Senior Insights Analyst

Field Sales Solutions; Thame; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Car allowance

Company pension

25 days holiday + Bank holidays (accru

Birthday off

Health, Wellness and Financial Guidanc

Incentive programmes - including retai

Job summary

Field Sales Solutions is recruiting a Senior Insights Analyst to support the Ferrero field sales team with data-driven insights across channels in the UK. The role combines market, shopper, trade, and field data to drive retailer engagement and commercial actions.

You will work in a hybrid model with weekly office attendance in Thame, and you will contribute to strategically guiding field priorities, promotional strategies, and NPD insights.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to turn insight into commercial action.
• Strong communicator with the ability to present insights confidently.
• Commercially minded with ability to see beyond numbers and identify growth opportunities.
• Skilled in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to build persuasive insight packs.
• Naturally curious with ability to ask what's next.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Full, clean UK driving licence and willingness to travel for field visits.
• Live within reasonable commutable distance to Thame in Oxfordshire.

Responsibilities

• Craft compelling selling stories by combining market, shopper, trade, and field data into insights that inspire and influence retailer engagement.
• Proven ability to drive action by turning insights into clear commercial strategies that deliver measurable business results.
• Guide field sales priorities, recommending where to focus time and resource to deliver the strongest ROI.
• Translate numbers into narratives—developing insights that can be clearly understood and acted upon by account teams, field leaders, and senior stakeholders.
• Measure and evaluate success by creating insights that highlight performance, identify opportunities, and support continuous improvement.
• Strong communicator with the ability to present insights confidently, influencing stakeholders and shaping decision-making at all levels.
• Shape promotional and seasonal strategies & support NPD launches, providing clear actionable recommendations on execution, compliance, optimisation & in store learnings.
• Champion efficiency and simplification, ensuring insights are easy to digest and directly support decision‑making.
• Collaborate cross-functionally, aligning with Ferrero Client teams, field leadership, and channel heads to drive a unified commercial agenda.
• Conduct regular field visits to bring commercial insights to life and ensure alignment between strategy and execution.

Skills

Insight to action

Strong communication

Commercial thinking

Excel & PowerPoint

Curiosity

Organisational skills

Driving licence

Willingness to travel

Commute to Thame

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Field Sales Solutions have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Insights Analyst!

We are a leading field marketing company, and we represent the fastest growing confectionery company in the UK – Ferrero. Whilst you will be employed by Field Sales Solutions, you will be assigned to work for one of our largest clients Ferrero. Ferrero is a rapidly expanding FMCG Company that encompasses iconic brands such as Ferrero Rocher, Kinder, Nutella, Tic Tac, Thorntons, and Fox's biscuits.

The Senior Insights Analyst role sits within the Commercial Insights group and is responsible for driving insights to support achievement of the business objectives of the Ferrero Field Sales team across channels to market. You will play an important part in driving sales through the identification of opportunities to expand brand coverage and availability.

In return for joining us as a Senior Insights Analyst, we can offer you a competitive salary of between £35,000 - £45,000 p.a. (DOE) + Car allowance + benefits.

Location: Field Sales Solutions Head Office - Thame, Oxfordshire

Hybrid model working - role requires office attendance weekly.

If you enjoy working with data, are interested in fishing for those illusive answers and have a flair for delivering compelling insights that help drive profitable performance, we would love for you to get in touch.

What will you be doing?

• Craft compelling selling stories by combining market, shopper, trade, and field data into insights that inspire and influence retailer engagement.
• Proven ability to drive action by turning insights into clear commercial strategies that deliver measurable business results.
• Guide field sales priorities, recommending where to focus time and resource to deliver the strongest ROI.
• Translate numbers into narratives—developing insights that can be clearly understood and acted upon by account teams, field leaders, and senior stakeholders.
• Measure and evaluate success by creating insights that highlight performance, identify opportunities, and support continuous improvement.
• Strong communicator with the ability to present insights confidently, influencing stakeholders and shaping decision-making at all levels.
• Shape promotional and seasonal strategies & support NPD launches, providing clear actionable recommendations on execution, compliance, optimisation & in store learnings.
• Champion efficiency and simplification, ensuring insights are easy to digest and directly support decision‑making.
• Collaborate cross-functionally, aligning with Ferrero Client teams, field leadership, and channel heads to drive a unified commercial agenda.
• Conduct regular field visits to bring commercial insights to life and ensure alignment between strategy and execution.

What you will need…

• Proven ability to turn insight into commercial action that drives business results.
• Strong communicator with the ability to present insights confidently, influencing stakeholders and shaping decision‑making at all levels.
• Commercially minded with an ability to see beyond the numbers and identify growth opportunities.
• Skilled in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to build persuasive insight packs and sales stories.
• Naturally curious with the ability to ask, "so what?" and provide the "what next?".
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage workload and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail while maintaining focus on the bigger commercial picture.
• Full, clean UK driving licence and willingness to travel for field visits.
• Live within reasonable commutable distance to Thame in Oxfordshire.

Also, beneficial to have…

• Experience of working within FMCG (Field Sales experience)
• Power BI experience an advantage

The tasty bit…

As well as an engaging and varied day job, this role also offers a variety of delicious benefits including:

• Annual discretionary bonus.
• Car allowance.
• Company pension.
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays (accrual with length of service).
• Your birthday off.
• Health, Wellness and Financial Guidance Support.
• Incentive programmes - including retailer discount schemes.

You must be eligible to work in the UK and have a full clean driving licence.

Field Sales Solutions is an equal opportunities employer.

Live our company values:

• Partnership - We are transparent, open and work together with our clients and colleagues to achieve common goals.
• Return - We drive and evaluate all activity by identifying and delivering a positive ROI.
• Ownership - We understand our role and have a sense of purpose and accountability in everything we do.
• Upstanding - We are honest, reliable and ethical in all we do, showing professionalism and integrity always.
• Determined - we know that success requires perseverance, and we are driven to achieve.

We are PROUD to be Field Sales Solutions.