Research Manager - Agricultural and Food Markets

About the role

Kantar Agri is looking for a Research Manager in Helsinki to deliver agricultural and food-market research that helps clients understand market developments and make informed decisions. You will coordinate projects, monitor market data and maintain regular tracking reports, working closely with the local team and Finnish-speaking clients.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate agricultural and food-market research projects, keeping plans, responsibilities and delivery schedules clear.
• Produce regular market-tracking reports in Excel, accurate, consistent and on time.
• Monitor Finnish agricultural and food markets, spotting changes and patterns relevant to clients.
• Manage data-quality checks, investigate inconsistencies and resolve issues before data goes into client deliverables.
• Translate data and market information into clear findings and practical insights tailored to each client's priorities.
• Present findings to Finnish-speaking clients, answering questions and explaining implications for their organisations.
• Improve reporting processes, templates and data-handling practices to make recurring delivery simpler and more reliable.

Required profile

• Professional proficiency in Finnish, with working proficiency in English.
• Genuine interest in working hands-on with data, an analytical and curious mindset, and motivation to investigate underlying factors and detect data-quality issues.
• Ability to craft clear, concise client narratives from data; exposure to agriculture, food markets or market research is beneficial but not essential.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel, including organising, validating and analysing datasets and maintaining recurring reports.
• Strong project-management skills for coordinating multiple reporting cycles, deadlines and contributors.