Global Client Manager (Maternity Cover)

Job Description:

We're the world's leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.
Worldpanel provides brands and retailers with a unique, 360-degree understanding of consumer behaviour across the globe. We are shopper-centric, continuously monitoring the purchase and usage behaviour through the largest omnipanel in the world. With unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology and expert analysts, we partner with brands and retailers of all sizes, empowering them to reimagine what's possible, and change the landscape to create a better, healthier, more sustainable and inclusive world.

Job Details

(COMPANY NAME) and Europanel are searching for an inquisitive and dedicated Global Client Manager to temporarily join our teams on a maternity cover basis. Being this a global role we're looking for candidates based in London, UK or Lisbon, Portugal - this is an incredible opportunity to be part of our exciting vision for the future!

The Team and Role's mission

You'll be joining the Europanel Unilever Global Client account and supporting the team on the day-to-day project management on Unilever's Ice Cream & Nutrition account - having the ownership of building strong relationships with a set of client stakeholders, delivery of key projects & analysis on Unilever's big portfolio of brands including Ben & Jerry's, Magnum, Cornetto, Hellmann's, Knorr, and more and contribute to commercial success by proactively identifying opportunities and new relationships.

If you're willing to 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'll be out of the ordinary and join us!

Key outcomes
* Own and deliver major projects in the Ice Cream and Nutrition category and beyond.
* Deliver insights and recommendations that are clearly articulated, visual and actionable that help shape Unilever's commercial strategy
* Build a strong partnership with your key client contacts.
* Develop opportunities to grow revenue for the team, with a focus on widening our network, identifying client issues, and increasing the contribution of Europanel services
* Create & maintain an account plan with support from your manager & colleagues
* Develop a partnership approach to collaborate with colleagues in Europanel, country contacts across CPS GfK & (COMPANY NAME) Worldpanel, and other agencies including (COMPANY NAME) and Nielsen
* Apply an understanding of and respect for other cultures to enhance client solutions and achieve the best value for clients

Key Capabilities
Your background will ideally look like this…
* University Degree (Bachelor's or Master's Degree) in Economics, Sociology, Marketing, Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Econometrics or equivalent fields.
* Minimum of 2-3 years of previous experience in Client Management roles (preferably in the FMCG industry) with a proven record of excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior decision-makers.
* Business proficiency in English (B2 Level Minimum required).
* Solid knowledge of fundamental statistical concepts and analysis.
* Strong data visualization skills
* Confirmed business experience with Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP; Pivot Tables) and PowerPoint.
* Experienced working with large data sets (preferably experienced with consumer panels both on Usage and Purchase), and showcased effectiveness in analysing, interpreting and articulating data with business implications

With the following qualities…
* Inquisitive, with critical thinking, and demonstrates a genuine passion for consumer behaviour.
* Enjoys actively looking for new and more efficient ways of improving processes, raising standards, reducing errors, and overcoming omissions.
* Is proactive, optimistic, and willing to get involved to achieve the team's goals and objectives.
* Is highly collaborative and adaptable with the ability to work effectively within different cultural and technical environments.
* Possesses outstanding communication and interpersonal skills in order to comfortably connect with partners at all levels across the organization and facilitate discussions constructively.

What our Recruitment Process Looks Like...
* 1st Stage - Numerical Reasoning Assessment Test
* 2nd Stage - Screening Interview with Talent Acquisition
* 3rd Stage - Case study presentation to Hiring Manager and Senior Stakeholder.

Country
Portugal

Why join (COMPANY NAME)?

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 by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

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 that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you're not an exact match, we'd love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at (COMPANY NAME)