| Remuneration: | Cost to company |
| Location: | Durban, Hillcrest, Upper Highway |
| Education level: | Diploma |
| Job level: | Mid/Senior |
| Job policy: | Employment Equity position |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Company: | The Unlimited |
Job description
Purpose of the Role:
Act as a key leader within multifunctional teams, linking consumer and market needs with product development and go to market strategies
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development, management, execution and reporting of research plans and within established budget guidelines Copy for marketing elements
- Establish appropriate processes & methodologies for consumer research projects including research partner collaboration as required.
- Identify potential unmet consumer needs that form the basis for new product/feature offerings.
- Exploring Consumers’ Attitudes and Behaviors towards our products
- Translate feedback, including latent needs and dissatisfaction, into innovation recommendations
- Challenge, innovate, lead and drive enterprise-level projects from start to close
- Lead a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management (observe, recognize and coach) on critical Service and Engagement behaviours
Personal Characteristics:
- Creative
- Passion for Innovation, Creativity and BusinessForward thinking
- Commercially focused
- Leadership style inspirational with a balance of strategic skills and strong ‘people’ orientation
- Well rounded, resilient and self-aware individual who is open to change and personal development
- Entrepreneurial, free thinker who will challenge the status quo and push boundaries
- Must have the capacity to grow their strategic ability
- Confident – someone who is able to hold their own with shareholders and be resilient in a demanding environment
- Hands-on approach
- Self-motivated
- Self-aware
Requirements
Knowledge, Experience & Skills:
- Customer centric
- Translate complex data sets into easily digested and understood formats to identify and understand customer needs and uses data for new product ideas and benefits
- Solid Presentation and Influencing Skills
- Passion for Customer Buyer Behaviour
- Clear understanding of the role or Neuro Linguistic Programming (asking questions)
- Very import to know how to write selling copy, i.e. how to sell product
If you are looking to make a deep impact by rolling up your sleeves in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment, this is an exciting opportunity for you! If you think you have what it takes, Apply! Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful
Posted on 16 Oct 11:31
