Mark Darlington
Head of Market Research & InsightMark Darlington joined us in 2015 and heads up our Market Research Division. Mark is an international rugby player having been capped many times for Holland and played for Premiership side Newcastle Falcons at club level. His determination and dedication to sport is mirrored at work and no one does more to ensure that projects are completed to everyone’s satisfaction. Outside of work and rugby, Mark loves steak, cinema and exploring his new found home in the South!
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Lead Sales Analyst
Leicestershire
Lead Sales Analyst, £50,000 £7,500 Car Allowance Bonus - East Midlands
Do you have a passion for Data Analysis, Insight and creating smart commercial strategy?
Our client is currently looking for a lead Sales Analyst to join their ever-growing family and be part of the Senior Leadership Management while leading your own team.
What do they do?
They are a specialist leading wound care innovator and global supplier of ground-breaking wound care treatments and healthcare technologies. The company has gone through a period of considerable growth and expansion and does not want to stop there! With an aspiring and exciting plan in place of doubling turnover in the UK and Europe.
What they would like from you.
- Strong analytical skills, tenacity, and interpersonal skills
- Prior experience of commercial strategy, sales and marketing and business process modelling (Desirable)
- Line management experience
- Understand the current and future challenges facing the company and drive the strategic approach for improvement
- Demonstrate strong presentation skills at senior management and board level as well as commercial awareness and communication skills.
- Explain and present complex issues in an accessible way (Explain story behind the data)
- Excel, SQL and SAS would be ideal
- Degree educated
What's in it for you?
- You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary
- Car Allowance £7,500
- Bonus Profit Share
- Opportunity to travel (UK & Internationally)
- WFH 2 days a week (Post Covid)
- Private healthcare and pension
- Join a highly qualified, professional, and motivated team of bright people in an easily accessible, comfy office.
- Drive process improvements and challenge the status quo.
- Be part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career and the freedom to express yourself within the role.
If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply.
Senior Research Executive
London
Senior Research Executive, £26,000 - £34,000, London
Are you a Qualitative Researcher who has a passion for insights?
Fantastic chance for a driven and enthusiastic Senior Research Executive to join a market research agency right at the top of their game! The agency is nearing the 40 headcount and work for some of the country's foremost and most exciting brands to provide engaging and actionable insights to their clients. The working environment is superb, and they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting and fast-paced environment
What do they do?
They are an independent market research agency that delivers engaging & actionable insight across several sectors. They are currently looking for a Senior Research Executive to join their team. They have continued to see significant growth over the last few years and punch well above their weight as a boutique agency whilst delivering bespoke research across their individual & diverse projects.
What they would like from you?
- You're a Senior Research Executive who wants the challenge of growing their career
- Experience in moderating groups and managing client relationships
- Strong organisational and project management skills
- Confident at, or starting to gain confidence in, presenting to different audiences.
- Ability to recognise themes and insights
- Great proposal and report writing skills
- You have a curious and enquiring mind
- Experience running a community or analysing large scale qual data
- Foreign languages are a definite plus (not essential)
What's in it for you?
You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying between £26,000 - £34,000, a contributory pension plan, a discretionary annual bonus scheme, private healthcare, 25 days holiday, cool open-plan office, interest-free season ticket loan, regular social events, paid for monthly lunches and more.
Finally, it's an opportunity to be a part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career with the freedom to express yourself within the role.
Finally, it's an opportunity to be a part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career with the freedom to express yourself within the role.
If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach out directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment
Senior Research Executive
London
Senior Research Executive, £26,000 - £34,000, London
Are you a Qualitative Researcher who has a passion for Automotive insights?
Fantastic chance for a driven and enthusiastic Senior Research Executive to join a market research agency right at the top of their game! The agency is nearing the 40 headcount and work for some of the country's foremost and most exciting brands to provide engaging and actionable insights to their clients. The working environment is superb, and they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting and fast-paced environment
What do they do?
They are an independent market research agency that delivers engaging & actionable insight across several sectors. They are currently looking for a Senior Research Executive to join their Automotive team. They have continued to see significant growth over the last few years and punch well above their weight as a boutique agency whilst delivering bespoke research across their individual & diverse projects.
What they would like from you?
- You're a Senior Research Executive who wants the challenge of growing their career
- Experience in moderating groups and managing client relationships
- Strong organisational and project management skills
- Confident at, or starting to gain confidence in, presenting to different audiences.
- Ability to recognise themes and insights
- Interest in cars and all things automotive is required (experience in the sector ideal but not essential)
- Great proposal and report writing skills
- You have a curious and enquiring mind
- Experience running a community or analysing large scale qual data
- Foreign languages are a definite plus (not essential)
What's in it for you?
You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying between £26,000 - £34,000, a contributory pension plan, a discretionary annual bonus scheme, private healthcare, 25 days holiday, cool open-plan office, interest-free season ticket loan, regular social events, paid for monthly lunches and more.
Finally, it's an opportunity to be a part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career with the freedom to express yourself within the role.
Finally, it's an opportunity to be a part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career with the freedom to express yourself within the role.
If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach out directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment
Account Director
Leicestershire
Account Director, £50,000 £7,500 Car Allowance Bonus - East Midlands
Do you have a passion for Data Analysis, Insight and creating smart commercial strategy?
Our client is currently looking for an Account Director to join their ever-growing family and be part of the Senior Leadership Management while leading your own team.
What do they do?
They are a specialist leading wound care innovator and global supplier of ground-breaking wound care treatments and healthcare technologies. The company has gone through a period of considerable growth and expansion and does not want to stop there! With an aspiring and exciting plan in place of doubling turnover in the UK and Europe.
What they would like from you.
- Strong analytical skills, tenacity, and interpersonal skills
- Prior experience of commercial strategy, sales and marketing and business process modelling (Desirable)
- Line management experience
- Understand the current and future challenges facing the company and drive the strategic approach for improvement
- Demonstrate strong presentation skills at senior management and board level as well as commercial awareness and communication skills.
- Explain and present complex issues in an accessible way (Explain story behind the data)
- Excel, SQL and SAS would be ideal
- Degree educated
What's in it for you?
- You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary
- Car Allowance £7,500
- Bonus Profit Share
- Opportunity to travel (UK & Internationally)
- WFH 2 days a week (Post Covid)
- Private healthcare and pension
- Join a highly qualified, professional, and motivated team of bright people in an easily accessible, comfy office.
- Drive process improvements and challenge the status quo.
- Be part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career and the freedom to express yourself within the role.
If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply.
