Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant
Location:  City of London
Location type: Hybrid
The role…
We are currently recruiting Consultants who have an interest and expertise in delivering projects for retailers and retail brands, both in the UK and globally; focusing on critical business intelligence and researching and analysing how consumer behaviours and trends are driving these sectors and are likely to shape future market development.
This is a highly varied role, wherein on any given week, amongst other things, you may find yourself presenting to senior business figures, writing whitepapers, conducting market sizing analysis, researching a niche market opportunity, analysing consumer survey data, or speaking to the media about retail trends.
Key responsibilities:
Secondary Research Skills:
Demonstrate strong research techniques when performing desk research from secondary sources. Ability to determine and use the highest quality sources, achieve accurate transposition of secondary data and effective checking of base source coverage. Summarizing and collating findings to form/add value to final deliverables.
Primary & Market Research Skills:
Effectively plan surveys to ensure question structure and response types maximise results in the output format required. Ability to use clear logic and flow, with effective prompts and notes for scripters. To predict and prevent likely biases in samples.
Analytical Skills:
Strong knowledge or interest in developing specialist retail sector knowledge. Ability to understand client's key strategic objectives and align analysis outputs to them. Capability to create analysis frameworks and use those to develop strategic recommendations. Devise clear and actionable recommendations based upon analysis and understanding of sector dynamics.
Develop creative solutions to research and analysis problems - displaying tenacity and creative, yet robust, thinking about how to overcome data gaps yet still produce compelling analysis. Ability to read and analyse company accounts - understanding basic principles, and to ascertain meaning from this by placing it in a broader context.
Data Analysis:
Intermediate working knowledge of MS Excel (or similar); highly skilled in V-lookups, H-lookups, IF, COUNTIF, and similar, and able to use/build Pivot table tools in Excel. Knowledge of modelling and to be able to effectively clean input data, inspect and transform to support delivery of the project.  Understanding of best practices in terms of spreadsheet and model design.
Strong use of per capita measures, growth rates and benchmarking. Decide on the most appropriate inputs (often drivers) and reflect how they affect what is being modelled, forming solid conclusions. Understand how changes in drivers would affect future market developments and able to update models accordingly. Using analytical and logical reasoning to gain information/knowledge from data, to provide informed suggestions/guidance in client deliverables. Competent in effective scrutiny of own outputs, producing deliverables presented and formatted to be client facing; able to provide clear audit trails with full explanation of all assumptions and manipulations.
Report & Presentation Skills:
Producing insightful and impactful written content, mainly delivered in PowerPoint, but also in Microsoft Word where necessary. Strong use of clear and concise Business English, coupled with engaging text and supporting visuals aids, delivered in a structured, logical manner.
Reports and analysis are expected to be submitted to management at “client-ready” level and meet high quality standards, with minimal need for significant revisions.
Ability to select templates aligned to scope and data requirements. Able to develop clear and informative conceptual graphics, explaining either data or an analytical concept.
Confidence to eventually present internally and externally, with enthusiasm for the topic to effectively engage the audience. Fully competent at stating and defending the research methodology and sources, and answering questions related to the research topic.
Knowledge & Expertise:
Strong existing knowledge and understanding of the consumer and retail sectors, or, at the very least, a basic understanding with a strong willingness and aptitude to learn and develop.
Ability to identify the nuances within a trend and to distinguish long term trends from short term fads. Awareness of basic market trends in context - does X% growth represent weak, moderate, strong performance for this type of market.
Understand client's key strategic objectives and align analysis outputs to them.  Able to deliver clear and actionable recommendations, based upon analysis and understanding of sector dynamics. Linking consumer trends to actionable product recommendations and to examples relevant to clients and the markets they operate in.
Role requirements:
We are looking for talented individuals to join our team who:
- Are analytically minded, good with data, yet retain the creativity to resolve the conflicts between multiple information sources.
- Have a high level of curiosity and understand business processes in the consumer and retail space
- Can conduct in-depth research to produce accurate, high-quality deliverables for our clients
- Can provide clear, well organised insights and strong recommendations, demonstrating thought leadership
- Are willing to develop a high level of knowledge and expertise within the retail sector
- Can assist project teams to strengthen client relationships
- Have the ability to solve problems while displaying enthusiasm and energy
- Have the organisation and initiative to run their own projects and support and guide more junior team members
- Education - A minimum 2:1 degree in any discipline, ideally from a leading university, or equivalent commercial experience
- Experience - 5-10 Years’ Experience is desirable in Retail, Consulting or Analytical role - but there is some flexibility for a candidate with the right skills and potential
GlobalData believes strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. GlobalData is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
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