Research Manager

Kantar Group; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

The RM/SRM at Kantar India in Gurugram will serve as a bridge between clients and the CS team, supporting project delivery, proposals, data analysis, and presenting findings. You will collaborate with senior colleagues to ensure client needs are met and projects run smoothly.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in client service or quantitative research, an MBA, knowledge of market research, and strong analytical and communication skills to build lasting client relationships.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years in client service and quantitative research.
• MBA degree required.
• Knowledge of market research and its methods.
• Strong analytical and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Draft research proposals, design questionnaires, analyze data and present findings.
• Develop client-ready presentations with guidance from seniors.
• Monitor project costs with supervision from managers.
• Coordinate to ensure procedures and policies are followed.
• Serve as liaison between client and business on project issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Client relationships

Communication skills

Market research

Education

MBA

Job description

ROLE MISSION STATEMENT

The RM/SRM is part of the Client Service team who would serve as an intermediary between the business and its clients, with the objective of meeting client needs, and assisting in developing the new business.

BRAND AND KANTAR STATEMENT

A leading research agency, we help clients to grow great brands and improve marketing efficiency by analyzing, interpreting, and understanding the world around us. At Kantar, our services include quantitative/ qualitative solutions, neuroscience, brand equity, advertising, media, and digital effectiveness.

The rationale behind having a single unit was to provide more compelling customized quantitative solutions, driven by expertise to address a wide spectrum of business issues for clients in the consumer goods, automotive, telecom, financial, and healthcare sectors. Our vision is to drive business growth for our clients by combining consumer understanding and market knowledge with deep research expertise.

Join us and you’ll be part of 30,000 colleagues and 12 world-leading research, data, and insight brands at Kantar. At the heart of WPP, our unique consumer insight inspires clients to flourish in an extraordinary world.

KEY OUTCOMES STATEMENT

• Individual needs to assist in smooth functioning of the CS machinery by developing liaison between the client and business on project-related issues with supervision, with the objective of meeting client needs
• Day to day involvement with projects, including drafting research proposals, questionnaire design, data analysis, interpretation and development of recommendations, and preparation of presentation of findings.
• Taking control in developing presentations for the client with the suggestions from Senior team members.
• Monitoring of individual job costs throughout a project with supervision of seniors
• Facilitating managers to ensure all procedures and policies are adhered to in his/her team or office

CAPABILITIES STATEMENT

• 1-3 years of experience in client service and quantitative research techniques
• Education Qualification - MBA
• Should have knowledge of market research
• Possess Strong analytical skills
• Good with building client relationships
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

REWARDS STATEMENT

At Kantar, we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based on a simple, clear, and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

APPLICATION STATEMENT

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion, and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion, and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in.