Charter Associate
The NPD Group

Job Info

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Learning and growing with NPD

Combining consumer surveys, retail point-of-sale data, and cutting-edge analytics, The NPD Group delivers trusted retail industry research to the world's most successful brands and retailers. We also offer careers that reward innovation and provide growth opportunities for forward-thinking problem-solvers who join our team. Speed your career growth, while working with the best and brightest in the market research industry.

Position Overview

2022 Charter Program

The NPD Charter Program offers recent college graduates the unique opportunity to utilize their educational and previous work experiences, while learning about NPD's Retail Business and Market Analysis groups, as well as our overall organization.

This exciting robust program, which prepares participants for a client-facing analytical career, is comprised of four components and will establish rotational assignments and learning activities during a one-year period.

This highly selective program has a cycle starting in January and another in June.

Program Structure:

• Experiential training while working with actual NPD client data.
• Training sessions in data analysis, tools and NPD Datasets; sessions will be instructed by the existing Market Analysis team members and/or other NPD staff.
• Learning & Development activities that include but are not limited to mentoring, Connect To Learn sessions, Retail Business Group Academy, basic analysis training and basic retailing.
• Participants will be assigned to an industry, group tier retailer, for the last 3-6 months of the one-year period. During this time, objectives will be set and they will work with industry team leads as a productive member of the Market Analysis team. Performance feedback will be given throughout the program.
• Each participant will be given a final evaluation which will consist of a skills assessment/inventory.
• Towards the end of the program cycle, participants will be encouraged to apply for any open positions within the organization suited to their skill level.

Qualifications:

• Recent graduate with a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Marketing or Market Research preferred.
• Proficiency in all MS Office products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel). Intermediate to Advanced level Excel skills with proficiency in pivot tables and macros.
• Prior internship or work experience in a related field is preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented with solid organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities.
• Must work well on a team and independently.

The NPD Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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