Market Research Account Associate M/F

The NPD Group, founded in 1967, is the leading global provider of consumer and retail market research information for a wide range of industries. Servicing over 1600 clients worldwide, NPD provides the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment where you can gain exposure to leading companies in the industries we track.  Our skills and expertise allow NPD to make the connection between our quality data and our clients’ needs; providing value business insights that allow our clients to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Our practices, ranging from flexible work arrangements to challenging work assignments and employee recognition programs, ensure that NPD is a great career choice.  But that’s only part of what makes NPD such a great place to work.  For more information about our company, the industries that we track, and all of our current job openings, please visit our website at www.npd.com.

 

To complement our Automotive group and support our business growth, participating in the challenge of the Auto Industry, we are looking for a driven Market Research Account Associate M/F

The Account Associate builds relationships and supports the market research needs of clients in the Automotive industry.

 

Overall Responsibilities:



 

§ Handling all day-to-day tactical servicing for multiple clients.

§ Providing analytical support to all clients, including writing initial analysis for story development, writing proposals in response to specific client questions; and responding to client requests by utilizing existing databases, new analysis, new services, and industry knowledge.

§ Accurately interpreting data and clearly articulating issues and findings to both internal and external audiences in written and verbal formats.

§ Developing strong, ongoing relationships with main contacts and key users.

§ Enhancing existing products and increasing NPD's perceived value with clients.

§ Assisting with product development and project management.

§ Working with market data housed in a cross-tabular software system. 

 

Qualifications:

§ College or University degree with a focus on Consumer Studies, Quantitative Analysis, Research/Statistics or other closely related field.

§ First experience (1 to 2 years) in market research or equivalent

§ Strong attention to detail.

§ Strong organizational and project management skills.

§ Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

§ Some applied industry and client knowledge.

§ Expert in all MS Office products to include MS Excel, PowerPoint,and Word. A working knowledge of MS Access and/or SPSS is an asset.

§ Previous experience in a corporate Auto or Oil environment or industry knowledge is an asset.

§ A background in report preparation and or data analysis and/or administration and/or customer service is essential to the role.

 

 

Should this description fit with your talent, your opportunities for development will be as good as your achievements!

Join a growing and dynamic organizational structure by sending your resume and an application letter on our website: https://recruit.c0tg.netaspx.com/recruit/servlet/com.lawson.ijob.QuickCandidate?vendor=1&jr=722&fullmode=true

 

Market Research, Marketing, Analytical, Analysis, Consumer, database, Service