Associate Director – Food and Drink

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 1 week ago


London, United Kingdom Mintel Full time
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Associate Director - Food and Drink, Japan

From fast answers to deep insights, Mintel has provided research and intelligence solutions to consumer-focused businesses for more than 50 years. With a combination of world-class syndicated tools and custom insight solutions, we are the eyes and ears in the markets that matter and the insights behind our clients’ next big idea.

Mintel is also a leader in providing market intelligence and consumer insights in North Asia, and building on the success of Mintel’s China reports business, the company is also looking to expand into other markets in Asia in the next few years, notably Japan.

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Associate Director – Food and Drink to help establish and build a talented analyst team in Japan, building a new team from scratch, and will also work closely with commercial stakeholders and clients to ensure that we continue to deliver highly insightful and relevant reports and content. The role is based at our Tokyo office and reports in to the Head of Consumer Reports, Japan.

What You Will Be Doing

1. Content publishing

Mintel’s Syndicated Reports are covering a variety of Japanese consumer markets identifying the key issues facing global and domestic trends, manufacturers, suppliers and retailers

Responsible for overseeing whole process of report publishing Define the report scope, upon trade interview results Design and execute consumer quantitative research together with Research team Gather primary and secondary data related to global trend both from open sources & Mintel internal assets Analyze all information, develop inferences, and generate insights with solid business implications Construct and write the contents in Japanese Work with Digital Publishing team for final publication preparation (copyedit, design, translation etc.) Responsible to manage 2-4 analysts in the team, who execute the above specified operations This role involves networking with Mintel’s global category analysts to stay updated about the latest information

2. Team Management

Oversee the category team’s schedule, ensuring that Reports are produced in a timely manner and keep good communications with different teams and stakeholders Provide editorial support to improve the quality of the content, client and marketing work produced by junior members of the team when needed Train and coach the members to develop their functional capability as well as people skills Proactively engage in projects/discussions that impact the long term, work closely with Head of Consumer Reports, Japan on strategic development of Mintel content, contribute ideas that will improve the way we work

3. Client Support

As a category specialist:

Handle client service requests related to the contents Support commercial team to proactively share Mintel’s insights with clients & prospects Promote Mintel’s brand in the marketplace by supporting marketing and PR activities, i.e. keynote speech in tradeshow/conference events

Who We Are Looking For

Bachelor’s degree Minimum five years working experience in any of below functions consumer research, marketing intelligence marketing, strategic planning communication, promotion planning Experience of people management / coaching Strong motivation for contents writing in the subject area Competent with quantitative consumer data analysis Constructive & logical thinker High level of attention to detail Self-starter who can work independently Great interpersonal skills with open & global mindset Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously & to work under pressure and meet deadlines Excellent Japanese writing and speaking Business level of English With specialized knowledge & understanding in Food and Drink

What We Offer

Culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working. Flexi-time working hours (start working between 8:00 am and 10:00 am). Blended (office/home) approach to work. Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they’ve learned. Social events, both within the department and across the company. Generous annual leave and wider circle employee benefits. Additional one day off to celebrate your birthday. Membership in Employee Resource Groups (Mintel Diversity, Mintel Wellness and Mintel Gives). Giving back is part of our culture with this in mind, Mintel gives employee 2 days leave per year to join local volunteering activity organised by our Mintel Gives (where applicable). Mental health and wellbeing support via Modern Health App and Employee Assistance Programme. Beautifully designed offices to foster collaboration and fun.

Mintel is an equal opportunity employer that committed to the strength of an inclusive workplace.



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