Vice President - CPG Beverage - Chicago

Vice President - CPG Beverage

 

Overview:

Research International is seeking a Vice President to lead a dedicated team that services one of the worlds leading alcoholic beverage companies. This is a true global role, working across a portfolio of some of the worlds leading brands. The right candidate will have experience in international and alcoholic beverage research as well as hands on experience of quantitative research projects such as brand tracking, A&U and innovation.

 

We are looking for an outstanding research professional with a proven track record of not only leading a team, but also building strong and profitable client relationships. The right candidate will have a genuine passion for consumer research and the ability to inspire their team and their clients alike.  Some client side experience is a bonus and experience of agency research is a must.

 

 

Responsibilities:

-  Manage, develop, and mentor a team of four researchers

-  Manage a Global client relationship 

-  Manage a large multinational tracking study as well as other quantitative research projects.  

-  Manage the P&L

-  Ultimately responsible for delivering reports and presentations and providing insight to the client

-  Responsible for gaining a deep understanding of the client?s business and leveraging this knowledge to make a real difference

 

Required Experience and Attributes:

-  8+ years of marketing research experience weighted towards CPG

-  Exceptional analytical skills, i.e. ability to synthesize information from a number of sources to generate higher level insight

-  Excellent communication skills ? written and verbal

-  A strategic thinker who has extensive knowledge of marketing

-  Organized and able to organize others

-  Attention to detail

-  Proactive and challenging

-  Willingness to learn and to be challenged

-  Patient and understanding

-  A sense of humor