Global Insight Manager: Food, Cooking Ingredients & Meals

About Euromonitor
Euromonitor International leads the world in data analytics and research into markets, industries, economies and consumers. We provide truly global insight and data on thousands of products and services; we are the first destination for organisations seeking growth. With our guidance, our clients can make bold, strategic decisions with confidence.
Overview of the role
The Global Insight Manager: Food, Cooking Ingredients and Meals role sits within the Client and Insights team, reporting to the Head of Food and Drink Insights and working especially closely with other departments, including Sales, CG, Project Delivery and Editorial teams to proactively drive client relationships and the content offering of Passport. The role requires research, commercial and leadership skills, including specific industry knowledge and talent for thought leadership to sharpen our data offering and build our voice in the industry. This is a high-profile, client-facing leadership role, tasked with the commercial development of the Cooking Ingredients and Meals system, from data analysis to broader client solutions and thought leadership strategy with a view to full existing client retention and widening the client base.
Key responsibilities
Insights
Deliver opinionated, forward-looking, compelling insight actionable for an engaged client base; purposefully targeted to commercial and editorial needs and to the maximum research/commercial return.
Create market insights from global data for own content and in the work of others employing the knowledge of the research network, Passport data, Analytics and New Product, as relevant.
Support and drive global cross-industry themes as relevant to Cooking Ingredients and Meals and drive own content initiatives for specific client and geographic perspectives.
To do the same for the work of others through leading, co-authoring, and editing as required.
Self-authored Strategic Briefing content alongside contributions as needed to any pan-industry topics, plus global templated content; producing articles/podcast/videos in support of the industry blog and regular updates.
Improve individual content CARE score throughout the year.
Maintain Comms profile and brand building utilising thought leadership via events, presentations, Service Tier accounts, etc.
Building a distinct, opinionated and forward-looking industry voice through thought leadership and, in conjunction with Sales, Marketing and CG, translating our expertise to revenue opportunities.
Proactively curious about and growing latest, year-round knowledge of the industry, players and trends within the context of the wider FMCG/E&C space that feeds individual thought leadership and the ability to articulate industry evolution in both spoken and written formats.
Commercial
Operates from a client-first mentality and uses expertise to fulfil client needs and maintain client satisfaction.
Bring industry and thematic expertise to help win and retain business, coordinating with global sales and account management teams on client needs and priorities, take collective view on new business and renewals. Support Service Tiers engagement with specific Food/Cooking Ingredients and Meals clients as needed.
Specific focus on Top 20 player list with a view to 95% retention rate and one new business per annum. Mindful of specific commercial strategy for Maximise industries. Logging of all client engagements in Salesforce.
Continue engaging in face-to-face meetings with clients, maximising any opportunities for client scoping and relationship building.
Maintain profile and build public reputation through content on E.com to gain traction with industry and trade press to drive potential clients toward Euromonitor.
Work with Comms to build on our expert industry profile, develop strong relationships with key trade press, conference organisers and associations. Produce copy for business and trade press. Deliver presentations at key industry events, either third party or own.
Collaborate with Sales, Client Support Teams and CG to provide client with wraparound support and cohesive partnership building.
Consulting support
Assists in fulfilling client needs through the entire custom research lifecycle, from discovery through to delivery.
Maintain awareness of and involvement in Consulting opportunities, developing learnings from opportunities based on client and key areas of interest.
Lend expertise to client and Consulting Business Development upstream in the process, help shape, sharpen, and guide the proposal process to successfully win business.
Stay aware and involved as subject expert with CG Research, offer feedback, ensure a high-quality bespoke product that satisfies or exceeds client expectations.
Assist in building scalable, high margin custom solutions.
Where appropriate, may actively deliver or assist in delivery of bespoke projects including First Step deliverables in an expert capacity.
Research
Collaborate with Project Delivery and Research Transformation to evaluate and realise data building solutions with a view to future-proofing industry offerings and maintaining commercial relevance.
Proactively build the knowledge base through access of internal research, alternative inputs, external sources and through interactions with client facing teams and clients/industry bodies.
Build client research partnerships to the benefit of the wider research organization. Seek the development of virtuous circle (IDV) relationships through all industry interactions.
Promote and maintain a research agenda around all activities/engagements and build knowledge as part of continuous wheel of dialogue with the industry.
Requirements
A very strong analyst able to identify and build evidence-based thought leadership that adds value to information solutions and meets the strategic needs of clients.
A brave, curious, opinionated approach to the role.
Comfortable navigating evolving AI capabilities, with the curiosity and initiative to translate emerging technologies into meaningful insights and commercial value.
Preferred pre-existing knowledge in Foods.
High level of numeracy and analytical capabilities.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Solid commercial acumen, presentation, and client management skills.
Capacity to be a team player and work with diverse internal and external clients.
Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and trust within and between functions, across the full syndicated research team and beyond, consulting research and sales.
Tenacity and keen attention to detail.
Strong time management skills and organisational ability. Flexibility and a proactive approach to managing workloads and balancing research, analysis, and client interaction.
Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
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Benefits
Why work for Euromonitor?
Our Values:
We seek individuals who act with integrity
We look for candidates who are curious about the world
We feel that as a community, we’re stronger together
We seek to enable people to feel empowered
We welcome candidates who bring strength in diversity
International: not only do we have a very multinational workforce in each office but we communicate across our 16 offices worldwide on a daily basis.
Hardworking and sociable: our staff know how to work hard and know also how to enjoy themselves! We pride ourselves on creating an appropriate work-life balance, with flexible hours and regular socialising including frequent after work meet ups, summer and Christmas parties and a whole range of other groups to be involved with.
Committed to making a difference: We believe that people are looking for something worthwhile in a company beyond the workplace. Our extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Programme gives each member of staff two volunteering days a year in addition to holidays. It gives all new starters a donation amount on joining us which they can give to a charity of their choice.
It sees us reaching out into the local community with our mentoring, group volunteering, and fundraising initiatives as well as supporting international charities through our website sales, matching staff sponsorship fundraising, and carbon offsetting all our flights.
Excellent benefits: we offer competitive salaries, enhanced healthcare and pensions, plus generous holiday allowances, hybrid working and, in many offices, a

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