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Job Position: Senior Market Researcher


Employment type: Permanent

Posted date: 2024-12-16

Deadline date: 2025-01-05

Recruiter: Saria Consultancy

Job Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Category: Sales and Marketing

Current Salary: Negotiable

Career Level: Senior Level

Job Summary:

As a Senior Market Researcher, you will lead comprehensive market research efforts to provide data-driven insights and strategic recommendations. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to interpret market data, identify trends, and guide business decisions.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Study and understand business objectives and design surveys to discover prospective customers’ preferences;
  • Collect information about customers, sales trends, products, key competitors, pricing models, sales and methods of operation to direct future business and marketing plans;
  • Compiling and analyzing statistical data using modern and traditional methods;
  • Remain fully informed on market trends, other parties research and implement best practices;
  • Manage and organize information with statistical software conducting qualitative or quantitative surveys;
  • Measuring the effectiveness of the current marketing programs and strategies of the company;
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative analyses to identify opportunities for product expansion;
  • Analyzing consumer preferences to determine the potential sales of a product;
  • Apply statistical techniques to interpret data and produce substantiated recommendations;
  • Simplifying complex data into a user-friendly format, such as graphs, charts, and other visual aids;
  • Proactively share and present market research reports and data analysis throughout the organization;
  • Advise management on new innovations in the area of market research, and create new ways to meet the needs of a changing marketplace;
  • Perform other duties assigned by the Sales and Marketing Director.

Requirements

Academic qualification 

  • Degree in Marketing Management or related fields

Additional qualifications 

  • Proficiency in English, both writing and speaking is essential 
  • Exemplary organizational and multitasking skills.
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Creativity and Visionary
  • Excellent knowledge of statistical packages (SPSS, SAS or similar), databases and MS Office
  • Analytical aptitude and data-oriented approach

Years of experience: 

  • 5+ years of work experience in the fields

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