Commercial Insights Strategist

Colgate-Palmolive Company; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive Company in Auckland is seeking a Commercial Insights Manager to lead data gathering, analysis and interpretation to inform business decisions, marketing campaigns, product development and other key initiatives. You will partner with brand teams to turn consumer insights into action.

This role requires translating complex data into clear recommendations, developing dashboards, and guiding stakeholders with strategic insights across CP brands and shopper experiences.

Qualifications

• At least 3 to 5 years of proven experience in a research/ insights agency
• Ideally with additional experience in the client side of a multinational or in an advertising agency strategy role or in an innovation agency
• Experience in Consumer & Market Insights for innovation/ mining trends/ NPD insights
• Experience in new product innovation, consumer feedback in innovation process that helps to learn, adapt and test online
• Strong command of standard and evolving insights methodologies, including culture and data to solve complex business challenges and create/recommend appropriate action.
• Articulate and able make impactful presentations and influence an audience
• Strong ad hoc research background;
• Experience in U&A, Segmentation, Strategic and Brand Development Research (including Innovation)

Responsibilities

• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative data to form a complete consumer view.
• Deliver best-practice market insights to shape brand and customer initiatives.
• Integrate data from multiple sources to inform growth strategies.
• Serve as subject matter expert to embed insights across the business.
• Provide insights and recommendations using data visualization for strategy.
• Oversee development of analytics dashboards for real-time performance.
• Lead research projects aligned with business needs (e.g., MMM).

Skills

Research experience

Insights agency background

Consumer insights

Brand development research

Presentation & influencing

Job description

Colgate-Palmolive Company in Auckland is seeking a Commercial Insights Manager to lead data gathering, analysis and interpretation to inform business decisions, marketing campaigns, product development and other key initiatives. You will partner with brand teams to turn consumer insights into action.

This role requires translating complex data into clear recommendations, developing dashboards, and guiding stakeholders with strategic insights across CP brands and shopper experiences.