Associate Director - Quantitative Strategy (Food, Drink and Shopper) Melbourne, Aus $AUD 110-140,000 + Super - (posted Feb 18 2026)

Company: Resources Group
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Job Spec: Newly listed opportunity! Where sharp insights meet high-stakes commercial decision making.

I'm partnering with one of Australia's most innovative, consumer-centric consultancies. Proudly independent, they blend boutique agility with global thinking and cross-continent offering. Their clients include supermarket icons, global food and beverage brands, and household names you'll instantly recognise.


The Opportunity

This is a growth hire within a busy and expanding quant team, sitting at the Associate Director level. The focus is firmly on client leadership, strategic thinking and storytelling. You'll act as a key strategic partner on complex, high-impact engagements - helping clients answer critical commercial and growth questions.


What You'll Be Doing

The work is beautifully varied and focuses on ad hoc research - brand strategy, consumer segmentation, price pack architecture, demand zone sizing, innovation, broader commercial and growth strategy, communications, customer journey mapping, category understanding, sensory formulation, and shopper insights.


Client Leadership

• Act as client lead/account owner where required
• Build confident, commercially strong relationships
• Lead senior debriefs, both local and international stakeholders.

Storytelling & Integration

• Turn analysis into clear, persuasive stories
• Integrate quantitative and qualitative insights
• Elevate outputs from data to action.

Team & Growth

• Contribute to proposals and pitches
• Mentor and guide junior team members
• Step into visible leadership within the team.

What makes the place a bit special?

• 100% bespoke ad hoc work
• A methodological playground that spans advanced quant, analytics, shopper, cultural, and qual
• The chance to work on international brands and studies
• Supportive, high-performing team
• Hybrid/flexible working
• 4-day work week on full pay.

About You

• 6-8 years' experience (minimum 5 years)
• Strong consulting/agency quant background
• FMCG, food, drink or shopper expertise
• Confident client leader and storyteller
• Commercially sharp and strategically minded.

If you're ready for big-brand exposure, strategic depth and a culture that genuinely backs you - let's talk.


About Resources Group

We are the Leading Global Talent Agency for Insights, Analytics & Data Strategy. Our consultants take the time to truly understand your career aims and are dedicated to providing tailored, impartial advice to find you the very best career move. We have access to an unrivalled and exclusive range of job opportunities with trailblazing agencies and blue-chips across Australia, NZ and APAC.

Resources Group's Diversity and Equality Policy determines that we submit applicants to our clients on the basis of merit and ability, regardless of race, colour, age, disability, family responsibilities, gender, marital status, nationality, religious or political views or affiliations, sexual orientation or socio-economic background.

Who to contact: Please contact Rowan Haylett at Resources Group on 04498 80582 to discuss things further, or email rhaylett@resourcesgroup.com

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