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We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow. We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion, and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.\nROLE DESCRIPTION:\nWe are looking for ambitious, energetic and experienced research professionals who are looking to further their career in the Consumer Insights function. You will join us with a focus on a specific area of expertise (Brand Guidance, Innovation, Segmentation, Custom Research) and drive excellence, efficiency and thought leadership to ultimately drive impactful insights for our clients & help elevate internal capabilities. 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Contribution to the overall training of executives in quantitative research techniques.\nClient management and presentation of company credentials, proposals, and research results\nEnsuring the highest level of client servicing and account planning to build senior networks across our client base.\nReport writing and presentation creation including client recommendations, with the ability to work independently\nNegotiation of acceptable costs and contract agreements with suppliers.\nCreation of discussion guides and screeners + moderation of groups, interviews, ethnography, and online forums\nBudget control and time spent monitoring job cost summaries regularly.\nOverall management of the research team and suppliers.\nJOIN US At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well-being is taken into consideration.\nLocation\nGurgaon, DLF Cyber ParkIndiaKantar Rewards Statement\nAt Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.\nWe go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.\nWe want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.\nWe want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.\nKantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. 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