Insight Manager

Location: Great Barr

Insight Manager | FMCG Food I'm working with a growing FMCG food business to recruit an Insight Manager to support bakery, savoury, and ready meals categories. This is a hands-on role where insight directly shapes innovation, range decisions, and customer strategy. You'll partner closely with Commercial, Marketing, Sales, and NPD teams to turn data into clear commercial recommendations. Key focus areas:
* Deliver actionable consumer, market, and category insight
* Analyse performance using Nielsen / Kantar and customer data
* Support NPD and innovation pipelines with insight at every stage
* Identify trends, range gaps, and growth opportunities
* Support customer meetings, range reviews, and JBP activity
* Manage research projects and external agencies Background required:
* Proven experience in consumer / category / market insight
* FMCG or food manufacturing / retail background
* Strong analytical skills with clear storytelling ability
* Confident working with senior stakeholders
* Commercial, curious, and consumer-led mindset If you're looking for a role where insight genuinely influences decisions, please get in touch or apply directly. As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information.

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