Insights Manager (Marketing)

About the role 

Have a passion for data-driven storytelling and market intelligence? Are you seeking a new challenge?

We have a fabulous opportunity at DS Smith for a motivated, energetic and experienced analyst to join us as Insights Manager for our European Recycling and Paper business. This is a fantastic role for the right candidate with a real opportunity to drive our EMEA insight agenda forward and support ambitious growth targets in a dynamic and fast-paced international market.

You will be the lead in gathering and interpreting market data, identifying future trends, risks, and opportunities to guide our business strategy. You will also actively contribute and lead on providing the intelligence needed to inform marketing campaigns, commercial strategy, and tender applications, ensuring the "voice of the customer" is at the heart of everything we do.

You will manage the development and delivery of in-depth market analysis, using a proactive approach to storytelling to transform complex data into actionable insights and compelling value propositions. By monitoring competitor activity and PESTEL influences across multiple European markets, you will ensure our commercial teams remain at the forefront of the industry.

This role requires excellent stakeholder management skills at all levels of the organisation, with the ability to influence and lead insights-driven discussions across EMEA. Experience in sourcing intelligence from multiple data providers and managing external research agencies is key to being successful in this role, alongside being a passionate advocate for data-driven decision-making.

So, if you are detail-orientated, with strong project management skills and a flair for turning data into narrative, then we might be looking for you!

About you  

• Degree or equivalent in a related field (Business/Marketing/Data)
• ​Demonstrable experience in a Marketing, Business Intelligence, or Insights role
• ​Exceptional analytical, data interpretation, and problem-solving skills
• ​Passionate storyteller with the ability to craft compelling narratives from data
• ​Able to work independently while maintaining strong working relationships with European colleagues
• ​Pragmatic, detail-orientated & delivery focused
• ​Adaptable mindset to manage reactive market shifts as well as planned research
• ​Confident, highly motivated and results-orientated

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts
• Cycle to work scheme

Location: This is a home-based role, with some travel to our sites as required.

About us

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!

Fair recruitment at DS Smith

To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas, and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.

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