Group Account Director

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company. 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, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow. We 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’s out of the ordinary and join us.

ROLE DESCRIPTION: - We are looking for ambitious, energetic and experienced research professionals who are looking to further their career in the Consumer Insights function. You will join us with a focus on a specific area of expertise (Brand Guidance, Innovation, Segmentation, Custom Research) and drive excellence, efficiency and thought leadership to ultimately drive impactful insights for our clients & help elevate internal capabilities. Further, you will be responsible for building new client relations and nurturing existing client relationships in the role of a trusted advisor to them. As a people leader you will also be able to motivate team members to build capabilities and strive for excellence. In this role you will be expected to independently manage clients and advise them on research briefs & be accountable for delivering insights to senior stakeholders. As a people leader you will also be able to motivate team members to build capabilities and strive for excellence.

Designation: Account Director/ Group Account Director
Location– Kolkata/ Gurgaon/ Bangalore/ Mumbai

Experience
• 6+ years of experience in quantitative consumer insights

Qualification
• Master’s in Business Administration
• Post Graduate Degree

ROLE REQUIREMENT: -
• Proven knowledge of market research: consumer research/brand research & retail research, specifically product testing, U&A, and pricing projects, especially in FMCG/ Consumer durables
• Experience in quantitative research techniques & tools like questionnaire / research design / preparing a research execution plan etc.
• Proven skills in team management and leadership
• Background and experience in P&L management
• Demonstrated ability to build strong client relationships
• Strong analytical, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: -
• Achieving growth and managing business financials
• Identifying new business initiatives and leveraging skills across units
• Building and nurturing strong client relationships
• Creating an environment that fosters new work/innovations
• Driving thought leadership in teams
• Developing research capability among team members
• Guiding the research executives working on a project to understand exactly what is required of them and training them if necessary. Contribution to the overall training of executives in quantitative research techniques.
• Client management and presentation of company credentials, proposals, and research results
• Ensuring the highest level of client servicing and account planning to build senior networks across our client base.
• Report writing and presentation creation including client recommendations, with the ability to work independently
• Negotiation of acceptable costs and contract agreements with suppliers.
• Creation of discussion guides and screeners + moderation of groups, interviews, ethnography, and online forums
• Budget control and time spent monitoring job cost summaries regularly.
• Overall management of the research team and suppliers.

JOIN US At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well-being is taken into consideration.

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Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. 

We 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’s out of the ordinary and join us. 

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration. 

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes. 

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. 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, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.