Total 4 Junior Executive research associate job vacancies in Quality Assurance / Control category in Malaysia

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We show the world what people want.

Join GfK and help us shape tomorrow. As an NIQ company, we are the world's leading consumer intelligence firm, delivering the Full View™ on consumer behavior. We work to enable manufacturers and retailers better understand what consumers really want. Our name has inspired trust for over 89 years because we take pride in discovering new pathways to sustainable growth for our clients, our people, and our planet.

We are always looking for open-minded people who will grow with us, push boundaries, and pioneer disruptive methods in market research, data science, technology, and AI. If you share this passion to drive things forward and the integrity to insist on doing things the right way, we'll equip you to take your future into your own hands and play a leading role in our story.

Job Description

The Junior Panel Quality Associate is an operational role, reporting to the Senior Panel Quality Manager. You will be responsible for ensuring and maintaining the quality of GfK's Point of Sales (POS) data. Working with other local and offshore operational teams and client-facing colleagues, you will ensure our clients (both internal and external) receive a best-in-class insights through fast and accurate data delivery.

You will have a keen mind and a curiosity to understand trends, spot data anomalies and respond to client reporting queries. Covering a range of markets, your role will also be to ensure that our products maintain expected standards of accuracy and that the latest feature, brand and model developments are reflected in our reporting.

Required Skills:

Quality Control – you can demonstrate your experience with Quality Control processes, following best practice, while working to agreed schedules.

Data Research – through the use of market, product and client knowledge, coupled with a knowledge of GfK processes and in-house tools, you can demonstrate an ability to investigate and resolve data queries raised by external clients or the internal Client Intelligence teams (CSMs).

Client-Centric – you will build a sound understanding of clients' requirements, ensuring timely and accurate quality checking of GfK’s POS data and a timely response to data investigations raised by Client Service and/or CSM colleagues on behalf of end-clients.

Agile – supporting the Senior Panel Quality Manager in developing team culture and behaviour change in line with the team strategy, you will seek opportunities to improve team workflow processes and efficiencies.

Delivery-focused – Develop a rounded understanding of GfK's retail audit methodology, systems and building market knowledge on GfK's products and panels. Support internal and external clients as specified by the Senior Panel Quality Manager by applying that knowledge to weekly and monthly data productions.

You will also support the Snr Panel Quality Manager with the following:

• Ensure data quality follows GfK international standards and standards set by the Panel Quality Director
• Gather all information necessary to undertake client data reconciliations.
• Ensure the business group follows GfK international standards.
• Ensuring methodologies and deliverables follow GfK international standards.
• Own/coordinate internal projects set-up to help the business achieve its Operational objectives.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are an ethical and honest company that is wholly committed to its clients and employees. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace for all and are committed to equal employment opportunity, focusing on all of our employees reaching their full potential. 

We respect and value every employee regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, personality, experience, culture, faith, socio-economic status, or physical or mental disabilities.

We endorse the core principles and rights set forth in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the Social Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, promoting the universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality, and solidarity.

Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do on: https://www.gfk.com/about-gfk/diversity-and-inclusion

At GfK we work collaboratively with our colleagues but offer a flexible working approach, including dividing our time between office & remote working as well as the opportunity to flex our working hours around team core hours.

We offer an exciting work environment that brings people together. We encourage an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit and make use of the latest digital technologies. We are looking for self-starters, who accept challenges and create solutions.

Can there be a better place to take center stage in the digital revolution? We are excited to get to know you!

GfK UK has committed to a net zero carbon emissions policy by 2026.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for site compliance for regulatory, quality as well as food safety standards
• Ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements including SFA, HALAL, FSMA and etc.
• Act as representative for site projects impacting quality and food safety
• Act as food safety team leader
• Being site trainer for quality, regulatory and food safety matters
• Manage overall in-plant GMP audit programs
• In-charge of all pre-audit activities
• Lead the weekly/ monthly review meeting and compile reports
• Ad hoc duties/ projects as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor in Food Science/ Technology or equivalent
• At least 5 - 6 years years of food safety/ compliance preferably from FMCG manufacturing background
• Prior supervisory experience is required

Interested candidates who wish to apply for the advertised position, please send in your resume to gs1@talenttradersg.com

EA License No.: 13C6305

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We believe that challenges are better solved together. That's why you'll join a diverse, global community of solvers - an unexpected mix of people that come together to build trust in society and solve important problems. With us, you are encouraged to lead with your heart and values, and where your unique skills are developed and put to work in unexpected and exciting ways, superpowered by technology.

