Kantar - Group Account Director - Quantitative Research

Kantar is the worlds leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. Our Insights colleagues are the masters of using data to resolve challenges. They help brands define what they should stand for, how to reinvent and renew their offer, how to better reach audiences, and how to win with consumers and customers. By collecting substantial data from across the world, they blend human expertise with technology, making sure we can deliver innovative insights to brands everywhere.ROLE MISSION: This resource is a part of the Client Service team who would serve as an Intermediary between Kantar and its clients, with responsibility for revenue & margin assurance & appropriate high levels of service to those AND KANTAR: A leading research agency, we help clients to grow great brands and improve marketing efficiency by analyzing, interpreting and understanding the world around us. At Kantar, our services include Quantitative & Qualitative Solutions, Neuroscience, Brand Equity and Advertising, media and digital effectiveness. Join us and youll be part of 30,000 colleagues and 12 world-leading research, data and insight brands at Kantar. At the heart of WPP, our unique consumer insight inspires clients to flourish in an extraordinary world.KEY OUTCOMES: - Developing & maintaining relationships with their identified clients, ensuring that their needs are being met and that they are receiving appropriate levels of service, in collaboration with the line manager on those accounts. - Owning the management of revenue budgets set for those clients in close collaboration with the higher manager. - Developing individual job costs, monitoring job costs throughout a project and ensuring profitability. - Identifying & developing new business opportunities amongst existing clients and outside the existing client base with guidance from higher managers. - Management of staff in his/her team, training and career development of staff, annual evaluations and monitoring of the progress of staff under their management. - Leading the national special projects for cascade across the entire - At least 7 - 10 years of experience in Client Service. - Proven knowledge of market research. - Preferred proven knowledge of Kantar products and philosophy. - Proven skills in team management and leadership. - Background and experience in P&L management. - Demonstrated ability to build strong client relationships. - Strong presentation and interpersonal communication skills.What part of Kantar might I be joining?- Youll be joining our Insights division, the masters of using data to resolve challenges.- They help brands define what they should stand for, how to reinvent and renew their offer, how to better reach audiences, and how to win with consumers.- By blending human insights expertise with the latest technology advances, Insights make sure we can deliver innovative information to brands join Kantar? We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And if we combine the expertise of our people with the latest AI technology, we can really help brands discover some amazing insights. And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way works for them. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like youre not an exact match, wed love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar. (ref:iimjobs.com)