Senior Director, Growth and Strategy

Company: Kantar
Location: Buffalo
Posted on: September 23, 2022

Job Description:

WE GO BEYOND THE OBVIOUS, USING INTELLIGENCE, PASSION AND CREATIVITY TO INSPIRE NEW THINKING AND SHAPE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. TO START A CAREER THAT IS OUT OF THE ORDINARY, PLEASE APPLY...JOB DETAILSKantar is the world's leading marketing data and analytics company. We have a complete, unique and rounded understanding of how people think, feel and act; globally and locally in over 90 markets. By combining the deep expertise of our people, our data resources and benchmarks and our innovative analytics and technology, we help our clients understand people and inspire growth.Our profiles colleagues are the experts in helping clients connect with people. This includes survey design, sampling, profiling, data integration and activation for programmatic campaigns. Their single access point to 88 million deeply profiled research-ready respondents enables clients to build rich profiles of their target audience and access immediately actionable data. ROLE DESCRIPTIONThe Senior Director of Growth & Strategy will be part of the broader Kantar North American Sales organization and will be an important contributor of new revenue generation for the Profiles Division. This Business Development role will focus on selling new, enterprise clients quantitative research solutions from our proprietary assets. This role will focus on selling brands research in the form of field & tab and/or agile solutions like Kantar's proprietary Accelerated Answers and other agile solutionsKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build new pipeline of promising, brand direct clients across core industry verticals.
• Exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets by prioritizing activities and leveraging resources.
• Qualify prospective clients, identify opportunities and continuously manage sales pipeline.
• Leverage Profiles solutions and identifying best offering for client & Kantar.
• Build and maintain client relationships to ensure client renewals and new opportunities.
• Manage the sales cycle from first inquiry to close to final delivery.
• Produce strategic territory and account plans to build business and deliver against goal.
• Leverage CRM interface (Sugar CRM) to maintain accurate, disciplined tracking of sales pipeline.
• Build and grow highly collaborative relationships with Sales peers and client support teams.ROLE REQUIREMENTS
  • The ideal candidate will have 2-5+ years of quantitative research sales experience and will have demonstrated the ability to close new, enterprise revenue.BENEFITSWe provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package, including
    • Medical plans with comprehensive, affordable coverage for a range of health services
    • Health Savings Account/FSA
    • Dental, Vision and benefits to cover unique healthcare needs
    • Wellness Program
    • 401k with matching
    • Tuition Reimbursement, Commuter benefits
    • Unlimited PTOPRIVACY DISCLOSURE:Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited ("Kantar"). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.The salary range for this role in Illinois is $92,300 - $153,900. Your final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.KANTAR REWARDS STATEMENTAt Kantar 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 competitiveand 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 andwell beingis 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.Kantar is the world's leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar's 30,000 people help the world's leading organisations succeed and grow.

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