Research Executive

**Are you a researcher looking for an exciting next step in your career? Do you enjoy working on high profile global accounts within the FMCG industry?**

We are looking for an energetic, self-motivated and passionate individual to join our central London team as a **Research Executive**.

**This role is based in our London office on a Hybrid working basis. However, you will be supporting our team in the US so you will have to be happy working the hours of 10:00am - 6:30pm GMT.**

**What we do here at MMR...**

MMR is an independent, global consumer and sensory research agency specialising in food, drink, personal and household care research. We are industry leaders, guiding best in class innovation for our clients - partnering with over 50% of the top 100 global food and drink brands.

Our team of over 800 highly engaged, multi-disciplined employees are primarily dynamic research professionals, sensory experts and data scientists. We’re a diverse bunch, with backgrounds in R&D, insight, marketing, sensory science, data sciences and psychology. We also boast a true global reach with offices in Wallingford (near Oxford), London, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Cali (Colombia), Bangkok and Durban.

What makes MMR special?

We are a “people first” company that prides itself on collaboration, honesty and mutual trust. Don’t take our word for it though, check us out on Glassdoor. You’ll see we’re currently rated at 4.8 out of 5 as an employer destination and a massive 97% of our employees would recommend working for us to a friend. Add to that 99% of our people approve of our CEO and you a general feel of what it means to be part of the MMR family.

No two projects are ever the same, often involving exciting innovations, varied methods and international markets. It’s a great opportunity to challenge and add value to client decision making, all while working with our passionate, friendly teams across the globe.

**About our opportunities...**

As a Research Executive, you will assist team members with running market research projects, involving client liaison and project management from research design through to final debrief presentations. Responsibilities include:

- Designing and organising fieldwork in the UK and overseas
- Creating questionnaires against client objectives
- Analysing data (quantitatively)
- Creating insightful presentations

The work covers a range of ad hoc projects, typically involving quantitative and qualitative research, and both traditional and online fieldwork in the UK and internationally. With MMR’s focus on developing new and better research methods and sophisticated analysis techniques, the role offers the opportunity to gain experience of several novel and exciting approaches to conducting research and interpreting data.

**Requirements**:
**Skills and Qualities**
- Previous experience within an ad hoc agency environment essential
- Quantitative experience essential and exposure to qualitative beneficial
- Experience of involvement in report writing essential
- Ability to tell a story from the data is desirable
- Strong organisational & time management skills required
- Strong communication skills & the ability to work effectively as a team essential
- Experience within FMCG beneficial

**Benefits**

What’s in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

- **Flexible Working Policy**: We are embracing a flexible hybrid work environment consisting of in-office and remote work to suit you
- **Culture**:We are a people first company that prides itself on collaboration, honesty and mutual trust. We’ve created an open, creative and non-hierarchical working environment. Not to mention the exciting secondment opportunities that are available across our global locations.
- **Company Contribution **- MMR not only offer a competitive salary but also offers, Private health care, tax-free childcare support and generous personal pension plans.
- **Wellbeing**:Comprehensive benefit plans with your wellbeing at the forefront, inclusive of - Early finish Friday’s - every week- 25 days annual leave increasing year on year with a 5 day carry forward option. - Sunshine days - Celebrating targets with a half day off - Social and Wellbeing committee - planning regular social events and fun team activities throughout the year - Paid sabbatical - Giving you the option to take personal time out to focus on the things you love - WECARE counselling & Advice service - Cycle to work scheme
- **Learning & Development**:Offering second to none training (MMR MyAcademy) to ensure our clients are working with market experts, to support this training and personal development programs are offered at every level. Working with top FMCG companies and the largest brands on the market we’re learning with the best Growth opportunities are unlimited with access and opportunity