Market Research Analyst (9-12 Month FTC)

IGD (Institute of Grocery Distribution); Watford; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading pension

Bonus scheme

Annual leave purchase option

Medical insurance

Job summary

IGD in the UK is seeking an Insight Analyst to generate retail insights and forecasts from market visits and industry contacts. You will deliver client-facing reports, support primary research, and contribute to IGD’s thought leadership in global food and consumer goods retailing.

The role offers hybrid working with travel to markets, and opportunities to collaborate with UK, supply chain, and global teams on diverse projects.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience in grocery/consumer goods industry or strong interest.
• Experience with Excel datasets and forecasting.
• Ability to plan and manage own workload.
• Proven skill in presenting information to audiences, virtual or in person.
• Experience in writing online content/presentations/reports.

Responsibilities

• Produce best-in-class insights from market visits and industry contacts.
• Deliver reports on retail trends via IGD’s Retail Analysis platform.
• Create articles and track best practices for IGD reports.
• Support ongoing primary research with retailers and trade bodies.
• Present high-quality results to clients through webinars or sessions.
• Forecast retailer metrics using primary research data.

Skills

Data analysis

Forecasting

Presentation

Workload planning

Team collaboration

Verbal & written communication

Travel readiness

Research skills

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

At IGD, we’re proud to be a Great Place to Work, where our people are empowered to grow, inspired to lead and ready to make a difference. At the heart of that experience is how we attract, welcome, and support new colleagues to join us.

That’s where you come in.

We’re looking for an Insight Analyst who will be inquisitive, have an interest in retail (FMCG ideally) and want to be an important part of a dynamic and progressive environment, engaging with customers in a rapidly changing, agile retail world.

You’ll be looking for the opportunity to develop your voice and share thoughts that help our customers grow.

This is a role in our retail insight team, driving insights and predictions for commercial success with knowledge of global food and consumer goods retailing.

From our unparalleled industry relationships and access, you'll travel to markets and be able to build your network with retailers, seeing and understanding first‑hand what affects them.

The role will also work alongside our UK, supply chain and global thought‑leaders within the wider team, with the opportunity to collaborate across projects.

What you’ll do

Producing best‑in‑class insight

You will support & build insights from your market visits and our network of industry contacts.

You will deliver reports on a variety of retail trends and developments, providing actionable insight to our clients through IGD’s Retail Analysis web‑based platform.

You’ll support the creation of articles and track best practices and innovations on the latest retail developments, incorporating your research into IGD reports and presentations.

Supporting our primary research

You’ll be supporting our ongoing primary research with retailers, manufacturers and trade bodies through calls and market visits.

You will deliver high‑quality virtual or in‑person presentations and webinars for our clients to showcase our insight and raise awareness and build the reputation of our global research programme.

You may also play a role in supporting consulting projects, providing commercially focused insights that exceed clients’ expectations in terms of quality and depth of insight.

Generating data & forecasting

You’ll help maintain and update our extensive IGD retailer database, using primary research to forecast key retailer metrics and growth estimates, and provide your own perspective, to inform our subscribers’ decision‑making and business planning routines.

Focus on personal development

As a self‑motivated learner, with a curious mind, you’ll support IGD’s research programme and your own personal development journey.

By actively developing an internal & external network and using feedback from colleagues and customers you’ll be able to continually improve IGD’s content and the quality of our insights and research.

Your line manager will support you in your short/long‑term personal development goals and help identify and provide training.

What we’re looking for

• Knowledge and experience of the grocery and consumer goods industry (or a keen interest)
• Experienced in working with excel data sets and forecasting
• The ability to plan and manage your own workload
• Proficiency in presenting information to audiences, either virtually or in person, providing opinions on key topics of relevance that drive impact for the customer
• Experience in writing online content/presentations/reports
• PowerPoint, Excel, and Word skills, with the ability to turn multiple sources of information into meaningful insights and reporting
• A team player with a collaborative mindset who takes pride in maintaining high standards in your own work and meeting deadlines
• Capable of adapting priorities under pressure with a positive approach to change
• A curiosity for learning and sharing your knowledge, with an ability to think creatively and to innovate, with an ethos of continuous improvement and constantly pushing the boundaries
• Confident to travel independently and deliver research trips that fuels our research programme

The rewards

We offer a range of benefits, including a market leading pension, a bonus scheme, the ability to buy and sell annual leave plus a generous medical insurance package. You will have a great work‑life balance, where you are empowered & trusted to manage your time.

The location

We are operating a hybrid approach to working with a mix of home and office‑based working. We are based in a very accessible location within the M25, just 20 miles from Central London.

Our behaviours

• We’re hungry for better
• We solve it together
• We make it happen
• We say what needs to be said

More about our people

We’re looking for inspiring professionals; talented people who seek personal and career growth and are ambitious to develop their potential and unlock opportunities for society, for our clients and themselves.

We seek and attract the very best people and create an environment that supports and includes them.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their contribution.

We welcome applications from diverse candidates. Please discuss any adjustments that you may require throughout the selection and assessment process.

More about IGD

We are a strategic insight foresight and learning organisation. Here to unite the industry and benefit society.

We invest all our profit into Social Impact.

We foster collaboration through a broad range of forums, bringing together businesses, policymakers, and thought leaders.

By providing evidence‑based insights, credible research, and strategic foresight, we help organisations make informed decisions that benefit their operations and contribute to the collective good of society.