Our Organisation
Kantar Worldpanel is the world leader in understanding what people buy, what they use and the attitudes behind shopper behaviour. Who is doing what and why? What’s the latest buzz? Where is the market going? We apply our expertise to hard, quantitative evidence and our hindsight, insight, foresight and advice makes a real difference to the actions our clients take for their businesses.
Over 600 clients across the globe trust Kantar Worldpanel to turn the most comprehensive understanding of consumer shopping and usage behavior and attitudes into the most inspiring, actionable insights. Major retailers, manufacturers and city clients know how valuable our knowledge can be – because we’ve already helped hundreds of them to better understand their shoppers’ needs and grow their business.
2011 has seen us listed as one of The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For in the UK, so you can be confident that we’re also a pretty great place to work and develop your career.
Food may be the most obvious sector in which consumers spend their money, but that’s just one area of our business. People are spending an ever-increasing share of their income on everything from telecommunications to baby products. We currently provide expert information and inspiring insights on brand strategy, marketing tactics, retail and shopper dynamics and future-proofing to the following sectors:
• FMCG
• Personal care and beauty
• Fashion
• Telecommunications
• Entertainment
• Petrol
As a Kantar Worldpanel Graduate Trainee, you will gain exposure to the shopping and consumption behaviour of the nation and how we provide our clients with vital insight that empowers them to develop effective and innovative business strategies. Our client list is enviable, from multinational to niche local suppliers and leading retailers in the FMCG, Fashion and Entertainment industries.
What we can offer you
Our business is built around attracting the strongest graduates. They’re clever, have a curious nature and a point of view. Motivated by getting to know people, our graduates thrive within a framework that provides clear development goals and the autonomy to shape their own futures. Almost half of our Board started with us as graduates.
If you join us as a client services graduate we will support you with a three year comprehensive training and development programme to ensure you gain the skills required to become a credible insight professional within the market research sector. An intensive induction that we call “The Knowledge” is designed to jump start your learning and understanding of the Kantar Worldpanel business. Within the first 18 months our Client Executive Academy is followed by a Board Assessment which is your opportunity to really raise your profile in the business. Moving on, our Client Manager Academy prepares you for the next step.
The Academies focus on building outstanding client relationships, effectively managing client accounts, extracting, interpreting and presenting analysis and contributing to innovative, creative and leading edge solutions. In terms of launching your career in the commercial world, we think our graduate scheme is tough to beat!