Are you an experienced qualitative researcher looking for an exciting new challenge within a senior role in the FMCG sector?
MMR is a dynamic research agency specialising in helping clients, mainly within the food, drink, household and personal care sectors, to create exceptional products and packaging – ones that consumers don’t just love but that fit perfectly against their brand promise.
We work regularly with over 50% of the top 100 global food and drink brands. With offices in 10 market across the globe, we have a team of 800 highly engaged and dynamic research professionals that is multi-discipline in nature covering fields such as R&D, insight, marketing, sensory science, data sciences and psychology. MMR delivers a class leading set of marketing science tools and approaches, many of which are proprietary to MMR.
Historically a quant agency, we’ve shifted our working style considerably over the past 10 years, aiming to be much more creative and fluid in both our design and delivery. This means we blend advanced quant techniques with a wide range of qualitative (on and offline) approaches as a matter of course. To support this transition we set-up specialist qual teams which, has proven to be extremely successful, and consistently delivered ahead of expectations.
We’re now seeking an exceptional qualitative researcher to work as a hands-on Senior Research Manager in the Shanghai Qual team who can conduct end-to-end qualitative research independently as well as being proficient in designing well thought out research designs.
Requirements
The Role
This will be a highly visible role, working across many of our China client accounts.
Key responsibilities will include; attending business meetings (mainly in support of the existing account teams), planning individual projects from start to finish, being hands on in terms of fieldwork (moderating workshops/focus groups/ODIs etc), client liaison and report writing as well as supervising junior researchers within your various project teams. You’ll be expected to support, and take the lead if necessary, in the above areas, driving new thinking and ensuring that MMR’s deliverables are of the highest possible quality – we’re a premium research business and we’re committed to delivering above client expectations!
As the most senior member of the small qual team, there will be an element of managing the juniors.
Essential Skills / Qualities
Desirable Skills / Qualities
Benefits
Benefits
Here at MMR, we are about building a workplace for the future. We believe in equal opportunities and celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves.
Our benefits are some of the best in the industry, we can share them with you if you want to know more. Our focus is not just on the expected benefits such as pensions and bonus schemes but the wellbeing of our employees. We’ve taken great strides to ensure that we support you to remain happy and healthy during your time with us.
