Retail & Shopper Senior Researcher (Associate Director) at Kantar

This position is responsible for leading TNS RMS Nigeria’s Retail practice. It includes strategic consulting, business development, building relationships with key clients and ensuring flawless execution and delivery of quality research and insights. The candidate must be able to manage a small team of research executives, inspire confidence and motivate the team to deliver and collaborate with other functional teams. The Retail & Shopper Senior Researcher (Associate Director) is also expected to train and develop the team to build and enhance capabilities.

Deliverables:

• Further the growth and development of our Retail client portfolio
• Drive client satisfaction by providing insights and actionable recommendations during presentations and business reviews
• Undertake sales activities independently or in conjunction with senior staff and members of other cross functional Teams in terms of preparation and delivery of proposal and credentials
• Ensure the generation of required revenue from the assigned client portfolio and proper contract costing in order to meet the agreed budget and business targets
• Ensure the services provided to clients are timely and precise according to client business needs and specifications while meeting the company's quality standards
• Ensure proper and diligent People Management
• Set objectives and monitor performance for the team

Requirements

• At least a HND/B.SC or equivalent in Statistics, any of the sciences, 10 - 15 years of market research - related industry experience with a minimum of 7 years of experience within Retail Research – Conducting retail Audits/ Retail Census etc.
• Strong marketing (research) knowledge – at least 5 to 10 years’ experience
• Expert knowledge of statistics and multivariate analysis
• Expert knowledge of research techniques and methodologies
• Effective writing & presentation skills
• Proficiency in English and computer literate
• Strong persuasion skills
• Seriousness and authority within the company