Innovation Insight Manager London, England
Job description
Innovation Insight Manager
Function: Marketing
Location: London office (Oxford Circus) with a healthy mix of home working.
Salary: £47,000 – £58,000 base depending on experience, plus full benefit listed below
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 4th of September
As the nation’s leading pub, cider and beer company and the name behind a host of brilliant brands, we’re looking for equally brilliant people to help us on our journey to building a better future.
There’s so much more to HEINEKEN than meets the eye and right now, we’re looking for an Innovation Insight Manager to join our Marketing team in London!
The Role
Reporting into the Head of Consumer and Shopper Insight, you’ll support in executing all relevant research and insight gathering relating to innovation development.
The Innovation Insight Manager will be involved with developing and embedding compelling consumer insights and understanding to shape the HUK innovation pipeline. As the ‘voice of the consumer’, you’ll collate knowledge from multiple sources to inspire the innovation and brand teams on the future direction of the category.
Through analysing research and monitoring consumer trends you will build up specialist market knowledge which you’ll then effectively communicate back to stakeholders, recommending actions that will be key in allowing stakeholders to be well informed with their decision-making.
So, what will you be doing? Here’s some of the key accountabilities.
- Commissioning and managing research projects including concept development and validation, packaging and liquid testing.
- Enabling our innovation team to "think consumer first" by proactively delivering consumer and future trends insight that inspires exploration of white spaces and unmet consumer needs.
- Ensuring innovation ideas are built upon deep consumer insights and stay true to the consumer throughout the innovation process.
- Be an expert in self-service and agile methodologies to drive our cost and value agenda, striving for continuous improvement of processes and methodologies at all points in the development process.
The Candidate
We’re looking for a big picture thinker with excellent communication skills who can bring complex data and themes to life. You’ll need to be organised and very good at managing multiple stakeholders, making sure you’re keeping everyone updated and informed. Building good relationships is key for this role, so ideally, you’ll enjoy working collaboratively.
If you have.
- Strong experience of innovation research methodologies.
- Good data interpretation and reporting skills
- The ability to bring your outside/agency experience into HUK
- Experience with working with large data sets
Then this role could be for you!
Our Ways of Working
Heineken’s Global Purpose is to “brew the Joy of True Togetherness to inspire a better world” and to fulfil this we believe in working closely with each other and collaborating f2f when we can. To enable this, we ask colleagues to be in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays and one other day of colleague’s choice.
Our Benefits
In addition to your base salary, you’ll also receive:
- Annual bonus
- Company funded Private Medical Healthcare
- Double matched pension contributions (up to 10%)
- 35 days holiday (with the opportunity to buy/sell)
- A monthly case of our delicious ciders and beers!
- Exciting opportunities to develop your career
You’ll also get the opportunity to get involved with one of our colleague networks where groups of colleagues from all over the business work together to ensure we’re always working towards being a diverse and inclusive company.
The Application
If you like what you’ve read and want to explore this opportunity further, please apply as soon as possible. We may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so don’t delay!
If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us as [email protected].
In all likelihood the ideal candidate for this role won’t meet every single requirement in this advert, in fact we all need the opportunity to grow and develop in role. We understand some applicants are less likely to apply to jobs unless they feel they meet every single qualification. The team at HEINEKEN would encourage you to submit an application if the advert has piqued your interest rather than ruling yourself out based on any self-limiting beliefs. You never know, you may be exactly what we’re looking for!
Who We Are
We’ve 150 years of brewing history and are proud of this legacy. Yet we’re sure our best days are ahead of us. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play as we dream big, set bold ambitions and push the boundaries. We support colleagues on this journey with development opportunities and unique experiences to help them reach their full potential.
Apply today to discover Your Future, Untapped.
