Senior Analyst – Beauty & Personal Care, China

Mintel
Shanghai, China
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with deep Beauty & Personal Care industry experience who lead end-to-end research projects and engage clients with actionable insights.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years in Beauty & Personal Care research and strong client-facing experience
    — “5 years+ of experience in the Beauty & Personal Care industry, or in research, consulting, or market intelligence roles supporting BPC clients.”
  • Individuals who can synthesize complex data into clear, actionable narratives for clients
    — “Translate complex data and research findings into clear, structured and insight-led written content, aligned with Mintel’s reporting standards.”
  • Professionals with strong Mandarin and English written communication skills
    — “Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with confidence in engaging clients and leading insight-led discussions.”

Things to consider

  • The role requires independent management of research projects, including design and client delivery
    — “Proven ability to independently manage research and insight projects from design and analysis through to report development and client presentation.”
  • Geographic focus is on China, with likely in-person client engagement in Shanghai
    — “Proactively communicate with clients on the most relevant research findings, market insights and report outputs for their business priorities.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience leading full-cycle research projects from design to delivery
    — “Independently lead the end-to-end report workflow, including: research design and scoping, questionnaire design...”
  • Showcase ability to tailor insights to specific client business questions
    — “Respond to client briefs by shaping research frameworks, analysis structures and report narratives...”
  • Demonstrate fluency in both Mandarin and English for written communication
    — “Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with confidence in engaging clients...”
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What success looks like

  • Deliver insight-sharing sessions
  • Publish in-depth research reports
Typical background
Market ResearchProduct Management

Skills & requirements

Required

Market ResearchConsumer InsightsReport WritingResearch DesignData AnalysisClient Engagement

Preferred

Mintel ReportsConsumer BehaviorInnovation Trends

Stack & domain

Market ResearchConsumer InsightsReport WritingResearch Design And ScopingQuestionnaire DesignPrimary And Secondary Data CollectionData AnalysisValidation And InterpretationInsight SynthesisStoryline DevelopmentCommunicationPresentationStakeholder ManagementTeamworkIntellectual CuriosityBeauty & Personal CareConsumer BehaviorMarket DynamicsInnovation Trends

About the role

Original posting from Mintel

What You Will Be Doing

  • Advisory & Client Engagement

Deliver insight-sharing sessions and advisory discussions based on research findings and written reports, clearly explaining complex analyses and implications.

Respond to client briefs by shaping research frameworks, analysis structures and report narratives, rather than purely extracting data.

Use pre-published Mintel Reports and research outputs to support client discussions, tailoring angles and focus to specific business questions.

Present research-led insights to clients in a clear, structured and confident manner, ensuring findings are well understood and actionable.

Work closely with Client Success and Commercial teams to support content-led advisory engagements, ensuring research outputs are aligned with client needs.

Proactively communicate with clients on the most relevant research findings, market insights and report outputs for their business priorities.

  • Content & Insights Delivery

Publish in-depth research reports combining market research and consumer insights, demonstrating Mintel’s expertise across consumer markets.

Deliver Mintel Reports on time and to a consistently high quality standard, covering a range of categories and subject areas.

Independently lead the end-to-end report workflow, including:

research design and scoping

questionnaire design and research framework development

primary and secondary data collection

data analysis, validation and interpretation

 insight synthesis, storyline development and report writing

Gather and assess relevant primary and secondary data for each market, working closely with Research Directors to develop accurate market, company and segmentation insights.

Translate complex data and research findings into clear, structured and insight-led written content, aligned with Mintel’s reporting standards.

  • Industry Engagement

Monitor consumer, market and innovation trends, identifying the most relevant issues to explore through consumer research.

Build and maintain relationships with industry contacts and experts to deepen understanding of factors influencing consumer behavior, innovation and company strategy.

Integrate market knowledge, research findings and external inputs into coherent insight narratives that strengthen report quality and relevance.

Who We Are Looking For

5 years+ of experience in the Beauty & Personal Care industry, or in research, consulting, or market intelligence roles supporting BPC clients.

Strong analytical, critical thinking and insight-generation skills, with the ability to translate data and research findings into actionable business recommendations.

Proven ability to independently manage research and insight projects from design and analysis through to report development and client presentation.

Strong business acumen and commercial awareness, with a good understanding of consumer behavior, market dynamics and innovation trends within the BPC industry.

Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with confidence in engaging clients and leading insight-led discussions.

Self-driven, collaborative, and intellectually curious, with strong written communication skills in both Mandarin and English.

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Source: Mintel careers

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