Insights Analyst

Job Description

AkzoNobel has a passion for paint. We’re experts in the proud craft of making paints and coatings, setting the standard in color and protection since 1792. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. Headquartered in the Netherlands, we are active in over 150 countries and employ around 34,500 talented people who are passionate about delivering the high-performance products and services our customers expect.

Competitive Package

Do you want to work in an exciting, forward-thinking Marketing department? This role is working on one of Britain’s best loved and most iconic brands, Dulux.

Commercially aware and with a strong analytical grounding, in either category, shopper, consumer/product research, you are ready to advance your career in a successful international business. That business is AkzoNobel. Awarded Top Employer status, we offer careers with breadth, depth of scope and impact. We are a company that builds successful partnerships with customers and are now recruiting an Insights Analyst to develop a deep understanding of trends across Trade paint, which is the largest part of our portfolio, to support the creation of effective category strategies, drivers and plans.

As Insights Analyst you will help us understand this vibrant, fast-moving category and the dynamics within it as well as the users of the paint, be they tradesmen, homeowners, or merchants. We will look to you to provide category, shopper and customer actionable insight. You will cultivate a deep understanding of the shopper and develop the best ways of mapping different data sets against each other as well as monitor category performance to identify opportunities and issues for key stakeholders.

You will ensure data accuracy and identify opportunities for continuous improvement in the supply, management and evaluation of information too. Important will be the ability to build your colleagues’ capability in understanding and utilising data and insights for business benefit.

Of graduate calibre, you will have a strong analytic skills and experience in utilising and linking a broad range of data sources. You will have a background in category, shopper, consumer/product research too. Comfortable drawing relevant insights and conclusions from analysis you will be effective at identifying commercial opportunities and threats that exist for the business at both a strategic and at a tactical level. You will also be commercially aware, numerate and with good communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

Who are AkzoNobel?

Customers around the world use our trusted brands and products. Some of them are household names, others are more specialist products, but everything we make is likely to play an essential role in your daily routine. We are experts in the proud craft of making paints and coatings, setting the standard in colour and protection since 1792. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. Our products transform homes and interiors, make buildings better, keep transport moving, and the wheels of industry turning. We have four clear and simple values: Customer Focused, Deliver on Commitments, Passion for Excellence and Winning Together. These values provide the ‘how’ for successful strategy implementation.

If you want to be part of an organisation that is truly passionate about what they do and how they do it then we would love to hear from you.

Please note: In the event of a high candidate response to this vacancy we may close the application period earlier than the date shown.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

We may consider flexible working for this role.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 15958