Skip to main content

This job has expired

Assistant Field Controller : PPL Insights

Employer
Manor Royal Business District
Location
Crawley, West Sussex
Salary
£18,000 per annum
Closing date
7 Feb 2022

View more

Sector
Marketing & PR, Market Research
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

PPL

Assistant Field Controller - Market Research

Permanent full time position

Consumer Fieldwork Department, PPL Insights, Crawley, West Sussex

PPL Insights is a market research agency conducting market research projects with consumers in the UK and internationally.   This role is based in the UK at our Crawley office. 

THE ROLE

Working in our Fieldwork and Logistics Department you will be part of a small team responsible for assisting the team with organising and managing market research projects.   This will involve:

  1. Project organisation and notification; booking interviewer teams / venues / project equipment / IT equipment / couriers / incentives.
  2. Controlling the costs of hall logistics in line with project budgets.  Check invoices against quotes for outsourced field activities
  3. Preparing field materials for printing questionnaires, quotas, appointment schedules, instructions, rotation, respondent lists, pay claims.
  4. Programming and checking on-line questionnaires.
  5.  Preparing & agreeing supply lists with Project Managers & packing up projects for dispatch to fieldwork
  6. Attendance at fieldwork planning meetings and subsequent planning of fieldwork Attending fieldwork in the UK, ensuring projects are conducted as required and   problem solving any issues.
  7. Booking in projects returning from field unpacking boxes and hall supplies/equipment, cleaning IT equipment checking that all valuable IT equipment is safely returned. 
  8. Monitoring and chasing survey responses
  9. Checking & signing off pay claims and other invoices.
  10. Making sure that all relevant IQCS quality control paperwork has been completed & field & booking additional external validation if required within the 6 week time frame specified.
  11. Working with internal project managers to ensure clear communications throughout a project
  12. Maintaining stationery and consumables for the company

The successful candidate will be able to:

 

  • Work time efficiently, reliably and accurately to set deadlines
  • Multitask without loss of efficiency or quality
  • Adopt a ‘Can do attitude’
  • Be a good problem solver
  • Work harmoniously within a team
  • Use common sense and logic
  • Apply yourself & work hard
  • Have an interest in food and drink products 
  • Be a good communicator and have good organisational skills
  • Be prepared to work practically

 

 

Experience:

 

  • Previous experience in the management or delivery of market research fieldwork for consumer product testing is highly desirable.
  • Skills obtained in market research, product testing, catering, food service or hospitality would be advantageous.
  • Proven logistic and organisational skills are a must.

    Technical Skills:
  • IT skills; Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) required – this position involves a lot of Excel and spreadsheet work and so proven skills in this area are a must.

 

Company

Manor Royal Business District is the biggest business park of the Gatwick Diamond area and one of the south east's premier mixed activity employment hubs.

Enviable location and connections

Situated at the heart of the Gatwick Diamond on the Sussex and Surrey county borders, just two miles from London Gatwick Airport, a major motorway junction (M23 Junctoion 10) and two mainline railway stations (Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges), Manor Royal is a popular choice for a diverse range of occupiers including a host of blue chip global brands.

Manor Royal in numbers

  • One of the biggest business parks in the South East.
  • Covers an area of 539 acres – that’s over 300 football pitches.
  • 700 properties
  • 500 businesses
  • 30,000 people

Manor Royal more than a number

Since the formation of the Manor Royal Business Group (MRBG), an association of Manor Royal based business and firms, being on Manor Royal means being part of something. You’re never just a number.

Manor Royal makes sense

Scale, diversity, location and great connectivity with a property offer to match means Manor Royal based firms are never far away from their suppliers, customers and a talented workforce.

Pay us a visit

Visit www.manorroyal.org to find out more and to get in touch

 

Company info
Website
Mini-site
Manor Royal Business District
Location
7 Magellan Terrace (Ground Floor)
Gatwick Road
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 9PJ
United Kingdom

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert