Sample Specialist

Job Description

The NielsenIQ BASES team is the worldwide leader in analyzing and consulting on new consumer products and we are at the core of our clients’ new product launch strategies. We work with clients at all stages of new product development, from early-stage ideation to optimizing communication and positioning, package design, and predicting and growing in-market sales.

As a Sample Specialist, you will:

• Adhere to strict timelines and troubleshoot issues to ensure projects meet client requirements and are completed on time

• Liaise with operational teams to ensure deliverables match expectations

• Assess project feasibility, accurately, and proactively communicate information on capabilities to project and field coordination, including alternatives as needed

• Provide logic-checks for field designs – feasibility, sample and incidences, placement, etc

• Ensure timely delivery on project setups, matching study requirements

• Provide all sampling aspects of a project:

  • Sample design and preparation

  • Aligning sample sources

  • Project administration

  • Quality of outputs

• Create field reports for troubleshooting project design using data platform software (Router)

• Provide timely communication on pre-field setup/in-field adjustments with project teams

• Communicate with internal and external team members to address any concerns, discussing design revisions or making adjustments to project requirements during fieldwork

• Ensure all NielsenIQ quality standards are followed

Qualifications:

• B.A. or B.S. preferred

• Detail oriented

• Proficient in Microsoft Office/Google Suite

• Knowledge of SQL and SQL Server preferred

• Strong customer service orientation. Ability to coordinate among departments, communicate status updates and provide follow up

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a project team

• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills required; ability to coordinate with team members and internal clients

About NielsenIQ

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge. We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.

NielsenIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.