At JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS we are inspired by our belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We are driven by the vision that everyone deserves the coffee they love. 

What’s it like to work at JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS? 

We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS: A coffee for every cup 

Working with us means you’ll be making an impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. We work as a team, celebrating success and supporting one another. Our associates work with a diverse group of like-minded people, in an innovative environment committed to doing the right thing – all across the world. What you do here will get noticed.

The Global Innovation Insight Manager inspires the creation of an exploration portfolio through the identification, curation and communication of consumer and market growth opportunities.

In this position, you:

• Identify insight opportunity platforms that have the potential to unlock behaviour change and inspire innovation-led business growth, based on a deep, 360 degree understanding of market/cultural context and people’s lives and behaviours;
• Curate consumer and market insights and ensure cumulative learning and exchange between exploration and execution engines;
• Develop and deploy new consumer and market exploration methods;
• Operate as a focal point across an international, cross functional community of researchers and innovators – encouraging exchange of insights, ideas and approaches.

You report into the Global Innovation Director and have no direct reports.

• A master degree and approximately 8 years of relevant insight, marketing and consumer planning/strategy experience in dynamic, consumer-facing industries and roles;
• Above all, you’re an entrepreneur and you run the business as an owner and a partner;
• You know how to connect the dots and are able to clearly communicate your insights into actionable recommendations;
• You have strong social and communication skills and are good in stakeholder management;
• Natural curiosity about trends and human behavior;
• Interest in ‘lean start-up’ and design thinking tools and methods.
• Familiar with both traditional and emerging qualitative and quantitative techniques for Insight generation;
• Experience in application of digital concepts and tools to consumer research;
• Familiarity with breakthroughs in digitally enabled data science and integration
• Highly analytical;
• International experience

Please note that we have outsourced the recruitment of this vacancy to a third party. If you are interested in this position, please apply via the link below:

https://www.brandpit.nl/digital-vacature/global-innovation-insight-manager-jde-amsterdam/