Tim Barrett Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

In charge of consumer product research support and management

CPG & Consumer Services Expert

Chicago

Chicago, Il

• Responsible for primary & secondary research which involves direct and regular contact with key industry players, alongside collating and discussing data and trends internally for the purposes of improving global, regional and country level understanding of the Retailing industry amongst team and in-country analysts. • Synthesize above research into insightful short and longer form content (editorial style analysis & narrative driven, deep-dive presentations)• Work with the Head of Retailing and Research Managers globally on yearly research cycle. Includes project planning, roll out, research, modelling and finalisation in addition to top-down data review to ensure consistency and maximize quality of global database• Work with clients in a research and commercial capacity to keep Retailing system up-to-date and responsive to current demand• Build an external presence through key trade press, presentations, and social media

Chicago, Il

• Built off accomplishments and responsibilities from associate role (see below), which enabled managers to trust me with some the most data intensive & revision heavy projects (e.g. Packaging)• Managed four commissioned analysts across Latin America to provide support for research projects and ensure timely submission of data and corresponding analysis alongside completing my own research• Presented numerous times on global trends including packaging presentations at the 2014 CSPA conference, the 2014 PET Value Chain Americas conference, and Dow Chemical's private stage at PACK EXPO 2015• Trained three new analysts, monitoring output, providing assistance and outlining basic methodologies and was responsible for familiarizing a number of new sales members to methodology as well• Developed standardized method for my team to better track project issues and dataset explanations/methodologies

Chicago, Il

• Built datasets for a number of CPG and Consumer Services industries including, but not limited to Health & Beauty, Consumer Finance, & Consumer Electronics. Was responsible for building market sizes, brand shares, distribution data, and forecasts through the collection and analysis of scan data, company financials, brokerage reports, and leveraging our extensive connections for trade interviews. Followed this with qualitative analysis in large format country reports (75+ pages) detailing market segment movement, topline industry trends, and company profiles• Worked with country, regional, & industry teams internally & internationally to ensure data accuracy & timeliness• Spoke to both sales & clients directly to help assuage worries and address queries regarding data discrepancies, forecast assumptions, and basic methodologies• Connected to dozens of industry contacts through query responses, cold-calling techniques, conference visits, & working with sales to build virtuous circle connections with clients• Interviewed frequently by press with significant opinion citations in national publications (e.g. WSJ, The New York Times) and trade press (e.g. Progressive Grocer) in addition to having my data cited in national publications (e.g. The Washington Post), trade press (e.g. National Restaurant News) and company financials (e.g. McDonald’s 10-K)

Chicago, Il

• Designed U.S. economic perspectives presentation for foreign investors which outlined state of the US real estate market by analyzing a wide-ranging set of indicators (employment, housing, consumption, etc.)• Organized and consolidated entire investor universe consisting of 1400 organizations and 3300 contacts• Drafted and edited portions of two company white papers and two Request for Proposals

Chicago, Il

• Created comprehensive presentation for internal investment committee which analyzed the previous 5 months worth of economic indicators • Helped senior consultants with tasks such as, asset allocation plans, hypothetical investment returns, etc.• Reviewed 100+ quarterly performance reports for technical and organizational accuracy

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Philosophy