving preparation of presentations and reports.

You will be leading a small team of one to two team members who will support your operational and storytelling excellence. As an emerging leader, you will get to hone your leadership skills by learning how to elevate the skills of your team members, lead resources effectively and develop the careers of your line reports. You will also support the implementation of broader business initiatives sought at redefining the way we work and deepening the domain knowledge of the wider Brand Guidance team.

Role Description

The primary responsibility of the Consultant is to manage accounts on a day to day basis and effectively contribute to the efficiency of the business unit. The Consultant is also responsible for creating meaningful impact on our client\xe2\x80\x99s businesses and as a key interface between Kantar and our clients.

The role includes client engagement, consultancy, study design and analysis, driving preparation and delivery of presentations and reports as well as internal responsibilities such as people management and the implementation of broader business initiatives to improve business performance.management and the implementation of broader business initiatives to improve business performance.

Role Responsibilities

• Managing Client Relationships
• Managing Projects
• Delivering Analysis to Generate Insights
• Commercial Acumen
• Coaching and mentoring

Role Requirements

• A curious mind & collaborative nature
• 4-6 years proven experience in quantitative research and insights with a good background/experience in brand health tracking/ branding work
• Background in advertising/creative/media agencies advantageous
• Desire to work in a highly exciting, fast-paced, and changing environment
• Proven track record to handle multiple workstreams and projects at the same time
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Has a passion for discovering stories and patterns hidden in datasets
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build and manage relationships with partners of all levels

Benefits of working at Kantar Insights Malaysia

• Growth opportunity: fast career progression \xe2\x80\x93 you track your own career journey!
• Yearly performance bonus, Life & Medical Insurance, Flexi Benefit, Birthday Leave
• Heavy investment in learning & development: On the job learning, Mentoring, Knowledge Hub
• Hybrid working system, flexible working hours
• Inclusive & diverse, multicultural team, open and transparent culture, non-hierarchical
• Career Development Opportunities across different domains: Innovation & PD, Brand & Shopper, Customer Strategies, Qualitative, Advertising, Media & Digital.
• Opportunity to work with Fortune 500 companies, SMEs, government bodies, media owners and NGOs.
• International transfer opportunities for high performing individuals

Country

Malaysia

Location

Kuala Lumpur, Centerpoint North

Why join Kantar?

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, nobody knows people better than Kantar.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our people are looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for our people is our highest priority and we encourage our people to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage our colleagues to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all, and we\xe2\x80\x99re flexible in our approach to ensure people feel included and accepted. We\xe2\x80\x99re committed to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, which is why we welcome applications from all background and sections of society. Even if you feel like you\xe2\x80\x99re not a perfect fit, we\xe2\x80\x99d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

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