Apply: Plexus/Retail Week - Customer Research Manager - London

Reference: RS-1
Job Title: Customer Research Manager
Business / Brand: Plexus / Retail Week
Reports To: VP of Customer Research

Key Purpose
Execute proprietary customer/market research to provide detailed analysis, insights and recommendations to guide the development of the Company’s products, marketing and content strategies to maximize sale and ROI. This includes:
  • Day-to-day ownership of customer research/insights for the Plexus brands.
  • Design and execute both qualitative and quantitative research to gain customer insight, through client interviews and surveys
  • Manage research projects fully, including working with teams to understand business issues, designing the appropriate research, developing discussion guides or surveys, programming surveys into Qualtrics software and overseeing data collection, synthesizing results, developing report summaries and recommendations, effectively communicating/presenting the insights to key stakeholders and cross functional teams, and working with teams to ensure that insights are actioned
  • Utilize research best practices in order to employ traditional and innovative solutions to generate breakthrough and actionable insights
  • Formulate recommendations and deliver insights that lead to demonstrable business value
  • Collaborate with the Marketing, Sales, Product and Client Service teams to accomplish market strategy initiatives, as well as Customer Research/Insights counterparts throughout organization/regions.
  • Objectively represent the voice of the client at all times

Qualifications & Experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 5+ years of relevant hands on customer research experience
  • Must have sound knowledge and experience with quantitative and qualitative research approaches, with the ability to design, execute and analyze findings clearly and concisely, and translate key insights into actions
  • Must be highly analytical and able to think strategically to develop creative solutions to research challenges
  • Must have strong oral, written and presentation communication skills
  • Must have strong interpersonal skills, able to build working relationships with Marketing, Sales, Product, Client Services, and Senior Management teams and to work well with clients, customer panels, etc. 
  • Strong computer proficiency (Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint) and strong understanding on how to best present data to business teams.
  • Must be able to prioritize and manage multiple and competing demands in a fast paced, dynamic environment
  • Able to travel, as may be occasionally required
  • Experience and/or interest in digital services/B2B a plus

Personal Attributes
  • Organised, clear, concise, and to the point
  • Excellent at managing multiple projects
  • Quick to understand business issues and design research accordingly
  • Strong collaborator and communicator
  • Has a can-do attitude, is proactive and takes initiative
Company Background:

Do We Inspire You?
As a business-to-business media company connecting leading professionals globally through insightful market-leading Exhibitions, vibrant Festivals, and precise Informational Services, we inspire people to join us from around the globe with our strong ethics, integrity and clear focus for the future.

Can You Inspire Us?
As an ever expanding global business, we thrive upon fresh talent, new ideas, and unique approaches to make our businesses and people flourish. With exciting opportunities in sales, marketing, recruitment, to name a few, we want you to try things differently, show us your creativity, and inspire us by being you.

So WhyNot Join Us and Discover What You Can Do?
With a choice of vibrant and prestigious brands, it is simple to begin a career to flourish.

How Do I Apply?
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