Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company, and our Worldpanel colleagues are experts in shopper behavior. Offering continuous monitoring, advanced analytics and tailored solutions for our clients, they help turn purchase behavior into a competitive advantage across a wide range of markets including tech, fashion, telecoms and fast-moving consumer goods.
Job Details
We’re looking for a Client Executive to become a key part of the team working with Nestle in the UK.
This role works very closely with contacts across a number of teams within different Nestlé categories, so is a great role for someone looking to develop their networking, client-handling and account management skills.
We have a track record of delivering powerful, incisive insight about shopper and consumer behaviors to help Nestlé find growth, and this role is all about getting under the skin of the client’s pressing business challenges and producing strong, clear, commercially relevant insights and stories.
We’re also looking for someone who is willing to develop and share strong, insight-based opinions and constructively challenge the client to help find the best answer - just like a good ‘trusted advisor’ should!
Working across a mini-portfolio of Nestle categories this role also requires strong organisational skills, with the ability to delegate upwards internally and manage multiple priorities from across the client.
Nestle has a broad and deep partnership with Worldpanel and you will be part of a large team all dedicated to the client, which means a strong support network with peers, coaches and role-models to help guide your personal growth and development.
Nestle engages with Worldpanel across many of our services, with regular access to data from our Purchase, Usage, OOH and Worldpanel Plus panels, as well as conducting projects using our Advanced Analytics capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Clients: Act as the key day to day contact across a varied portfolio of accounts including large & strategically important Alcohol producers, blue chip brands and leading Hot Beverage Manufacturers. Your role would involve taking briefs and delivering insights that drive action, building strong relationships across differing functions and levels of seniority, spotting opportunities, building market expertise and driving commercial growth.
- Insight: Producing and communicating high quality insight. Deliver best in class presentations to multi-level audiences potentially integrating Purchase, Out of Home and Alcovision usage data combined with market knowledge to drive true consumer insight.
- Team: Opportunity to provide defined support to more junior early career starters with a view to developing mentoring skills. Plenty of development opportunities to progress upwards within a large team or seek to broaden skills across the other parts of the wider lifestyle team..
- Revenue: Responsibility for managing the pipeline for your account portfolio, generating leads, spotting opportunities, and converting sales! Opportunity to support the New Business team in prospecting and delivering commissioned analyses.
- Service impact: You will be joining an ambitious team and given the opportunity to get involved in various workstreams across Drinks, such as thought leadership, Expert Solution innovation, PR and L&D programmes within the team
Person Specification
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to put together insightful and impactful presentations, thoughtfully combine data sources and support others in doing so.
- Able to build and maintain fantastic client relationships, inspiring trust and confidence
- Genuine enthusiasm and interest in Drinks markets (our clients range from Soft drinks, Hot Drinks, Beer, Cider, Spirits and Wine brands..…what’s not to like!)
- Confident and experienced presenter able to present to a range of audiences
- A commercial mind set - ability to spot sales opportunities, propose solutions and convert them
- Excellent team player who cares about maintaining and building a best in class working culture
Benefits
- 25 days holidays plus your birthday off!
- Option of flexible hybrid working
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Private Medical & Dental Insurance
- Eyecare Vouchers
- Life Assurance & Income Protection
- Cycle to Work Scheme
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United Kingdom
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We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. 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, nobody knows people better than Kantar.
And because we know people, we like to make sure our people are looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for our people is our highest priority and we encourage our people to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage our colleagues to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all, and we’re flexible in our approach to ensure people feel included and accepted. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, which is why we welcome applications from all background and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not a perfect fit, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.