Manager – Consumer Products (Consumer Industry Center)
Overview of the team:
Deloitte's Research & Insights (R&I) team provides global thought leadership, elevates our practitioners as thought leaders, and boosts Deloitte's brand in the marketplace. Within the broader R&I, the Deloitte Consumer Industry Center (or the Consumer Center) is one of the industry teams.
The Consumer Center conducts differentiating evidence-driven thought leadership to influence conversation(s) at scale and to initiate meaningful engagement with clients. Four sectors —Automotive; Consumer Products; Retail; and Transportation, Hospitality, and Services — together constitute the Consumer Center.
Learn more about the Consumer Industry center and look into Deloitte Insights for our latest thoughtware.
Job profile:
The incumbent will contribute to advancing the Consumer Products' research and thought leadership initiatives through developing white papers, in-depth research reports, case studies, articles, research insights for client/conference presentations, etc. The candidate will join the Hyderabad, India-based Consumer Center team and closely work with the US and India teams to execute projects aligning with the sector research agenda.
Roles and responsibilities:
• Contribute to the development of the Consumer Products sector thoughtware through:
? Doing white space analysis to identify new research topics and supporting the development of research proposals and research plan
? Conduct in-depth primary and secondary research to form or support the hypotheses and generate insights.
? Research activities will include designing surveys, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, deploying advanced statistical methods, interviewing senior executives within and outside Deloitte, conducting focus-group discussions, and carrying out third-party research.
? Independently author research reports, point-of-views (PoVs), articles, and case studies, to name a few.
? Develop research insights decks with recommendations to assist senior team members in internal and external meetings.
? Present research insights to Deloitte's sector practitioners and at external events/conferences
• Develop an understanding of Deloitte's solutions, services, and offerings
• Work in a team environment and build a network within R&I and teams across US India offices
• Actively use social media to share and promote thoughtware reports and amplify their reach
• Guide junior team members to understand and execute research studies
Requisite experience and skills
• 9+ years of experience in research roles focused on US/global Consumer Products sector – Food and Beverage, Household goods, Personal care, Apperal & Footware, Agribusiness, etc. Exposure to Retail sector research is desirable
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. A good story teller adept at logical structuring and storyboarding.
• Cited as an author/hands on experience across eminence development activities – idea generation, hypothesis development, research to deployment of research findings.
• Significant experience with quantitative and qualitative research methods such as primary research (consumer surveys, executive surveys/interviews), financial analysis, secondary research, data analysis, and case based research
• Experience working with research/data vendors such as DYNATA, YouGov, GLG.
• Proficient at using Excel (Macros), PowerPoint, etc. Exposure to SPSS, MarketSights, SQL, Tableau, PowerBI, R, and Python will be an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of databases/market intelligence platforms such as AlphaSense, CapitalIQ, Factiva, EuroMonitor, etc.
• Experience leading/working with globally distributed teams serving US and global stakeholders
Qualifications,
• Academic qualification: Master's Degree like MBA/CFA or equivalent qualification
• Work experience: 9-14 years with Big 4, consulting or equivalent research organizations
• Location: Hyderabad
• Work hours: 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (expected to stretch during busy periods)
The broader R&I team
The R&I team's mission is to undertake research and analysis to develop compelling and forward-looking perspectives that allow clients to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to "what's coming next." The team is integral to strengthening the firm's strategic positioning through end-to-end development of high-quality thoughtware published on Deloitte.com and Deloitte Insights webpages. The team's work includes:
• Managing relations with internal stakeholders
• Using advanced data science and survey advisory capabilities to strengthen the credibility of insights.
• Leveraging editorial and visualization capabilities to improve the impact of firm thoughtware
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