Research Executive - Consumer Insights

Job Title

Research Executive

Reports to

Head of Research

Location/work pattern

Hybrid working – 1-2 days in the office per week

Salary

25,000 – 28,000 depending on experience

What we do

Vypr is a Manchester HQ’d Private Equity/Venture Capital backed SaaS business. Our market-leading product intelligence platform provides reliable consumer data to help manufacturers and retailers understand what their customers want to see on shelves. This helps reduce the time and cost spent developing new products, which makes for better products, faster.

We’re a scale-up business with huge growth ambitions. We’ve proved product market fit with our existing offering and now we’re ready to scale at pace. We’re using scalable new technology to reimagine our product intelligence platform with limitless future potential, from personalisation to AI enhanced insight.

Things that you will do

As a Vypr Research Executive you will use your Qualitive and Quantitative consumer research experience to become a trusted expert on the Vypr platform, using it to conduct research for our customers throughout the project life-cycle, from attending briefing sessions, deciding the methodology, running the research, summarising the results and presenting back. In addition, you will support the research manager to conduct research for quarterly insights State of the Nation Report that you will scope in concert with the Research Manager. You will also work closely with our Marketing team to help them create marketable research content, for both existing customers and prospective customers.

What you will be responsible for

Currently Vypr have a fantastic reputation of providing exceptional customer research as seen by our NPS score of +75. As we grow it is critical that we maintain this USP in a scalable way, achieved via operational excellence. You will be responsible for providing well-worded thought-through research for your assigned customer (both external and internal) using the best test methodology, while managing customer expectations and delivering high quality outputs within the agreed timescales. You will create credible relationships with your customers and ensure they see Vypr’s research team as the first port of call for all research questions related to the NPD (new product development) process with the aim of increasing their use on the platform.

What you are good at

With a can-do attitude, you are bright, resourceful and inquisitive. You have a keen interest in current events and are aware of macro consumer trends. You are an articulate communicator, with experience of conducting both qualitative and quantitative consumer research gained either as a part of your role or as a degree based industry placement. This will include, creating research questions, conducting research summarising and presenting back. You will be able to write up project findings up into a PowerPoint presentation, telling a clear story with recommendations and next steps. You must be able to write in an engaging and relevant way, adopting a tone that is in line with our brand guidelines.

What’s important to you

As per Vypr’s values, you will need to be:

Agile – Effectively manage customer demand, while setting realistic timelines.

Candid – Offer considered feedback (with care) to the team, as a means to grow and upskill. Insist on the highest standards for our customers.

Driven – Use your organisation skills to effectively manage your workload. Have ‘can-do’ attitude, actively findings ways to improve ways of working and output.

Caring – Be a supporting and caring member of the Research Team and the wider business

What we offer

Hybrid working.

Company paid medical cashplan.

Enhanced annual leave.

Work from anywhere up to 4 weeks a year.

Access to a global benefits and reward platform.

Access to well-being support, including an Employee Assistance Programmes.

Life Assurance.

Day off on your birthday.

Volunteering day.

Enhanced parental leave.

What next?

Our Talent Selection process focusses on creating a mutual, fair and transparent dialogue that helps you and us to establish whether the role could be a rewarding career fit. We will create space to discuss your ambitions and our growth plans as well as context of the role, give you the opportunity to engage with your potential Line Manager and Team Members, showcase your skills in a live task and to visit our Manchester HQ.