Euromonitor International Graduate Research Analyst

Established in 1972, Euromonitor International is the world leader in strategic business research and analysis. In addition to our Head office in London, we have offices in 11 other countries with over 1,000 staff, and a further 800 contributing analysts in over 80 countries around the world. As an independent company and recognised innovator, consistently out-performing our peers, we were the UK Private Company of the Year 2013 and in 2014 won the Queen's Award for Enterprise.

Our products now include our award-winning Passport database, consumer and industrial market reports, detailed city surveys, future trends and consumer surveys. We also have a flourishing Consulting division. Our reports, analysis and forecasts are considered essential reading by business leaders for their cutting-edge content, design and usability. Euromonitor's clients include the world's major multinationals, banks, consultancies, libraries and business schools.

Job Description
The Ingredients Industry Research Analyst/Associate will support the Industry Manager in the research and commercial development of this industry. The successful candidate will be excited by the prospect of gaining expert knowledge of the ingredients industry and using this knowledge to contribute to the creation of quality industry data and insights which will be published on our global market analysis software platform, Passport. The main challenge of the role will be to research ingredient market sizes and therefore we are looking for someone with a scientific background who is motivated and willing to engage with relevant people within the Food, Drinks, Beauty & Personal and Home Care industries.

Key responsibilities
•    Secondary research on both national and international industry sources;
•    Primary research:
•     Interviewing ingredients manufacturers with the aim of updating and developing ingredients data and product formulations for our database
•     Interviewing industry bodies, national statistics offices and trade associations to ensure the direct application to the system of quantitative and qualitative ingredient information available in the public domain
•    Working with the Head of Industry on the development of project planning, roll out, research and final data checks
•    Carrying out global reviews of industry and production data to
•     validate and strengthen our published ingredients data
•     ensure consistency of approaches to estimation and forecasting
•     maximise product quality
•    Strategic analysis: global briefings, company profiles, and Opinion pieces
•    Communicating the value of our Ingredients offer in the media, at conferences, and through social media activity

Required Skills
•    Excellent oral and written communication skills
•    A high level of numeracy – you must be comfortable working with numbers, as this is a key focus of the role
•    Organisational ability
•    Tenacity and keen attention to detail
•    Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
•    Computer literacy to a high level in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Required Experience
•    You will have a scientific background and display an ability to work with numerical information and extract insights from data
•    You are comfortable speaking to industry contacts and will be stubborn in the pursuit of data and a proven ability to interpret results
•    An ability to work independently, to tight deadlines and an ability to adapt to circumstances with a flexible approach to problem solving

Benefits
•    Competitive salary commensurate with experience of successful candidate
•    25 days annual holiday, plus 1 day extra per year from third calendar year of employment to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays
•    Private health care and contributory pension after one year
•    Great working environment, international staff
•    Two recently renovated modern offices in a great location in the City of London
•    Frequent CSR activities and initiatives
•    10 offices around the world, possibility of inter-office travel

INTERESTED APPLICANTS NEED TO BE ELIGILBLE TO WORK IN THE UK.  PLEASE APPLY WITH COVER LETTER AND CV.