Senior Consultant - Fixed Term Contract

The Role

We are looking to hire a Senior Consultant (Fixed Term) to join our Consultancy team in APAC, based out of the WGSN Singapore office.

Working at WGSN

Together, we create tomorrow

A career with WGSN is fast-paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We're a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow.

WGSN's trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you.

Role overview

We are looking for a Senior Consultant to join our dynamic, ambitious and close-knit consultancy team. Working closely with our team of global consultants, you will be responsible for working with a defined set of clients, developing commercial solutions that address their needs and leading project teams to deliver inspiring, market-leading insights.

In order to succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

• Proven experience of working in Trend Forecasting, and confident in translating macro, cultural and consumer trends into thought-provoking insight across key industries of Consumer, Culture, CMF, Food & Drink, Fashion, Beauty and Interiors.
• A strong background in consulting, ideally within an agency environment, with extensive experience leading and delivering consultancy to senior clients across projects that blend qualitative and quantitative research to deliver exemplary solutions.

You will be an excellent collaborator, highly commercial, and seen as a trusted industry expert who delivers thought leadership and considered solutions to clients across industries and complex briefs.

Key Accountabilities

• Work with the Director and Mindset Senior Leadership to deliver the defined Consultancy strategy to clients, ensuring the appropriate methodologies and frameworks are employed for all project teams.
• Work closely with the Account Management and Sales teams to lead and develop key high-value accounts, proactively seeking to broaden commercial opportunities with clients and identify proactive growth opportunities for the APAC region.
• 'Expert' in the client relationship - able to articulate client needs & motivations, business objectives and ROI, and flex confidently across industries as needed.
• Own & manage a defined set of accounts, delivering against complex, strategic briefs.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative primary and secondary research across a variety of methodologies, to provide actionable trend forecasts that will benefit our clients' future business
• Develop research methodologies and design project frameworks to individual project requirements, training and overseeing junior team members on methodologies where applicable.
• Accountable for the relevancy and quality of the work delivered to selected clients, evaluating feedback to maintain and improve standards.
• Travel nationally and internationally to deliver high-value consulting projects to clients. Work across time zones with a diverse set of clients.

The team

You will be part of a dynamic and high-performing team, made up of 40+ consultants, strategists and trend researchers who bring together bespoke solutions for a wide range of clients across the globe. You will be working with industry experts and thought leaders with backgrounds in creative strategy, product innovation, design, marketing, buying and merchandising, data analytics and of course, trend forecasting.

Skills, experience & qualifications required

• Agency experience is a must, demonstrating an understanding of the operational models that underpin commercial success for consultancy.
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