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Customer Insights Specialist

Retail > Marketing, Promotions, and Ecommerce

Summary

The Customer Insights Specialist is responsible for gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data related to customer behavior, preferences, and market trends. This role delivers actionable insights that inform business strategy, marketing initiatives, product development, and customer experience improvements.

Responsibilities

Design and implement quantitative and qualitative research studies (e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups).

Collect, analyze, and interpret customer data using various statistical and analytic techniques.

Generate reports and presentations to communicate insights and recommendations to stakeholders.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify business needs and develop research plans.

Monitor industry trends, competitors, and customer feedback to continuously refine understanding.

Manage relationships with external research vendors and coordinate third-party studies as required.

Maintain and ensure the integrity and quality of research data.

Translate customer feedback into actionable strategies for marketing, product, and customer experience teams.

Utilize advanced data visualization tools to present findings.

Qualifications and Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Market Research, Psychology, Statistics, or a related field (Master’s preferred),

2+ years of experience in customer insights, market research, business analytics, or a related field,

Proficiency with survey platforms (e.g., Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey), data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SPSS, SAS, R), and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI),

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills,

Excellent communication and presentation skills,

Familiarity with CRM, customer feedback platforms, and web analytics tools,

Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines,

Experience with both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Skills (7)

Qualtrics
AdvancedCritical Importance
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Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)
AdvancedCritical Importance
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Critical Thinking
IntermediateHigh Importance
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Microsoft Power BI
IntermediateHigh Importance
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Python
IntermediateHigh Importance
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Statistical Analysis System (SAS)
IntermediateHigh Importance
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Tableau
IntermediateHigh Importance
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Role Overview

  • Experience requiredNaN years
  • Skills7
  • CustomizableYes

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