Lowongan Associate Director, Analytics Sales Development (Assortment & Merchandising) di PT The Nielsen Company Indonesia

Job Purpose

Leads sales efforts for Assortment and Merchandising solutions within the Analytics practice and is responsible for the commercial plan development and execution. Key priorities include: 

• Own and Grow the A&M business by agressive opportunities explorations and follow-ups.
• Driving full sales cycle: expanding business with the existing/new client portfolio (selling new / renewing existing contract), proactively identifying sales opportunities based on client strategic priorities and networking in close alignment with CBPs
• Drive the penetration and adoption of the new Assortment solution (Shelf-Architect) through key retailers support and cooperation.
• Expand and optimized the penetration of planogram software, Spaceman, to both retailer and manufacture clients.
• Close collaboration with Delivery COE team to drive seamless delivery to clients.

Success will require:

• Strong sales leadership including: prospecting, building a pipeline, moving opportunities through the sales cycle; proposing, presenting and discussing solutions with C-level and other decision-makers 
• Strong understanding of merchandising and category management strategies and tactics in FMCG
• Ability to build enduring relationships with C-level executives – truly passionate relationship developer
• Strong affiliation to Sales Personas & develops sales strategies to suit
• Excellent problem solving skills, solution oriented and good analytical skill
• Very good client-facing and communication/presentation skills
• Financial understanding (eg. P&L, EBITDA) and how this relates to business success
• Excellent at consultative selling
• Ability to speak at external forums
• Strong Collaboration and Networking skills

Core Job Responsibilities: 

Earning Client Trust/Building Relationships

• Build and maintain strong networking and C-suite engagement with key players & Sales personas (Key accounts, Sales leaders, Trade Marketing leaders) across broad base of client targets.
• Confidence & credibility to talk to a wide range of decision influencers.
• Demonstrate the highest commitment to sales force penetration and retention.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the CPG and Retail industry, understanding how trade and business needs are changing and how NielsenIQ A&M solutions can help solve client business issues.
• Responsible for developing case studies & client testimonials. Present at client/ Retailer events , external industry events
• Full understanding of NielsenIQ Analytics portfolio and interconnectedness of different solutions.

Understanding Client Needs

• Has a deep understanding of customer business around category management and can reframe and challenge the way customers view their businesses
• Clearly understands the needs of different personas at the client end - Sales, Commercial Directors, Category Management and Retailers and how a particular solution can deliver outcomes. 
• Available during final presentation of results to ensure client satisfaction, actionable recommendations  and additional opportunity detection

Sales Management

• Deployment of necessary solutions around persona's as part of sales planning process. 
• Able to drive towards sales targets, has visibility of all opportunities and risk, ensures tight pipeline and proposal tracking systems.
• Comfortable negotiating with senior clients and knows what levers to use. Clearly links the value of NielsenIQ's Assortment and Merchandising products and solutions with the price to overcome objections. Pre-empts stakeholder objections and pushes the client to a favorable outcome.

Planning and Forecasting

• Owns the business plan: financial target/proposal submission/revenue on hand/pipeline for its group of clients/solutions. 
• Takes overall accountability for business planning and implementation. Tracks the financial performance of clients. 
• Sound understanding of profitability and EBITDA and how this relates to all proposals and sales. Knows how NielsenIQ and competitor offerings are priced and is aware of the client budgets.

Team Management and Collaboration

• Relentless curiosity to learn from & share with Analytics peers from APAC markets and beyond
• Works continuously with CBPs, Commercial Leaders, PL, Delivery COE team & other Analytics APAC leaders to ensure that leads and opportunities are picked up, pertinent information about clients is shared and the relevant people are consulted and/or informed of key activity on an account

• Minimum 6 years of experience in any combination of Category Management, CPG Sales, Trade Marketing, Key Account.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Knowledge in sales processes in CPG companies, customers, modern market.
• Good knowledge of NielsenIQ products, services and data preferred
• Digital knowledge, Microsoft Sales Dynamics. 
• Excellent business English (+ local language), both verbal and written
• Excellent problem solving skills and solution oriented.
• Proven sales acumen
• Expertise in (application of) one of NielsenIQ solutions in Analytics is a plus

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