Retail Insights Executive - Roma Roma, Italy Commercial

Retail Insights Executive - Roma Be part of a revolutionary change At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on smoke-free products. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Join us in our Key Account and Third Parties team and you will manage with full accountability the entire Mystery Shopper Process. The purpose of the job to manage the relationship with a third-party external agency to fulfil the overall consumer experience in direct and indirect channels. The role foresees constant alignment and sharing with internal Development Departments, in line with the business needs and objectives.
Specific responsibilities include: MYSTERY VISITS PLANNING
Manage the full valuation process of the mystery visits by setting KPIs and other macro evaluation elements to be assessed during the visits. MYSTERY EVALUATION ELEMENTS DEFINITION
Core accountability of the role is to align with Internal Stakeholder to define and design quarters Macro Focus Elements with full sharing and approval of strategic departments involved.
At the end of the process, its required to edit a full script as a test of what Mystery Shoppers will evaluate. THIRD PARTIES EXTERNAL AGENCY BRIEFING
Monthly briefing with the external agency to clarify KPIs and ensure activity monitoring. INTERNAL RESULTS SHARING
Provide customized reports with Final Mystery Visits Results by channel, to be shared with Sales Management Team and all key stakeholders involved in the process. BUDGET MANAGEMENT
Mystery budget management, Purchase Orders creation, billing management. INTERNAL USE VISITS
Collaboration with other departments to implement new activities (Audit for The Area, Proactive Advocacy, Activity on demand) and validate business strategies through internal use mystery visits. INFORMATION SYSTEM TOOL INTEGRATION
Improve Mystery execution method with full management of an integration process and using approved tools. Full collaboration with external agencies and internal IT department . Who we’re looking for:

• University Degree in Economics, Engineering or Scientific area
• At least2/3 years experiences in similar roles or consumer/retail experience roles in FMCG company
• Strong Analytical and Highly numeric skills
• Advanced excel and PowerPoint knowledge
• Strong communication skills & strong knowledge of consumers
• Good knowledge of PowerBI or similar tools
• Proven experience in managing external agencies
• Experience in using AI tools (e.g. copilot) and ability to apply innovation learnings
• Proven experience in analysing Voice of Consumer
• Good knowledge of English and Italian languages

What’s ‘nice to have’:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) might be a plus.
• Agility to work in a complex and fluid environment with tight deadlines
• Great communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Team player, positive attitude and willingness to share competencies
• Entrepreneurship and attention to details

What we offer: Our success depends on the people who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can:

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.

Work location:
Rome We offer a permanent contract
Philip Morris Italia is one of the two Italian affiliates of Philip Morris International, a leading company in the tobacco and nicotine market. With almost 1000 employees, it is engaged in the commercialization of smoke-free products in Italy.