Research Manager, Brand & Communication

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For our Brand & Communication team in Brussels, Kantar is now looking for an experienced and driven Research Manager!

About Kantar:

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We have a complete, unique and rounded understanding of how people think, feel and act; globally and locally in over 90 markets. By combining the deep expertise of our people, our data resources and benchmarks, and our innovative analytics and technology, we help our clients understand people and inspire growth.

Our Insights Division is in the business of human understanding. We work with the biggest and diverse brands in the world, helping them understand their customers and take the right decisions in relation to opportunities and challenges across Brand, Creative, Media, Innovation, Customer Experience, Consulting and Analytics. In Belgium, we are based in the centre of Brussels, close to many clients but also in the heart of a vibrant and dynamic city.

About the role:

The Brand & Communications domains are the largest within Kantar’s Insights division, and with a continual stream of new clients alongside the renewal of existing client work, we just keep growing! We help clients navigate the challenge of balancing both long-term and short-term success through the most comprehensive understanding of what motivates people and what drives business growth in the industry.

As a Research Manager, you will develop collaborative partnerships with your clients. Our Client - Research Managers immerse themselves in their clients’ worlds to really understand the strategy, experiences and competitive context of their brands to deliver industry-leading guidance on how to grow.

Our goal is to not just help our clients win, but to keep winning. As such, we utilise a broad range of data sources, striving to blend a variety of sources and types of data to deliver unparalleled insight. You will be at the forefront of driving this insight and also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of new client initiatives. It’s an exciting, dynamic and evolving role.

What you'll be doing:

• Developing strategic partnerships with clients and partnering with them to drive the strategies of their brands.

• Partner with teams working on brand equity programmes, communications development and cutting-edge research techniques – such as neuroscience, media & digital, social media and brand analytics.

• Leading client relationships on pitches/proposals, leveraging sector expertise & insight and owning the client value proposition.

• Holding responsibility for the budget and cost control of projects.

• Coaching and mentoring junior colleagues on the team.
   

The skills & experience you'll need:

• Highly strategic and consultative, with a keen interest in brands and brand development.

• Quantitative research mastery and experience leading brand research projects.

• Experience working with global clients within fast-moving sector/s.

• Passionate about mentoring junior team members.

• A passion for and pursuit of exceptional client experience.

• Desire and commitment to driving the collective success of a team.

• Proficiency in English - ideally, you also speak Dutch and/or French.

Join us!

We offer a dynamic job in an inspiring, international, and informal working environment at a leading organization, where you will work together with a team of enthusiastic colleagues on exciting projects for some of the largest companies in the world.

Kantar is committed to supporting the wellbeing of our colleagues and their family members in order to create a positive working environment where we can all thrive. We design and provide benefits to show that we value our people and are flexible for their diverse needs.
 

Our benefits include:

• Competitive compensation package, including health insurance, meal tickets, pension plan.

• Flexible working: Our Flexible Working Policy encourages staff to work in the way that suits them best – min 2 days in the office.

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Providing you and your family with access to professional counselling services and wellbeing support when needed.

In addition, we offer you:

• A lot of personal responsibility and space to develop own initiatives.

• Plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your career.

• Access to the expertise and innovative tools of an international organization that knows everything about brands and how to make them stronger.

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority, and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together.

We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.
 

Interested?

Send us your CV today - we look forward to meeting with you. If you have any additional questions you may contact Anne-Lise Bosmans, EMEA Talent Acquisition Specialist (Anne-Lise.Bosmans@Kantar.com).

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Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. 

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us. 

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration. 

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes. 

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.