Senior Manager
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
About the job Senior Manager, Analytics is a commercially minded mid-stage professional with a CPG/analytics background, that will manage the NielsenIQ Analytics business with a select set of NielsenIQ clients in Middle East. The role will focus on building commercial success for our Analytics solutions across Price & Promotion, Route to Market and Assortment among other solutions. The individual will be required to generate sales leads with senior client engagement, present impactful sales pitches to key client stakeholders and convert sales effectively. The individual will also build internal relationships to further enable commercial success and work with delivery and product teams as required.
Responsibilities Earning Client Trust/Building Relationships
- Build and maintain strong networking engagement with key players & Sales personas (Key account managers, Brand managers, Sales managers, Category heads) across broad base of client targets.
- Confidence & credibility to talk to a wide range of decision influencers.
- Demonstrate the highest commitment to sales force penetration and retention.
- Demonstrable knowledge of the CPG and Retail industry, understanding how trade and business needs are changing and how NielsenIQ Analytics solutions can help solve client business issues.
- Responsible for developing case studies & client testimonials.
- Full understanding of NielsenIQ Analytics portfolio and interconnectedness of different solutions.
- Has a good understanding of customer business around Pricing/Promotions, Route to market and Assortment aspects and can reframe and challenge the way customers view their businesses
- Available during final presentation of results to ensure client satisfaction, actionable recommendations and additional opportunity detection
- Deployment of necessary solutions around persona\'s as part of sales planning process.
- Able to drive towards sales targets, has visibility of all opportunities and risk, ensures tight pipeline and proposal tracking systems.
- Comfortable negotiating with mid level client stakeholders or procurement teams and knows what levers to use. Pre-empts stakeholder objections and pushes the client to a favorable outcome.
- Supports their line manager in development and execution of the business plan across their client portfolio: financial target/proposal submission/revenue on hand/pipeline for its group of clients/solutions.
- Joint accountability with line manager for business planning and implementation. Tracks the financial performance of clients.
- Demonstrate keen eye for tracking client budgets and pursuing opportunities
- Relentless curiosity to learn from & share with Analytics peers from regional markets and beyond
- Works continuously with Commercial peers, PL, Delivery COE team & other Analytics leaders to ensure that leads and opportunities are picked up, pertinent information about clients is shared and the relevant people are consulted and/or informed of key activity on an account
About you
- Passionate and knowledgeable about CPG industry and how marketing/sales work
- Committed to professional excellence \xe2\x80\x93 externally with clients and internally in the organization
- Highly disciplined and rigorous in planning and execution
- Positive and high energy with clients and internal teams
- Ability to learn continuously on multiple fronts (products, clients etc.)
- Comfortable with a full sales cycle from planning and forecasting to closing
Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in CPG Sales, Trade Marketing, Key Account.
- Bachelor\'s Degree
- Knowledge in sales processes in CPG companies, customers, modern and traditional market.
- Good knowledge of NielsenIQ products, services and data preferred
- Digital knowledge, Salesforce
- Excellent business English (+ local language), both verbal and written
- Proven sales acumen
- Strong analytical skills
- Expertise in (application of) one of NielsenIQ solutions in Analytics is a plus
Additional Information
About NielsenIQ NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company providing the most complete and trusted view of consumers and markets in 90 countries covering 90% of the world\xe2\x80\x99s population. Focusing on consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and FMCG and retailers, we enable customers to defy what\xe2\x80\x99s possible. How? We combine unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology, and the industry\xe2\x80\x99s top talent to create insights that unlock innovation. Join us and change the landscape. Learn more at: www.niq.com Want to keep up with our latest updates? Follow us on: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion NielsenIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NielsenIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion/
About NielsenIQ NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company providing the most complete and trusted view of consumers and markets in 90 countries covering 90% of the world\xe2\x80\x99s population. Focusing on consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and FMCG and retailers, we enable customers to defy what\xe2\x80\x99s possible. How? We combine unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology, and the industry\xe2\x80\x99s top talent to create insights that unlock innovation. Join us and change the landscape. Learn more at: www.niq.com Want to keep up with our latest updates? Follow us on: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion NielsenIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NielsenIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion/
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Job IdJD1492326
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationSharjah, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned