• Manage the end-to-end delivery of wearer trials across multiple product categories.
• Partner with Product Development, Design and Merchandising teams to identify testing requirements and build effective research programmes.
• Design and execute qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to evaluate product performance.
• Coordinate trial setup, participant recruitment and communication through wearer trial platforms.
• Build and manage relationships with external research and testing partners.
• Analyse research findings and transform data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations.
• Present results to stakeholders in an engaging and influential way, highlighting the commercial and consumer impact of findings.
• Manage key administrative processes including sample distribution, participant incentives and testing logistics.
• Ensure projects remain on schedule by tracking progress, mitigating risks and proactively resolving blockers.
• Support wider consumer and product research initiatives, including concept testing and exploratory studies during quieter testing periods.

• Proven experience in a research, consumer insights or product research role.
• Strong knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
• Experience conducting product testing, wearer trials or consumer research within apparel, activewear or related product categories.
• Ability to identify the right research approaches and ask insightful questions that solve business challenges.
• Experience analysing and synthesising data from multiple sources into compelling insight-led stories.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Confident presentation skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to drive action and business change through research findings.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while contributing to a high-performing team.

Preferred

• Experience using concept and product testing platforms such as MESH01.
• Experience with survey platforms including Alchemer, Typeform or SurveyMonkey.
• Familiarity with research community panels and participant engagement programmes.
• Experience analysing large datasets and using research analysis tools such as DisplayR or MarketSight.
• Understanding and practical application of AI tools to enhance research processes and insight generation.