Title:  AGILE STRATEGIC INSIGHTS ASSOCIATE

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Department: Strategic Insight
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Role: Permanent

Agile Strategic Insight Specialist 

What this position is about - Purpose:

The Agile Strategic Insight Specialist supports the Strategic Insight (SI) team in providing brand, consumer, and trade insights for decision-making. Responsibilities include analyzing and interpreting category and brand trends, consumer research, competitor activities, and external data. In this role, you will identify market opportunities, conduct ad hoc analysis, monitor pricing activities, support departmental processes, conduct qualitative and quantitative research projects within the SI framework, and maintain and improve systems and reporting for efficiency.

What will you do - Responsibilities:

• Collate, analyze and interpret relevant data to assist in strategic decision-making processes
• Provide and support the department with timely and accurate analysis within the fields of pricing, sales, brand, consumer and trade research
• Contribute to strengthening SI's capabilities of mapping the market, monitoring and detecting market trends
• Support the department in improving consumer targeting and facilitate making connections between different knowledge areas and sources
• Drive and collaborate with various departments and external vendors within projects and work tasks
• Communicate insights in a clear, accessible and easy-to-understand format
• Maintain and develop the SI department’s tools and sales systems that are being used to make insights more accessible to the organization
• Support PPO in the market research vendor selection process
• Support the SI Manager with forecasts (Markets, Segments, JTI Portfolio and competitors) and tasks associated with the A&SP processes
• Produce Nielsen reports, brand boards, retail audit reports and AA3s
• Own the data input responsibility towards HQ functions (MS/MV input, Tax Book input, correctional tasks for RADRs etc)
• Provide the organization, region and HQ with ad hoc analysis and summaries of monthly results
• Act as the contact person for Nielsen, both internally and externally
• Support the SI department in developing reports and the reporting systems
• Maintain and develop the JTI Tracker research as well as annual incidence checks
• Ensure that the JTI Tracker and incidence checks are aligned with global directives and take responsibility for quality improvements
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research projects within the SI framework and increase insights from previous projects and research results
• Support the SI department in projects within the framework of SI such as the analysis of: consumers, competitors, key accounts and the tobacco industry as well as the development of tools such as ArgGIS, Store segmentation and forecasting/pricing models
• Execute other SI-related or cross-functional projects assigned by the direct manager

Who are we looking for - Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics or Business Administration or related, a Master’s degree is an advantage
• Relevant initial experience in FMCG working with Insight, Market Analysis/Research, Data Mining
• Fluent English
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office and Nielsen
• Good knowledge in SPSS Statistics, SPSS Modeler or similar
• Ability to work with large quantities of data and CRM

You will be successful in this role if you :

• are structured and systematic 
• have an analytical mindset 

What do you get - Benefits:

You will have the opportunity to work in a role with a lot of variety in a great working culture and environment in a multinational company. Besides this, we are operating in a modern environment with beautiful surroundings. In addition, we will offer you:

• Development opportunities: both personally and professionally
• Company performance bonus scheme
• Wellness allowance
• Health benefits such as medical care and doctor visits
• Access to the local company benefits portal, providing exclusive discounts and services

What are the next steps – Recruitment process:

Thank you very much for your interest in the role. You are welcome to apply.