Research Advisor Amsterdam

You love to look for the insights behind the numbers? You have a passion for

innovation in food? You love to help people grow?

SAY YES IF OUR OFFER CAN DELIGHT YOU

We are investing as much in people as in innovations. We create an environment that offers opportunities to

develop and where you feel part of a great, dynamic and passionate team of colleagues and experts. Join a fresh

eyed company where ownership and autonomy are encouraged.
- Challenging projects for an international client base seeking added value
- Customized training plans and exciting career opportunities
- We embrace ‘hybrid’ working In a very nice and inspiring office in Amsterdam where collaboration is

stimulated combined with working from home. We organised ourselves in such digital way to optimize

our way of working at the same level as well from home as at the office.
- A competitive salary on top of a set of extra-legal advantages in a very flexible environment based on

mutual trust. A company where colleagues are proud of each other, where successes are celebrated and

where everyone is aiming for the same goal: a healthy, sustainable and most of all fun best place to

work.

SAY YES IF YOU WANT TO JOIN AN ‘AMAZING PLACE TO WORK’

Evidence-based consulting for better & smarter decisions, powered by senses.

Haystack Consulting, founded in 1974, helps global brands make better and smarter decisions to drive business

growth. Our team of needlefinders delivers actionable insights with deep perspective. Our "whatever it takes"

approach, rooted in consumer understanding, allows us to craft bespoke research solutions. Using an array of

scalable, best-in-class & innovative methodologies, we provide research & consulting solutions that help you make

better & smarter decisions and create impact in your organization.

We don’t just ask what is, but explore what could be:

- Explore and innovate - Combining entrepreneurial agility with commercial rigour to create winning

innovations in products, services and packaging.
- Brand Strategy - Helping to shape a distinct and long-term future of your brand, from market and

category understanding to inception and communication.
- Shopper behaviour & retail strategy - Providing intuitive shopper insights that deliver a more engaging

shopper experience.
- Stakeholder activation - Ranging from co-creation and collaboration with internal and external

stakeholders to realizing the full potential of insights across the business.

SAY YES IF YOU WANT TO BECOME OUR RESEARCH ADVISOR

As Research Advisor you have an important role in our Dutch organization and to our clients. You will lead a

team of research
- and project managers to ensure their growth as well as the quality of work we deliver to our

clients. You have profound knowledge of the market research process and you manage complex projects from

proposal stage to final delivery, creating impactful reports and stories. Day to day you'll be responsible for

delivering market research projects, including: consults clients regarding their business objectives/challenges,

translate them into research questions and define the approach needed, you develop questionnaires, define

analysis schemes, conduct more complex analysis, and create impactful recommendations in a story lined

manner.

Your playing field and responsibilities:

- You are the day-to-day project lead for high complex projects. You oversee the entire research process to

ensure project success from commercial approach, quality, research methodologies to innovative

deliverables.
- You lead research team, providing coaching, suggestions and guidance. You are responsible for the

project cost controlling, rentability and financial settlement.
- You are a good storyteller, you consistently explore creative and imaginative ways to deliver insights and

you are able to bring in learnings from the wider context to contribute to the results.
- You write pithy, relevant and actionable summaries and conclusions that advise and inspire the client.
- You connect the dots between various research outcomes to generate added value for the client.
- You proactively talk to clients about our product portfolio and can tailor this to the client’s needs. You

ensure a high level of client loyalty and recognize opportunities leading to recurring and new business

and cross-sell products.
- You collaborate to opportunities to maintain or strengthen the company’s culture (training and shared

learning opportunities, marketing opportunities, social events, initiatives) and you contribute to deliver

sustainable revenue and effective operations.

SAY YES IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE THE ONE
- You are hands-on and have a studious mindset
- You can work independently & result-oriented in an accurate, consistent and proactive manner
- You are data-driven with a mindset that is both analytical and creative
- You have a high level of accuracy and strong attention to detail
- You ask questions, h