Job Description
Strategic Research Lead - UK (Bourne End & London Focused)
Who We Are - Mintec
Mintec is the world’s leading independent provider of global commodity price data, price forecasts & market intelligence for the food, CPG and capital goods supply chains. We sell its data and intelligence to customers via a range of cloud-based SaaS products, and directly, and we want you to play an integral role in our success!
Purpose of the Role
Mintec is seeking a dedicated and ambitious team leader who will manage one of the research teams within the wider research and analytics function. The Research team’s core mission is identifying new data to enrich our database and assist with Mintec’s growth strategy. The team research commodities across food and non-food categories, identifying and preparing reliable data for inclusion on our platform.
Core responsibilities:
- Line managing a small team of Research Analysts
- Managing cross-departmental projects
- Data and metrics analysis
- Propose research strategy driven by data and collected feedback
- Release and promotion of new data
- Providing suggestions for process and procedures improvements
- Developing and maintaining internal and external relationships
- Managing client queries about data and sources of information
Minimum requirements
- Secondary research experience gained through work or studies
- Experience in project management
- Analytically minded
- Very comfortable using Excel, PowerBI and similar applications
- Excellent attention to detail and an organised approach to work
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate complex issues in a clear, concise, and coherent manner
- Excellent time management and organisational skills with ability to work in a pressured environment and deliver work to set deadlines
Who you are
Trust, honesty, transparency, creativity, ownership, and a “growth-mindset” not only define us as a brand and a company to work for, but this is what we are looking for in our teams.
Your unique communication can inspire, and optimistic vision will harmonise with colleagues, customers, and business partners alike as will your articulation, commitment to excellence, and relationship skills.
With positive energy, and strategic operating skills, you will thrive in your own space at Mintec but also value collaboration, which is why we look for diligent and dynamic team players to help us develop with the diverse ways they see and think outside of the box.
You could really make a role your own here. Everyone’s development leads to our success together, so we want to encourage and nurture everyone’s strengths and talents.
Salary & Benefits
Great Salary + performance bonus
Private Health Insurance & Wellbeing programmes
Enhanced pension
Perk Box rewards
25 days holiday per annum + UK bank holidays + birthday leave
Please note: Must be able to work from our Bourne End office once or twice a week and more often during the training period and when required.