Data Admin Executive (Arabic & English)

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Worldpanel provides brands and retailers with a unique, 360-degree understanding of consumer behaviour across the globe. We are shopper-centric, continuously monitoring the purchase and usage behaviour through the largest omnipanel in the world. With unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology and expert analysts, we partner with brands and retailers of all sizes, empowering them to reimagine what’s possible, and change the landscape to create a better, healthier, more sustainable and inclusive world.

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Data Admin Executive (Arabic & English)

Cairo, Egypt

Worldpanel | Decoding Shopper Behaviour for Smarter Brand Growth

About Worldpanel by Numerator

Worldpanel by Numerator provides consumer data representing nearly 6 billion consumers in 65 countries, offering brands a multi-dimensional view of how people think, how they shop, and how they consumer, so they can set bold strategies and drive sustainable business impact.

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Role Overview

The Data Admin Executive is responsible for maintaining the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the Product Dictionary (Master File). This role plays a critical part in ensuring high-quality data by validating product information, identifying new products, and coordinating closely with Field, Commercial, and Retail stakeholders. The role requires strong attention to detail, effective communication, and hands-on market awareness across FMCG categories.

Role Description

Key Responsibilities

Product Dictionary & Master File Management

• Validate and regularly update the Product Dictionary (Master File) to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Review, clean, and consolidate “Type-In” entries from both Other Brands and Named Brands.
• Verify product details using photos, ensuring correct mapping of Brand, SKU (Stock Keeping Unit), pack size, and category.
• Ensure products are correctly classified within relevant categories (e.g., avoiding misclassification such as cakes or biscuits under chocolate).

New Product & SKU Identification

• Identify and validate new brands, new products, and new SKUs for existing brands.
• Collect detailed information on new product launches from multiple sources, including retail chains, field teams, and Panelists.
• Track and update changes in product specifications, packaging, and variants over time.

Retail & Market Engagement

• Partner with retail chains to secure permission and access for regular store visits to identify new products across categories.
• Collect and update product, brand, and SKU information directly from retail outlets.
• Stay up to date with market trends, category developments, and new launches.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with the Commercial team to source detailed product information from clients, particularly for new launches.
• Establish and maintain clear communication channels with Field teams (Interviewers and Supervisors) to track Other Brands and new SKUs in Named Brands.
• Source information on new products from Panelists with the support of Panel teams.
• Share feedback with Panel teams on errors or inconsistencies identified during Type-In cleaning.

Data Quality & Governance

• Ensure timely updates to the Product Dictionary in line with operational timelines.
• Maintain high data quality standards to support downstream reporting, analysis, and client deliverables.
• Flag data gaps, inconsistencies, or risks and proactively work towards resolution.

Skills & Requirements

• Proficiency in English (reading and writing) and Arabic (reading and writing).
• Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Willingness to travel within Cairo and, when required, across other regions.
• Good understanding of FMCG products and categories; prior experience in panel, retail, market research, or similar environments is preferred.
• Strong computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Good typing speed and accuracy.
• Comfortable interacting with people, including retail staff, field teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Organized, proactive, and capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously.

Why Join Worldpanel?

At Worldpanel we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us!

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well-being is taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

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Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.