Researcher- Product Testing

• 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.