Research Manager, BASES at Nielsen

Job Description
ABOUT THIS JOB

• Innovation matters. With best-in-class research and predictive analytical tools, NielsenIQ BASES remains essential to our clients’ development of new product ideas, product messaging that inspires action, fresh packaging designs, and optimal product launch strategies. In BASES, you will be responsible for client consulting from start to finish of all BASES projects, managing a team of analysts, reviewing all data analysis-related work, and conducting client de-briefs along with overall account management responsibilities for key clients.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Client Engagement:

• Overall account management including client pitching, debriefs, and request handling
• Responsible for on-time report delivery at required quality standards across BASES solutions
• Drives success at all levels of the sales cycle – prospecting, relationship building, consultative selling, presenting, and closing.

Operational Excellence:

• Manage technical analyst team for SSA including all senior reviews for client reports, data analysis, and volume forecasting
• Provide a deeper understanding of other departments and NielsenIQ solutions

ABOUT YOU

• Strong sense of ownership and determination to get things done

Open to new ideas

• Constantly learns, grows from mistakes and challenges, open to guidance and coaching
• Demonstrates empathy lacks excessive ego and understands how behavior impacts others
• Unwavering commitment to personal accountability, integrity, and ethical behavior
• Is able to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients
• Evokes and builds trust and leverages relationships for collaboration
• Optimize on usefulness. Look at every process, policy, system, etc. And ask, “Is this still useful? Can we make this more useful?”
• Drives change through experimentation, technology, and/or innovation
• Connects dots, demonstrates an understanding of how priorities and work fit into the larger team
• Demonstrates a client-centric approach when problem-solving, makes a connection to the “big picture”
• Has strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Makes objective and data-driven decisions

QUALIFICATION

Minimum Qualification of Bachelor’s Degree in fields such as, but not limited to:

• Data Analysis
• Maths
• Psychology
• Statistics
• At least 4 Years work experience / Industry experience
• FMCG
• Manufacturing
• Retailer
• Market Research
• Banking
• Telecom
• Other diverse industries (e.g. academia, consulting)

Technical skills

• Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
• Google Office & Products
• Social Media
• Language requirements
• English