Market research consultant job description

Active participation in a range of market strategy projects essential to KP's membership and margin goals. Market Strategy&Analysis Consultants provide analytical/strategic-thinking and leadership skills that enable project teams to: 1) isolate business issues; 2) design and execute analytics for studying business issues (market research, scenario planning, forecasting, market share, profitability, etc); 3) bring technical/content expertise (competitive intelligence, utilization, financial analysis, deep data analysis&programming); 4) vet findings and make formal recommendations to senior levels of KP leadership; 5) create documents (strategic segment plans, utilization reports) that inform critical strategic issues.
Essential Functions:

- Works with business/segment owners to identify key business issues.- Manages major analytical and/or strategy projects.- Develops analytic framework required to analyze business issues.- Sets project and staff priorities.- Owns the outcome- represents findings to stakeholders.- Serves as subject matter/technical expert to Analysts.

Basic Qualifications:Experience- Minimum four (4) years of related experience OR a master's degree and minimum one (1) year of experience.Education- Bachelor's degree in related field, OR four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.License, Certification, Registration- N/A Additional Requirements:- Thorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.- Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards.- Full knowledge of industry practices.- Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.- Skilled in MS Excel, Access and other databases. Must know how to manipulate databases such as MS Excel and/or Access, as well as manipulating reports and generating reports.- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:- Minimum five (5) years of related experience.- Master's degree in business, public health, or related preferred.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Consultant - Market Strategy Analysis

LOCATION: Oakland, California

REQNUMBER: 1110273

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

Luth Research, LLC is seeking Market Research Consultants in the Dallas Fort Worth area to join our team. The Market Research Consultant is responsible for on-site gathering of data on consumer travel at the DFW Airport.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

On-site Interviewing/administering surveys at DFW Airport to research participants, in various airport locations.

Learn and understand proper survey intercepts techniques to administer surveys in a uniform, non-bias manner.

Must be professional, well groomed, and confident in appearance at all times.

Must be polite, professional, friendly, and patient personality to always handle interviewing.

Must be able to collect all research data in an accurate and efficient manner. All questions must be read and recorded verbatim, no abbreviating, no skipping questions, and no assuming answers.

Must have excellent verbal communication skills and be willing to talk to strangers in a public setting clearly and professionally.

Must be able to tactfully deal with rejection and not let it affect work performance / self-esteem.

Previous experience working in research and performing observations a plus

Previous experience conducting interviews

Familiarity working with a tablet and survey apps in the same interview.

Any other tasks and projects as assigned by management.

Pay is $18/hour.

Fluent in Portuguese, French, German, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese is a plus.

Other Job Functions and Responsibilities

Commitment: Knowledgeable about market research, dedicated to the goals of the company while promoting a positive culture to ensure good relationships, overall satisfaction, and profitability.

Accessibility: Must be able to access and function within areas key to productivity. Adequate manual dexterity to operate assigned and shared office equipment. Ability to travel on periodic overnight and extended stays and work extended hours when necessary.

Communications: Must speak clearly and fluently to communicate on a wide range of topics. Above average reading comprehension, and grammatically correct written communication skills.

Technical: Must demonstrate a proficiency in understanding and working with basic software and computer skills, to include Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Judgment: Comprehension of job requirements and procedures. Can initiate and perform work assignments under minimal supervision that may be broad, varied, and complex in nature. Employee must have the ability to use educated and intuitive judgment to make decisions.

Flexibility: Must be able to work in a shifting environment with ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands and to seek supervisory assistance as appropriate.

Analysis: Mathematical aptitude; use of numeric calculations for accuracy of reports and tasks.

Organization: Organizational and time management skills sufficient to plan and accomplish assigned goals.

Logic: Deductive reasoning ability to enable the appropriate application of general concepts to specific situations.

Work Ethics: Must be willing to work hard, be dependable and responsible, possess a positive attitude and maintain a sense of honesty and integrity.

The Market Area Consultant covering the Western New York region will be responsible for all sales activities in assigned accounts or regions and are accountable for initiating, developing and growing relationships with Professional Retail Florist, increasing sales and attaining revenue objectives in the assigned geographic region. The ideal candidate is a strong, decisive, results-oriented professional who can develop and manage relationships within their designated territory and with a variety of internal business units based on trust, teamwork and knowledge.
Responsibilities:

Lead the identification, analysis and development of sales opportunities within the designated territory

Present and sell company products and services to current and potential clients

Prepare action plans and schedules to identify specific targets and to project the number of contacts to be made

Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity and marketing efforts

Increase the order volume sent through the BloomNet florist network

Prepare presentations, proposals and sales contracts

Attend industry meetings and events to promote products and services and generate referrals

Active user of online social media tools to support company social networking efforts

Develop and maintain relationships with outside resources and organizations to stay apprised of industry trends and practices

Effective and consistent use of CRM, managing Service Request in assigned geographic regions

Achieve revenue and sales goals as established by company

Maintain high level of communications and services with customers to ensure high level of account satisfaction, status and optimization of upsell opportunities.

Communicate new product and service opportunities, special developments, information, or feedback gathered through field activity to appropriate company staff.

Maintain good working relationships with peers and other company business units.

Comply with company applicable policies and procedures, including submission of weekly work reports, expense reports; cost controls and expense containment according to company guidelines

Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Business, Marketing or related field.

3+ years relevant experience with a strong record of advancement, leadership and business success

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Map Point and Oracle CRM

About BloomNet

As the leading floral and gift industry service provider, BloomNet, Inc. (www.bloomnet.net), a wholly-owned subsidiary of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., is focused on continually exceeding the expectations of its select community of members across the nation and around the globe that rely upon BloomNet as their trusted source for unique personalized service, comprehensive offerings, innovative programs, and quality products designed to increase their viability. BloomNet is committed to working side by side with its members to foster industry education, build community, and develop long-term relationships built on trust, commitment, and dependability.

Our Commitment to Diversity

At 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., we seek to inspire more human expression, connection, and celebration -- for everyone. This means fostering a culture of inclusion where our team members, customers, and partners feel respected, valued, and empowered. We believe that embracing diversity, and celebrating the uniqueness of every individual, makes us a better company.