Group Consumer Insights Manager

Puratos is a growing, international, Belgian family business with a team of more than 11 000 employees worldwide. Since 1919, we have been developing, producing and distributing innovative ingredients for the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors and helping our customers to be successful. We are committed to the health and well‑being of people and protecting the planet.

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To strengthen our Headquarters team in Groot Bijgaarden, we are looking for a:

The Group Consumer Intelligence Manager will play a crucial role in shaping Puratos’ strategic direction by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting consumer knowledge and insights, turning them into actionable recommendations. This position is essential for helping Puratos’ and our customers’ business thrive by adapting to a constantly changing consumer environment.

• You lead the development and execution of consumer research projects.
• You conduct, most often in collaboration with external partners, continuous and ad hoc research on product innovations and renovations, product launches, consumer trends, attitudes and perceptions, in cooperation with the Business Units and worldwide subsidiaries. You choose the supplier, set up the research design in terms of sample and methodology, questionnaire, analyze the results, conduct and present reports.
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• Data Analysis & Reporting :
  You analyze consumer data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement. You utilize advanced analytics tools to interpret data and generate insights. You prepare and present detailed reports and presentations to internal and external stakeholders, highlighting key findings and actionable recommendations.
• Strategic Advisory & Recommendations: You provide strategic recommendations based on consumer insights to support product development, marketing strategies, and business growth.
• Knowledge Management: You centralize and communicate consumer insights by keeping the marketing intelligence library up to date. You explore and improve our AI knowledge management tool that is currently being developed.
• Collaboration: You work closely with marketing, product development, and sales teams to ensure consumer insights are integrated into decision‑making processes.
• Tool Management: You manage and utilize various tools and platforms for data collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence. You train the local teams on the selected tools.

• Master’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Statistics or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in research, ideally in a market research, marketing or communication agency environment.
• A proven track record of developing and executing successful insight strategies.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to combine consumer insights with business acumen, leading to actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work effectively in a global, cross‑functional team environment.
• Take initiative and are able to lead and inspire a diverse team of Marketing Intelligence Champions across the globe.
• Curious, data driven, digital savvy and inspired by the understanding of local cultures’ diversity.
• Determined to continuously improve everything we do, daring to challenge boundaries to deliver superior value in customer experiences.
• Customer always comes first.
• Willingness to travel internationally 10% of the time.

You will join a fast‑growing, stable family business that has become an international market leader with a corporate culture in which innovation and entrepreneurship are part of our main priorities. You will benefit from a great deal of freedom in your work, with plenty of room for initiative.

You will be welcomed in a dynamic work environment where passion for innovation, team spirit and continuous improvement are key. You can count on a competitive salary package with attractive benefits such as:

• Group, dental and hospitalization insurance fully paid by Puratos
• Company Car
• 13th month pay
• Minimum 5 training days per year
• Responsibilities and the possibility to take ownership of your work