Insights Lead - FMCG / Retail

A leading FMCG consultancy specialising in helping consumer brands grow across key retail channels is seeking an Insights Manager to join their well-established insights team.

The business works with major FMCG brands to improve visibility and sales performance across retail environments, integrating insight, analytics and marketing to understand consumer behaviour and optimise commercial outcomes.

The Role

You'll manage and develop the Insights Team, delivering consistently high levels of actionable insight that adds measurable value to clients. This is a leadership role with responsibility for analytical capability, commercial storytelling, and client-facing insight delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the insights team in delivering added-value, actionable insight and commercial analysis across client accounts
• Own the direction and delivery of client reviews, preparing and presenting data-driven results to clients and internal stakeholders
• Develop analytical capability across the team, including forecasting, regression modelling, correlation analysis and ROI measurement
• Assess promotional effectiveness, distribution compliance, pricing impacts, new product launches and field team intervention impact
• Build and maintain insight-specific relationships with client contacts, attending regular reviews and business development meetings
• Conduct performance appraisals and implement personal development plans for the insight team
• Ensure all analysis is commercially grounded, operationally realistic and set within relevant market context

The Ideal Candidate

You'll have proven experience in continuous or category management insights team within the world of FMCG & Grocery retail, ideally with experience coaching, developing and leading direct reports.

You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to translate complex data into compelling commercial stories, influencing stakeholders at all levels. A problem-solver with strong organisational skills, you'll be confident balancing the needs of multiple clients and projects while maintaining consistently high standards.

Location:

Greater London - hybrid working

Package:

£60,000 - £65,000 + Bonus + Benefits