FreeBird – Jan Stuffers

FreeBird - Jan Stuffers

FreeBird – Jan Stuffers

A seasoned multi-lingual market research professional with 44 years’ experience in agency management, service, business and customer relations development. Adept at both quantitative and qualitative primary research. Extensive experience in lead generation, survey designing, project negotiations, developing and scripting questionnaires, data analysis, CRM and VoIP calling systems. Good understanding of cultural sensitivities thanks to working experience in mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, North Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific region.

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Description

Key Skills

Languages

  • Dutch (native tongue).
  • English (first language).
  • German.
  • French.
Technology

  • Microsoft Office (advanced).
  • SPSS.
  • LimeSurvey.
  • Genesys CRM.
  • HTML/PHP/CSS/Java.
  • Accounting software.
  • VoIP calling application.
Communication

  • Interpersonal skills.
  • Team spirit fostering.
  • Adept at organising.
  • Analytical.
  • Advanced reporting.
  • Presentation flair.
  • Multi-lingual.
  • Culturally appreciative.
Business

  • Market research (advanced).
  • Marketing strategy.
  • Business/financial modelling/analysis.
  • Market feasibility/entry development.
  • Business development/lead generation.
Industry Exposure
  • Agriculture.
  • Association Membership.
  • Automotive.
  • B2B Services.
  • Commodities.
  • Education.
  • Electronics.
  • Energy/utilities.
  • Entertainment/Sports.
  • Environment/Ecology.
  • Fashion.
  • Finance/Insurance.
  • FMCG.
  • Furniture & Furnishings.
  • Healthcare/Pharma.
  • Heavy Equipment.
  • Horeca.
  • Household appliances.
  • Industrial Raw Materials.
  • Information Technology.
  • Lighting.
  • Logistics.
  • Luxury Goods.
  • Management Consulting.
  • Media/Advertising.
  • NGO Services.
  • Oil/Gas/Petrochem.
  • Public Services.
  • Real Estate/Construction.
  • Retail Banking.
  • Retail Trading.
  • Sports and Entertainment.
  • Telecom.
  • Toys and Games.
  • Travel & Tourism.

And More…

Career History

Independent Market Research Consultant – Greece
2024-Present

Greece

Freelance Market Research Consultant (Remote)
Independent consulting assistance:

  • Lead generation.
  • Survey designing.
  • Preparing proposals and project negotiations.
  • Questionnaire and discussion guide development.
  • Programming online questionnaires and screeners.
  • Website enhancement to increase market research integration.
  • Domestic and international sourcing of interviewer/recruiter teams.
  • Quality assurance, including data validation and back-checking.
  • Data preparation and analysis.
  • Client service.
  • Reporting and presentations.
World Research Alliance – Hong Kong and Greece
 2024-Present

Greece

Non-Executive Director (Remote)
Independent consulting assistance:

  • Sharpening lead generation and marketing of research services.
  • Embellishing public relations.
  • Developing and promoting market research products.
  • Expanding and maintaining global field resource network.
  • Ensuring research designs are culturally proper for the locale.
  • Improving proposals and support in project negotiations.
  • Enhancing questionnaire and discussion guide development.
  • Membership development and raising ethical standards among them.
  • Implementation of effective quality control measures.
  • Advancing data processing capabilities.
  • Improving client service standards.
  • Reporting and presentation standards.
 2019-2024

China
Hong Kong
Greece

Managing Director (Onsite)

  • Formulating marketing strategies and sales tactics.
  • Development and supervision of in-house market research and resources.
  • Management of major international survey contributors.
  • Expanding and maintaining global field resource network.
  • Leading project negotiations with major accounts.
  • Public relations.
  • Development of new service products.
  • Guidance on appropriate research designs for countries where surveys are to be fielded.
  • Vetting proposals and support in project negotiations.
  • Directions on questionnaire and discussion guide development.
  • Membership development and ensuring ethical standards among them.
  • Overseeing effective quality control measures.
  • Advancing data processing capabilities.
  • Client service for major accounts.
  • Supervising reports and presentation standards.
Incite Research International – Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Greece
2024-Present

Greece

Freelance Senior Consultant (Remote)

  • Client service.
  • Business development.
  • Survey architecture consulting.
  • Project management.
  • Questionnaire, screener and DG designing.
  • Fieldwork coordination and quality control.
  • Data preparation, tabulations and statistical analyses.
  • Reporting and presentations.
1994-2024

Bahrain
UAE
China
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Philippines
Greece

Founder & Managing Director (Onsite)

  • Marketing and sales.
  • Public relations.
  • Management of internal and external resources.
  • Recruitment and leadership of market research consultants.
  • Leading project negotiations with major accounts.
  • Client service to major accounts.
  • Development of new service products.
  • Guidance on appropriate research designs for countries where surveys are fielded.
  • Vetting proposals and support in project negotiations generally.
  • Directions on questionnaire and discussion guide development.
  • Overseeing effective quality control measures.
  • Advancing data processing capabilities.
  • Ensuring reports and presentations are to the highest standard.
MERAC (now Kantar) – United Arab Emirates
1992-1994

Bahrain
UAE

Deputy General Manager (Onsite)

  • Client service (e.g., Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Almarai, Colgate Palmolive, Savola).
  • Business development of a continuous consumer tracking survey.
  • General management support to the Managing Director.
ESA Market Research Limited – United Kingdom
1990-1992

United Kingdom

Director (Onsite)

  • General management support.
  • New business development.
  • Client service.
  • Developing and overseeing proprietary field resources.
  • Enhancement of data processing capabilities.
1986-1990

United Kingdom

Market Research Manager (Onsite)

  • New business development.
  • Client service (e.g., Mars, Reckitt Benckiser, Mirror Group, Duracell, Gallaher, Glaxo, Canderel).
  • Liaison with survey partners.
GfK – The Netherlands and United Kingdom
1982-1985

United Kingdom

Field Manager (Onsite)

  • Developing and managing a team of market researchers collecting retail data in consumer electronics.
  • Designing and implementing efficient data collection schedules.
  • Team administration.
1981-1982

Netherlands

Market Researcher (Remote)

  • Auditing retail stores to collect data in the consumer electronics industry.
  • Training of new auditors.

Personal Details

Key Data

  • Place of birth: Harlingen, the Netherlands.
  • Gender: male.
  • Number of dependants: none.
Education
  • Business College Netherlands (equivalent to BA).
  • Majored in marketing, macro- and microeconomics.
Countries of Residence
  • The Netherlands: born and bred – left the country at the age of 23.
  • United Kingdom: 10 years.
  • Middle East: Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates: 16 years.
  • SE Asia: China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Philippines: 11 years.
  • Greece: 5 years.

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