Manager, Sales

Earning Client Trust and Building Relationships: 

• Support the Sales Team in building and maintaining strong networking and engagement with key players in client networks 
• Informing about important topics/opportunities coming from clients and taking a leading / co-leading role in addressing them 

Understanding Client Needs: 

• Understanding clients business and able to apply NielsenIQ solutions to meet client needs 
• Identifying client needs and networking with relevant contacts in NielsenIQ who can develop these issues further with relevant solutions. 

Sales Management: 

• Creating proposals and support Commercial team in converting any opportunities into a sale 
• Understanding how to price NielsenIQs products and the processes we use. 
• Support Commercial team to smoothly renew existing clients contracts and unlock new sales opportunities with those clients 
• Support client renewal process by aligning clients need assessments with costing process 
• Set up internal financial documentation for approval process 
• Liaise with internal and client stakeholders on billing issues (PO complications overdue payments etc. 

Sales Negotiation & Process: 

• Supporting Sales Team more junior members and other functions in preparing RFP for clients that have strategic importance other than his/hers own portfolio of clients 
• Good understanding and articulation of NielsenIQs value proposition and supporting the sales team on engaging clients in jointly addressing business priorities. 
• Understanding the decision-making process will work with the sales team in planning steps to pre-empt stakeholders objections and to push the client to a favourable outcome. 
• Following up on existing proposals and be able to identify next steps / or seek further help internally to define them 

Planning & Forecasting: 

• Create with a high level of autonomy and limited supervision the commercial plan for the client of his/her responsibility working together with verticals associates. Responsible that all actions / initiatives are followed 
• Ensuring business planning is kept accurate and up to date i.e. financial targets proposal submissions revenue on hand pipeline etc. 

Teamwork & Collaboration: 

• Works continuously with Customer Success team to deliver on commercial agreements and identify opportunities 
• Working continuously with other verticals teams to ensure that leads and opportunities are picked up pertinent information about clients is shared account strategy is aligned and the relevant people are consulted and/or informed of key activity on an account. 
• Liaise with other internal departments to collate sales materials and be creative in designing marketing messages 

Qualifications :

• 3-5 years of B2B sales experience
• Strong understanding of the clients needs 
• Strong sales drive strong persistence 
• Strong client-facing and communication skills 
• Strong business English both verbal and written 
• Numerical literacy 
• Strong time management / project management skills. 
• Team player 
• Capable of working as part of a team within a fast paced challenging and demanding environment whilst maintaining high standards 
• Experience in FMCG sector or equivalent with appreciation of NielsenIQ products services and data (Preferred) 

Additional Information :

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the worlds leading consumer intelligence company delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to 2023 NIQ combined with GfK bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insightsdelivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platformsNIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100 markets covering more than 90% of the worlds population.

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Employment Type :

Full-time