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Remuneration:	negotiable Negotiable depending on experience
Location:	Johannesburg, Bedfordview
Education level:	Degree
Job level:	Management Jnr-Mid
Own transport required:	Yes
Travel requirement:	Occasional
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#Research Analyst

 

Job description

 

The in-store research analyst is responsible for assisting the In-store Manager with various client-related tasks. Assistance must be rendered in a professional and pro-active manner, with these tasks being completed within the time frame specified by the iInstore manager.

 

Principle responsibilities:

 

• The cloning of jobs on a weekly basis, with alignment to the departmental production schedule
• Adding of new project elements and observations into the database, when required
• Maintenance and coding of new project elements and observations within both the job and database structures
• Producing and delivering accurate client reports timeously on a weekly, monthly and ad-hoc basis. This will also include informing relevant parties timeously if this will not be possible
• Handling of all client queries both effectively and efficiently
• Actioning of additional requests and tasks from both the instore manager and clients respectively
• Capturing of job specific information, when required
• Updating of job bases according, to both internal and external stakeholder requests/requirements
• Amending report structures according, to both internal and external stakeholder requests/requirements
• Assisting the data processing department with data cleaning, when required
• Assisting the quality control department with data checking, when required
• Ultimately driving insight creation through dedicated account/ project management practices

 

On-going services:

 

• Participating in departmental/cross-departmental meetings, when required
• Cross-departmental stakeholder management: Liaising and managing deliverable expectations across the Quality Control, Data Quality, Field and IT departments.
• Providing and managing communication on a daily basis to both internal and external stakeholders
• Arranging and participating in meetings, conferences, and project team activities when required

 

Requirements

 

• A three-year business related degree is essential (with preference given to those with an analytical/mathematics/science background)
• A minimum of one to three years’ experience within the marketing research industry is essential
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly data orientated, with high levels of numeracy and analytical skills
• Advanced Excel skills, with a key focus on pivot table creation and adaptation as well as key formula/function understanding
• Strong communication skills across both internal and external clients
• Database skills, updating and maintaining databases
• High personal accountability levels
• Strong problem-solving skills

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