The Job
This role reports to APAC Head of Market & Consumer Insight and focus on China market & supports APAC activities. Serve as the voice of the consumer and customer for ADM Human Nutrition in APAC. Lead end ‑to ‑end insight programs—combining primary research, syndicated sources, social/digital listening and advanced analytics—to shape strategy, innovation and commercial activation across priority categories. Impact at regional scale, exposure to cutting ‑edge nutrition and insights innovation, flexible ways of working, strong growth pathways and competitive rewards.
Your Responsibilities
• Trends & foresight: Track consumer, category, product and channel shifts; identify whitespace and growth opportunities in market dynamics.
• Design Research: Conducts multiple qualitative, quantitative projects with methodological rigor into modern methods (AI-assisted, hybrid approach) and on ‑time execution
• Translating Insights: Translate complex data into compelling, persuasive narratives, story ‑led recommendations; enable customer ‑centric activation and influences decision
• Data analytics at scale: Apply analysis to harmonize quantitative, qualitative, social listening data, to derive themes, segmentation, sentiment and drivers; produce executive ‑ready summaries.
• Multi ‑source synthesis: Synthesize proprietary studies and syndicated data types, digital and social outputs to surface patterns and whitespace, explains the “why” with clear APAC implications
• Innovation Acceleration: Integrates trend insights, identify cultural semiotic signals to support innovation process, with consumer validation to fit underlying unmet needs
• Workflow automation: Establish Power BI and AI dashboard for primary/secondary sources, reporting insights, filtering data, and implementing quality standards across projects
• AI Insights Library: Assists in populating market intelligence sources to establish a secure, searchable knowledge hub for rapid reuse of learnings across customers and categories.
• Stakeholder communication: Present insights and scenarios to internal stakeholders and external clients; influence decisions with clear evidence.
• Strategy Partnering: Conduct sizing and landscape scans to inform strategy and portfolio choices, highlight risks/opportunities for mid to long term planning.
• Cross ‑functional partnership: Work with Category/Marketing, Commercial, R&D and Communications team to sharpen value propositions, review publications to guide consumer-centric activations.
• Vendor management: Brief, selects and manages agencies; uphold budget discipline, quality, compliance and ensure timeliness deliverables.
Shanghai
Shanghai
China
Your Profile
• 6–8 years in market intelligence, consumer insights, competitive intelligence, customer insights
• Strong APAC experience in B2C or B2B industry in FMCG, flavor house, food ingredients supplier
• Bachelor’s degree in food, Consumer Science, Market Research, Marketing, Statistics, Business related.
• Proficiency with market intelligence databases, qual/quant research methodologies; digital platform, social listening tool, advanced statistical analytics; Power BI knowledge is required.
• Outstanding storytelling, stakeholder influence and project leadership in matrixed environments.
• Display ability to multi-task, shift priorities, adjust multiple demands, work in agility.
• Great interpersonal bonding skills. Possess strong teamwork and team building skills.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English and Chinese. Japanese is a plus.
• Ability to travel 10-15% of time for better customer and consumer engagement experiences
About ADM
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.
ADM unlocks the power of nature to enrich the quality of life. We’re an essential global agricultural supply chain manager and processor, providing food security by connecting local needs with global capabilities. We’re a premier human and animal nutrition provider, offering one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of ingredients and solutions from nature. We’re a trailblazer in health and well-being, with an industry-leading range of products for consumers looking for new ways to live healthier lives. We’re a cutting-edge innovator, guiding the way to a future of new bio-based consumer and industrial solutions. And we're leading in business-driven sustainability efforts that support a strong agricultural sector, resilient supply chains, and a vast and growing bioeconomy. Around the globe, our expertise and innovation are meeting critical needs from harvest to home. Learn more at www.adm.com.