Our Financial Services Assurance Practice works with organisations to strengthen trust and transparency by building, maintaining and providing trust over financial reporting in a fast changing, technology-driven world. As Asia’s top financial services practice, our audit approach is at the leading edge of best practice. We draw upon our extensive industry knowledge for our clients including top blue-chip companies in the asset management, banking, capital markets, and insurance sectors. We provide our clients with insights, empowered by leading technologies, into marketplace developments and global opportunities.

Responsibilities:

You will provide support to a team of professionals to deliver high service quality to our clients. This includes challenging and varied assurance assignments that cover internal control and risk management reviews as well as procedural and regulatory compliance analyses.

Requirements:

• Diploma in Accountancy from local polytechnics preferred
• Active participation in co-curricular activities
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to teamwork and excellence

Note:

• Please note we accept only one application per candidate. You may indicate your second preference in the same application. We recommend that you apply to your preferred position that closely aligns with your skills, passions, and interests.
• You can indicate another role in the same application form. Duplicate entries will slow down your application with us.
• Kindly upload both your resume and degree audit or transcript in PDF format all under Resume attachment upload
• Kindly note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Got a question? Email to sg_graduate_recruitment@pwc.com.

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For almost 90 years, GfK has been a reliable and trusted insight partner for the world’s biggest companies and leading brands who make a difference in every consumer’s life - and we will continue to build on this. We connect data, science and innovative digital research solutions to provide answers for key business questions around consumers, markets, ROI, brands and media. With our headquarters in Germany and a presence in around 60 countries worldwide, you benefit from our global company with a diverse community of 8,000+ employees.

Harnessing the power of our workforce, the greatest asset we have is our people. As part of GfK, you can take your future into your own hands. We value talent, skills and responsibility and will support your development within our international teams. We are proud of our heritage and our future, as we continue our evolution from Market Research provider to SaaS data solutions and consulting partner. We value extraordinary people and this is why we are looking for YOU to help create our future. For our employees as well as for our clients we pursue one goal: Growth from Knowledge!

Job Description

In GfK’s Consumer Insights practice, we help our clients drive growth in mature and emerging markets by giving them a better understanding of consumers at every stage of the journey – from the realization of a need through to the moment of purchase, followed by how they live with and use products/services. With this intelligence, our clients are able to base their planning on consumer targeting, segmentation and trends in order to make better business decisions across the product lifecycle.

As Junior Quality Associate, the following are the job responsibility:

• Execute low to medium-complexity tasks under supervision.
• Responsible for the correct setting of QC Ratings as quality proof and a base for further QC analysis
• Ensures the global quality standards are met.

You must have:

• Ability to complete assigned tasks on time and with the expected accuracy and completeness
• Team player with good interpersonal skills
• Good technical skills are required to execute the quality checks 
• Product knowledge in a limited set of Product Groups
• MS Office proficiency

Benefits:

• Exciting work environment that brings people together.
• Use of the latest digital technologies
• Initial and ongoing trainings to support your development.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Pick & drop at near spots at subsidized rates
• Annual leaves after employment confirmation
• Health insurance after employment confirmation
• Life Insurance
• Provident Fund after employment confirmation

We are an ethical and honest company that is wholly committed to its clients and employees. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace for all and are committed to equal employment opportunity, focusing on all of our employees reaching their full potential. 

We respect and value every employee regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, personality, experience, culture, faith, socio-economic status, or physical or mental disabilities.

We endorse the core principles and rights set forth in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the Social Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, promoting the universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality, and solidarity.

Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do on: https://www.gfk.com/about-gfk/diversity-and-inclusion

At GfK we work collaboratively with our colleagues but offer a flexible working approach, including dividing our time between office & remote working as well as the opportunity to flex our working hours around team core hours.

We offer an exciting work environment that brings people together. We encourage an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit and make use of the latest digital technologies. We are looking for self-starters, who accept challenges and create solutions.

Can there be a better place to take center stage in the digital revolution? We are excited to get to know you!