Rukumani Arumugam

About Me

Personable business professional bringing successful 10+year career in Market
and Consumer Research across both agency and client. Focused on delivering
superior customer experience to internal and external customers utilizing
customer insights.
Adept at utilizing consumer research to drive insights to improve customer
experience and drive brand growth.

Education

B.Sc. in Chemistry 2007

Jacobs University Bremen

Principles of Marketing Research 2014

Marketing Research Institute International, University Of Georgia (Online)

Work & Experience

MARKET RESEARCH AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE MANAGER

Consolidated Bank Ghana

09/02/2016

Provide support to the Unit Head on all activities aimed at gathering and interpreting information about the customer, employees and/or business units to gain insight and support decision making.  Aid in generating periodic surveys to solicit feedback from external customers on their experience with the various touchpoints.  Work closely with stakeholders to utilize feedback to streamline our services.  Facilitate the development of surveys to address pain areas of internal customers and departmental synergy  Collaborate with various departments on areas to improve service delivery and/product modification utilizing customer insights

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Millward Brown West Africa

08/02/2010 - 08/31/2016

Key contact person responsible for overseeing projects from questionnaire development, data collection through to reporting and presenting of results.  Utilized insights from Brand Health, Customer Satisfaction surveys and Household Panel to aid timely recommendations to help clients grow their brands.  Solidified client relationships through constant collaborative efforts, and identifying opportunities for clients.  Grew accounts from small dip surveys into weekly continuous tracking surveys.  Coordinated with suppliers both internal and external, to ensure projects were running efficiently and on time.

RESEARCH EXECUTIVE

Research International

05/01/2008 - 05/28/2010

Collaborated with leadership team on research projects to meet tight deadlines for multiple projects and determine best methods for each project.  Coordination of research projects  Questionnaire design  Moderating focus groups  Conducting in-depth interviews,  Writing reports, proposals etc.