Client Director - Retail

Bentonville, AR (Hybrid)

$115K/yr – $154K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 5 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead the delivery of integrated analyses for strategic client initiatives, presenting actionable insights to senior stakeholders while coordinating across NIQ teams.

  • Translate client issues into end-to-end analysis projects.
  • Foster relationships with executive sponsors and cross-functional partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead a high-performing team who is responsible for creating integrated analyses in support of client's strategic initiative.
  • Present analyses to senior-level client contacts with actionable insights and recommendations for the client's business.
  • Proactively provide subject matter expertise on our products and the merchandising analytics domain to clients in support of strategic client business issues including Pricing, Promotion, Assortment and other merchandising analytics domains.
  • Maintain and build productive business relationships with key client contacts.
  • Work collaboratively with other NIQ teams, including specialty sales, operations, data science, product, to further develop existing tools and identify revenue opportunities outside of contracted services.

Requirements

  • 10+ years’ experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG), CPG Retail, and/or market research industry required.
  • Strong analytic aptitude with the ability to apply analytic products to CPG/CPG Retail industry business issues.
  • 3+ years’ experience in directly managing, mentoring, and leading associates.
  • Successfully manage end-to projects, from approach/design to delivery of insights.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to deliver impactful client presentations.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders and senior leadership (VP level and above), both internally and externally.
  • Skilled at influencing and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong sense of urgency and accountability to drive client outcomes while managing multiple priorities.
  • Expert proficiency in NIQ tools and datasets.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint.

Benefits

  • Flexible working environment
  • Volunteer time off
  • LinkedIn Learning
  • Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
  • Flexible spending accounts and a Health Savings Account (including company contributions)
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan including company matching contributions
  • Disability insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Discretionary paid time off program and 11 paid holidays
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NielsenIQ

NielsenIQ (NIQ) is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. NIQ combined with GfK in 2023, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. Today NIQ has operations in 95+ countries representing 97% of the world’s GDP. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full ViewTM.

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