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Senior Strategy & Insights Manager

  • United Kingdom
  • Chiswick
  • Hybrid
  • Permanent Full-Time
  • Posted: 1 May 2025
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Senior Strategy & Insights Manager

About the job

Danoners are steering us to a more sustainable future, helping to make the world healthier. As a certified B-Corp, we have our Danone Impact Journey to 2026. This will only be possible with each and every one of our leaders.

Role Purpose:
Deliver growth through managing a diverse range of research projects across wide network of stakeholders; Lead complex and analytically advanced projects and champion consumer centricity.
 
Key Activities:
  • Play an active role in the creation of strategic frameworks to unlock growth opportunities across the category and champion/embed these across the business.
  • Define and lead ad hoc Brand-led primary research plan across positioning, innovation and comms and co-build strategy with relevant brand teams
  • Lead market, consumer, shopper, category and channel ad hoc primary research projects
  • Use multiple data sources and tools to identify human and societal tensions that form the basis of brand manifesto models. Promote consumer centricity across the business though initiation and management of consumer closeness programmes
  • Create & deliver impactful & engaging, growth orientated category deep dive presentations to senior stakeholders across the business, leveraging a rich array of data, insight and more complex analytics
  • Generate more value from our research partners through effective management & governance and the seeking out of new agencies and approaches
  • Build strong & credible relationships with global S&I stakeholders, working collaboratively to ensure global research fits UKI needs. Help to build UKI reputation as Global Centre of Excellence
  • As a senior member of the team, role model people development and coaching of more junior team members and play a strong role in wider S&I collaborations beyond immediate function 

About you

We would like you to demonstrate you have the following key skills:
 
  • Strategic and Operational Planning: Balance operational and strategic planning, contributing to functional strategy.
  • Leadership and Development: Thinks beyond own team, takes an active role in the development of others, and acts as a voice for the team.
  • Risk Management and Adaptability: Takes ownership of functional risks and opportunities, embraces change, and supports the function through periods of ambiguity.
  • Relationship Building: Builds authentic relationships across a broad network of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Data Mastery and Innovation: Leads through digital fluency, data mastery, storytelling, and drives people-centric innovation.

Salary bracket: £65k - £75k per annum.

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About Danone

At Danone UK & Ireland, we are committed to delivering better health through better nutrition for millions of consumers and patients in our communities.

 

We have a range of flexible benefits and excellent rewards, click here to find out more.

 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA, representing our core values and beliefs. We embrace diversity as a driving force for positive change, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued.

 

The closing date for applications is 15th May, you will therefore hear about your application after this date.

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