Market Insights Manager

Job Title: CMI Manager (Consumer & Market Insights)

Location: Hoboken, NJ (Hybrid)

Duration: 6 Months

A global leader in foodservice, partnering with chefs and operators to deliver superior products, culinary inspiration, and insights. Our mission is to empower foodservice professionals through innovation, technology, and data-driven solutions.

Role Purpose:

The CMI Manager will support the North America business by translating operator-focused B2B insights into actionable strategies that drive growth. You will focus on understanding foodservice operators’ needs and behaviors, executing research projects, synthesizing insights, and enabling customer-centric decision-making across marketing and sales teams. Close collaboration with stakeholders will ensure insights lead to tangible business impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute B2B Research Projects: Manage end-to-end research processes with foodservice operators, including briefing agencies, coordinating timelines, and ensuring actionable outputs.
• Insights Activation: Consolidate qualitative and quantitative findings into clear, impactful recommendations for business teams.
• Support Learning Plans: Assist in developing and implementing learning plans aligned with key business priorities.
• Data Integration: Blend consumer, operator, and market data to inform portfolio and category strategies.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Present insights in a compelling, evidence-based manner to influence decision-making.
• Agile Research: Pilot new tools and methodologies to deliver faster, fit-for-purpose insights.

Qualifications / About You:

• 4–6 years of experience in Market Research, Consumer & Customer Insights, or Marketing.
• Preferred experience in FMCG, B2B research, and/or prior agency-side experience managing client projects end-to-end.
• Hands-on experience with qualitative, quantitative, and digital research tools.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, self-directed, and results-oriented.
• Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong collaborator and “dot connector,” able to work seamlessly across marketing, sales, and agency partners.

EEO Statement:

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority, Gender, Disability, Religion, LGBTQI, Age, or Veteran status.