Marketing Analyst - Market Research & Customer Insights

Itasca, IL (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 6 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own market research, customer insights, and competitive intelligence programs to inform marketing strategy, sales enablement, and go-to-market plans, while leading cross-functional collaboration and project execution.

  • Market research and insights to drive strategy
  • Cross-functional program leadership across Marketing, Sales, Product, and R&D

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Market Research, Customer Insights & Competitive Intelligence
  • Conduct primary and secondary research across customers, markets, consumers, competitors, food and beverage trends, and the broader food ingredients and nutrition landscape.
  • Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to identify market trends, customer needs, competitive activity, growth opportunities, risks, and emerging business needs.
  • Translate market research, customer insights, consumer insights, and competitive intelligence into actionable recommendations for Marketing, Sales, Product Management, R&D, and business leaders.
  • Develop reports, dashboards, presentations, data visualizations, and market intelligence resources that support data-driven decision-making and commercial strategy.
  • Strategic Marketing, Sales Enablement & Go-to-Market Support
  • Support B2B marketing strategy, go-to-market planning, sales enablement, business development, and innovation initiatives using market and customer insights.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to convert research findings into customer-focused messaging, marketing content, presentations, sales tools, and strategic recommendations.
  • Monitor industry trends, consumer behavior, food innovation, and competitive developments to help identify opportunities for existing and future ingredient solutions.
  • Customer Engagement & Industry Activation

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Market Research, Consumer Insights, Analytics, or a related field.
  • 3–5 years of experience in marketing analytics, B2B marketing, market research, customer insights, consumer insights, market intelligence, competitive analysis, strategic marketing, or a related commercial role.
  • Experience conducting primary and secondary research, analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, identifying market or consumer trends, and developing actionable business recommendations.
  • Experience developing reports, dashboards, presentations, or other data visualization tools and communicating insights to cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Experience supporting customer-facing programs, trade shows, conferences, webinars, or other B2B marketing and engagement activities.
  • Experience in food & beverage, food ingredients, nutrition, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or another B2B commercial environment is preferred.
  • Familiarity with market research, consumer insights, industry intelligence, analytics, or data visualization platforms is preferred.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with market research, consumer insights, industry intelligence, analytics, or data visualization platforms is preferred.
  • Experience in food & beverage, food ingredients, nutrition, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or another B2B commercial environment is preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus Opportunity
  • 401(k) with Company Contributions
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision — Effective Day 1
  • Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, and Floating Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Wellness Programs and Yearly Wellness Reimbursement
  • Work Flexibility
  • Company-Paid Life and Disability Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
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Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.

At Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc., our businesses contribute to significant advances in nutrition and health to create better lives for all. We are made up of 4 business divisions and 2 subsidiaries that provide innovative solutions to meet various needs of North American consumers with better taste, nutrition, health, and wellness. Each part of our business brings an unwavering commitment to the leading technologies, science, and innovation that Ajinomoto was founded on over 110 years ago. Our business divisions are Solutions & Ingredients, Amino Science, Wellness & Sports Nutrition, and Medical Nutrition. Our subsidiaries are More Than Gourmet, Inc. and Ajinomoto Cambrooke, Inc. As part of the collective Ajinomoto family, we are recognized as global leaders in the production of amino acid-based solutions for the pharmaceutical, food, foodservice, animal nutrition, nutraceutical, sports & wellness nutrition, regenerative medicine, and personal care industries. Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition leverages an international research & development team to bring the highest-quality solutions to manufacturers and consumers in North America.

Founded in 1908
Itasca, Illinois, USA
367 employees (6 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$80K/yr – $85K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Market Research median pay in the United States

$120K/yr

Most pay falls between $95K and $156K. Based on 312 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6 (2% of company)
Median Tenure
4.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
21.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.1%
Direct
48%
Referral
7.1%
Social
13.7%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~367
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Marketing Analyst - Market Research & Customer Insights

Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc. · Itasca, IL · Hybrid