Posted November 16, 2011

Senior Market Research Analyst

Kimberly-Clark  | US

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Kimberly-Clark is leading the world in essentials for a better life. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with nearly 56,000 employees worldwide and operations in 36 countries, Kimberly-Clark posted sales of $19.7 billion in 2010. Kimberly-Clark’s global brands are sold in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people trust Kimberly-Clark products and the solutions they provide to make their lives better. With well-known family care and personal care brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Andrex, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Poise and Depend, we hold the No. 1 or No. 2 share position globally in more than 80 countries.

As a global company, we are committed to cultivating a fair, respectful and engaging work environment that inspires our diverse global team to thrive professionally and contribute to the communities where we operate. We also have a responsibility to attain a deeper understanding of our impact on the world. Addressing Sustainability issues and incorporating solutions through all levels of Kimberly-Clark is a critical component of our business.

This position is responsible for defining, developing, and delivering research projects supporting the K-C Health Care Business

This role will define information needs for categories/projects within K-C’s Global Health Care business developing and delivering integral research plans that add value and outline risks of resulting business decisions.
This person provides objective, actionable and integrated insights and recommendations from the research projects that lead to business decisions for the business based on sound understanding of current and emerging research techniques and tools to understand the customer and marketplace.

• Determine project information needs, develop and recommend marketing research which will provide relevant and actionable information to contribute to the success of K-C.
- Ensures primary and secondary research is designed, conducted, and analyzed in an effective and efficient manner, developing insights and recommendations that lead to business growth
• Manage the engagement of marketing research projects, including external research suppliers, to ensure the research is executed in an accurate, timely, and cost-efficient manner.
• Analyze project results, and provide written and/or oral reports of findings, conclusions, and action-oriented recommendations and consumer insights through synthesis of acquired marketing research knowledge and experience and competency in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint

• Bachelor's Degree minimum, advanced degree preferred
• 2-5 years experience in market research including experience with B2B Health Care business.
• Strong base of analytical skills to assess, interpret and translate from multiple data sources into actionable insights.
• Ability to see future needs and work with internal and external partners to distill and synthesize learning
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of business team management.
• Excellent written, analytical and communication skills
• Ideal candidate would have experience with medical devices and database analysis of secondary research

Kimberly-Clark in the Healthcare Environment:

Around the world, medical professionals turn to Kimberly-Clark for a wide portfolio of solutions that improve the health, hygiene and well-being of their patients and staff. As part of their healing mission, caregivers rely on Kimberly-Clark to deliver clinical solutions and educational resources that they can depend on to prevent, diagnose and manage a wide variety of healthcare-associated infections. This more than $1 billion global enterprise of Kimberly-Clark Corporation holds the No. 1 or No. 2 market share position in several categories, including infection control solutions, surgical solutions, pain management and digestive health. And throughout the care continuum, patients and staff alike trust Kimberly-Clark medical supplies and devices, KLEENEX tissues, Kimberly-Clark Professional skin care products and SCOTT towels for day-to-day needs. For more information, visit http://www.kchealthcare.com.

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