Who we are

We are William Reed.

We are a global media group delivering exceptional content through events, digital, data & insight.

From agribusiness, ingredients and food processing, to retail, hospitality & fine dining – we provide the inspiration, insight and connections to power our customers’ success.

We have offices in Gatwick and London, UK; Montpellier, France; Singapore and Chicago, US. In line with the Company’s current Agile Working Policy, the successful candidate would be eligible to work part of the week from our London office and to work remotely for the rest of the week.

Position: Full time (35hr per week) London, permanent

Location: London Office / Hybrid

Do you bring a passion for data visualization, translating complex data into impactful visuals that tell a clear, engaging story? Are you a confident data storyteller, ready to present actionable insights and impactful visualizations that drive strategic decisions? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment, driven to inspire those around you?

The insight team is responsible for all our project outputs, for both our core syndicated products and consultancy projects, delivered to our client base of FMCG suppliers, retailers, operators, and associations. Our vision is to be “one team of experts delivering business critical data and customised and predictive insight”. The Senior Insight Manager will be using data to create actionable insight that inspires and tells a story. Working on a mix of projects, harnessing interesting data from multiple sources and overlaying this with expert industry knowledge.

Lumina Intelligence are a highly ambitious, London-based, food & drink consultancy on a mission to inspire our customers with expert insight and world-class data powered by analytical thinking, outstanding expertise, and leading technology. We are part of a global media group, William Reed, who have been leaders in the food and drink sector for over 150 years - home to brands including The Grocer, MCA news, Restaurant (formerly Big Hospitality), The Morning Advertiser, Worlds 50 Best and the International Wine Challenge.

What you'll be doing:

• Having ownership of Lumina Intelligence’s Wholesale market expertise, you’ll be creating actionable, deep and inspirational insights that help clients build strategic plans.
• Confidently representing the insight team at internal events and being an ambassador for the Lumina brand and our insights externally.
• Enhancing our advanced analytics capability, advising Insight Manager and Senior Leadership team on opportunities for innovation.
• Managing and overseeing client or syndicated projects from proposal stage, through to client management and delivery. Ensuring high standards are met and projects are delivered on time, managing both internal and external expectations.
• Reviewing, providing feedback, and overseeing quality control outputs created by more junior members of the team.
• You’ll be accountable for creating insight with quality interpretation of data and research.
• Extracting compelling and actionable recommendations from data, making use of storytelling principles and expert data visualisation.
• Exploring advanced analytics and statistical methods to analyse consumer data.
• Researching and exploring the food and drink markets and trends.
• Working alongside the client sales team to ensure content delivery is consistent across the business, from insight creation to end delivery, staying close to client feedback and changing demands.
• Working alongside the marketing content and digital marketing team to support the communication of our insight to enhance the credibility of the Lumina brand and deliver against key commercial targets.
• Working alongside the Research and data team to shape research programs and generate quality objectives that fulfil the brief.
• Ensuring requests are delivered with quality, accuracy and to time.
• On an ad hoc basis you will be attending events that keep you at the top of your field. As well as presenting our quarterly updates at our Food and Convenience Strategy Forums alongside the other members of the Insight team.

What you'll need:

• Experience with advanced analytics and statistics.
• A keen interest in retail markets including Food and Drink - Grocery, Wholesale and Convenience markets.
• Proven results in a similar or relevant insight role either agency side, FMCG manufacturer, retailer, or foodservice operator background.
• Confidence in explaining and presenting data and insight.
• A solid understanding of research methodologies and data analysis.
• The ability to work collaboratively and influence.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
• The ability to create a positive culture for team members.
• A passion for food and drink.
• Data literacy and comfortable using a data visualation and analysis platform.
• Excellent data visualisation and an eye for design.

Company Benefits Include:

• 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays- increasing by one additional day after 6 years, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• An additional day of leave for you to take on a cultural celebration day or on your birthday if you like. A day for you! At William Reed, we call this our “MeDay”.
• A volunteer day to take for supporting a chosen charity and giving back to the community.
• Opportunity for hybrid working
• Contributory Pension
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced family-friendly leave pay entitlements
• Wellbeing benefits, including: A health care cash plan, Employee assistance programme and a 12-month wellness calendar for company-wide health, wellbeing, diversity & inclusion awareness dates.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme

Why work for us

We provide a supportive work environment and are committed to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all of our employees. Working for William Reed means that you will be joining a stable organisation that is committed to developing its employees and brands.

We warmly welcome and encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds and characteristics.

If you need any support in accessing this opportunity, please do not hesitate to discuss this with us.