Insight Analyst (away from home)

Do you have a passion for the UK food and drink industry?

We're looking for a research professional to deliver industry-leading insight and opinion on this exciting and dynamic market, with a particular focus on away from home (AFH) sectors.

About the role

Our team are looking for an Away From Home Insight Analyst, with a passion for research and the food and drink industry. This is a new role which is being introduced to support IGD’s fast-growing AFH insight proposition.

You’ll be inquisitive, have an interest in AFH and want to be an important part of a dynamic and progressive environment, engaging with clients in a rapidly changing agile industry. You’ll be looking for the opportunity to develop your voice and share thoughts that help our clients grow.

This is a role in our AFH insight team, driving research and predictions for commercial success, for businesses in the food, drink, away from home and retail sectors – both in the UK and globally. From our unparalleled industry relationships and access, you'll be able to build your network with businesses, seeing and understanding first-hand what affects them. The role will also work alongside our wider team of shopper and retail insight experts within the broader IGD research team, with the opportunity to collaborate across projects.

The responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Away From Home Insight, these include:

Producing best-in-class insight

You will be part of a team who identify best practice, innovation and future growth opportunities from a variety of sources, including market visits, conversations with our broad network of industry contacts, primary research and desk research, and use these to deliver reporting on a variety of AFH trends and developments in the UK and globally.

You will be responsible for producing reports, articles, presentations and other content as part of our continuous research programme which provides actionable insight and foresight to our subscribers through IGD’s Away From Home, Retail Analysis and ShopperVista web-based insight platforms.

Supporting our primary research

You’ll be supporting ongoing primary research with key AFH operators, manufacturers, trade bodies and research partners, through regular calls, meetings and market visits. You will also support our shopper and consumer qualitative and quantitative research projects as part of our ongoing research programme for subscriber clients.

You will also play a supporting role in client-specific projects, providing insights that exceed client expectations in terms of quality and depth of insight. You’ll demonstrate your knowledge, sharing your research with customers in the form of virtual or in-person presentations and webinars.

Support in data & forecasting

You’ll help to maintain and update our evolving away from home and food-to-go datasets, using primary research to forecast key metrics and growth estimates, and provide your own perspective, to inform our subscribers’ decision-making and business planning routines.

Focus on personal development

As a self-motivated learner with a curious mind, you’ll seek out opportunities for your own growth as well as new ways to support IGD’s research programme. By actively developing an internal & external network and using feedback from colleagues and clients, you’ll be able to continually improve the quality of IGD insights and research whilst continuing your own personal development journey.

What you bring

• Ideally knowledge and experience of the UK AFH market, (or a keen interest)
• Excellent writing skills with proven experience in writing online content / presentations / reports
• Ideally, experienced in working with excel data sets
• PowerPoint, Excel, and Word skills, with the ability to turn multiple sources of information into meaningful insights and reporting
• Ideally, proficient in presenting information to audiences, either virtually or in person, providing opinions on key topics of relevance that drive impact for the client
• Ideally an understanding and experience of using different qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
• The ability to plan and manage your own workload
• A team player with a collaborative mindset who takes pride in maintaining high standards in your own work and meeting deadlines
• Capable of adapting priorities under pressure with a positive approach to change
• A curiosity for learning and sharing your knowledge, with an ability to think creatively and to innovate, with an ethos of continuous improvement and constantly pushing the boundaries

The rewards

We offer a range of benefits, including a market leading pension, a bonus scheme, the ability to buy and sell annual leave plus a generous medical insurance package. You will have a great work-life balance, where you are empowered & trusted to manage your time.

The location

We are operating a hybrid approach to working with a mix of home and office-based working. We are based in a very accessible location within the M25, just 20 miles from central London.

Our behaviours

• We're hungry for better
• We solve it together
• We make it happen
• We say what needs to be said

More about our people

We’re looking for inspiring professionals; talented people who seek personal and career growth and are ambitious to develop their potential and unlock opportunities for society, for our customers and themselves.

We seek and attract the very best people and create an environment that supports and includes them. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their contribution. We therefore welcome applications from diverse candidates. This includes people with disabilities, so please discuss any adjustments that you may require throughout the selection and assessment process.

More about IGD

IGD is a truly unique place, we connect and inspire, provoking and leading constructive debate that creates impact. Together we are working to make a tangible difference for Society, Business, and the Individual. We use in-depth commercial understanding to uncover rich insights and data, leading to action that powers success. We reinvest profit from our Trading company into delivering Social Impact, through the Charity, aimed at uniting and mobilising our industry around the most crucial issues affecting society and business today.

At IGD (Institute of Grocery Distribution), we serve as a unique, impartial force for good, driven by our charitable status and commitment to public benefit. Our purpose is clear: to unite and inspire everyone to deliver a thriving food system. We achieve this by acting as a trusted convener, uniting stakeholders from across the entire agrifood supply chain to address critical challenges.

We foster collaboration through a broad range of forums, bringing together businesses, policymakers, and thought leaders. By providing evidence-based insights, credible research, and strategic foresight, we help organisations make informed decisions that not only benefit their operations but also contribute to the collective good of society.

This is funded through our work with hundreds of clients from across the global food and consumer goods landscape.

#GrowInspireChange: Join our team to help us make a positive impact

Get in touch – we’re looking forward to working with you.