INSIGHTS

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company and our Insights colleagues are experts in human understanding. They help clients define what brands should stand for, how to disrupt and renew their offer, how to connect with audiences and how to win with consumers and customers.

JOB DETAILS

Business Consulting Analyst - Remote

Kantar is the world’s leading marketing data and analytics company. We have a complete, unique and rounded understanding of how people think, feel and act; globally and locally in over 90 markets. By combining the deep expertise of our people, our data resources and benchmarks and our innovative analytics and technology, we help our clients understand people and inspire growth.

Kantar Consulting is a specialist growth consultancy. With over 1,000 analysts, leaders with vision, software developers and stellar consultants we help clients develop and implement brand, marketing, retail, sales and shopper strategies to deliver growth. Kantar Consulting owns market leading assets including PoweRanking, GrowthFinder, Global Monitor, RetaiI IQ, RichMix, XTEL and Marketing, Insights and Purpose 2020. We track 1200 retailers globally, have purchase data on over 200 million shoppers and forecast social, cultural and consumer trends across the world. Collaborate with 30,000 colleagues and 12 world leading research, data and insight brands at Kantar.

• https://www.thesoftwarereport.com/the-top-25-data-software-companies-of-2022/

• https://www.kantar.com/expertise/consumer-shopper-retail/sales-performance-platform

• https://www.kantar.com/campaigns/kantar-sales-performance-platform

Kantar Consulting’s XTEL Trade Optimization software is a powerful, end-to-end solution supporting the trade promotion lifecycle, from planning through retail execution, sales intelligence, and distributor management for the global consumer goods industry.

Are you looking for the next challenge? As a Business Consulting Analyst you'll join our fast-paced Global Services team and play a key role in designing and implementing industry-leading Trade Promotion Management/Sales Force Automation solutions for global FMCG companies. We are seeking a strong candidate who can use their technical knowledge and broad in-field experience to drive the design and implementation of our product portfolio.

KEY OUTCOMES

• Provide XTEL solution functional expertise and articulate options and benefits for client business processes

• Lead collaborative workshops with client project teams to coordinate and formalize customer requirements into a functional blueprint

• Conduct gap analysis and recommend bridge/closure options

• Configure XTEL solution to meet client needs in collaboration with technical team, including handover of functional specs

• Facilitate test script creation and drive systems integration and user acceptance testing

• Provide feedback between client and product teams

• Participate in pre-sales activity

CAPABILITIES

• 5+ years background in CPG required with experience supporting a Trade Promotion Management (TPM) software solution; TPM tool implementation experience is a significant asset

• Deep understanding of CPG commercial processes (trade promotions, sales agreement, sales force automation, incentives management, retail execution), drivers, and standard methodologies

• Self-starter with outstanding attention to detail

• Experience leading functional workshops

• Excellent analytical, results driven approach

• Outstanding project management skills

• Technical understanding of ERP, ETL, and UAT concepts

• Bachelor’s Degree or related field experience

BENEFITS

We provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package, including:

• Medical plans with comprehensive, affordable coverage for a range of health services

• Health Savings Account/FSA

• Dental, Vision and benefits to cover unique healthcare needs

• Wellness Program

• 401k with matching

• Tuition Reimbursement, Commuter benefits

• Unlimited PTO

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.    We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.
  At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity, therefore we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristics.
  PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (“Kantar”). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We help clients understand people and inspire growth. We have a complete, unique and rounded understanding of people around the world: how they think, feel and act, globally and locally in over 90 markets. We don’t just help clients understand what’s happened, we tell them why and how they can shape the future.