Senior Research Executive

2 weeks ago

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa MMR Research Worldwide LTD Full time

Are you a researcher looking for an exciting next step in your career? Do you enjoy working on high profile global accounts within the FMCG industry?


We are looking for an energetic, self-motivated and passionate individual to join our South African team as a
Senior Research Executive to be based in our Durban (Umhlanga) office.


What we do here at MMR...
MMR is an independent, global consumer and sensory research agency specialising in food, drink, personal and household care research.

We are industry leaders, guiding best in class innovation for our clients - partnering with over 50% of the top 100 global food and drink brands.

Our team of over 600 highly engaged, multi-disciplined employees are primarily dynamic research professionals, sensory experts and data scientists.

We boast a true global reach with offices in Wallingford (near Oxford), London, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Cali (Colombia), Bangkok, Durban and Amsterdam.


What makes MMR special?
We are a "people first" company that prides itself on collaboration, honesty and mutual trust. Don't take our word for it though, check us out on Glassdoor.

You'll see we're currently rated at 4.7 out of 5 as an employer destination and a massive 97% of our employees would recommend working for us to a friend.

Add to that 99% of our people approve of our CEO and you a general feel of what it means to be part of the MMR family.

No two projects are ever the same, often involving exciting innovations, varied methods and international markets.

It's a great opportunity to challenge and add value to client decision making, all while working with our passionate, friendly teams across the globe.


Our Senior Research Executive Opportunity.
As a Senior Research Executive, you will take the lead on running market research projects, involving client liaison and project management from preparing proposals around a specific research design through to final debrief presentations

Responsibilities include:
Designing and organising fieldwork across Africa, including attendance and qualitative interviews

Creating questionnaires against client objectives

Analysing data (both quantitatively and qualitatively)

Creating insightful, story-led presentations and supporting reports in PPT


The work covers a range of ad hoc projects, typically involving quantitative and qualitative research, and both traditional and online fieldwork in the RSA, but also across Africa and internationally.

With MMR's focus on developing new and better research methods and sophisticated analysis techniques, the role offers the opportunity to gain experience of several novel and exciting approaches to conducting research and interpreting data.


Requirements:

Skills and Qualities

  • Previous experience within an adhoc agency environment essential
  • Quantitative experience is essential and exposure to qualitative beneficial
  • The ability to tell a story from the data is essential and turn into an engaging client report/presentation
  • Strong organisational & time management skills required
  • Strong communication skills & the ability to work effectively as a team essential
  • Experience working in a regional (ideally Africa) role is an advantage
  • Depth of experience in research project management with sensory science experience is an advantage
  • Willingness to travel across Africa (and globally) to observe and conduct fieldwork essential
  • Local African languages would be a bonus

Benefits
MMR offers an open, dynamic, varied and non-hierarchical environment, where bespoke MMR Academy training is offered at every level.

We also offer exciting secondment opportunities at our other global locations, as well as a selection of fantastic employee benefits.

MMR delivers a class leading set of marketing science tools and approaches, many of which are proprietary to MMR.

We are endorsed by our global client base for our agility, technical expertise and willingness to adapt research solutions to directly focus on specific client challenges.

We've built a reputation of providing innovative statistical analysis and techniques, coupled with optimal research design consultancy, that successfully delivers against our clients' specific business objectives.

MMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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