Senior Analyst – Beauty & Personal Care, China

What You Will Be Doing

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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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