Senior Manager - Business Development SA&I

Job Description

Due to the company's new strategy, exciting opportunity has been created whereby we are looking to add a Senior Manager for our Marketing and Consumer Intelligence team based in Riyadh.

As a senior manager you will help with the delivery of client centric solutions in the area of consumer insight and marketing effectiveness solutions. The purpose of this role is to accelerate top line and deliver profitable growth by delivering against opportunities in client-facing work and helping our clients achieve higher ROI with key business questions expertise.

• Develop, implement, coordinate, and manage ad hoc, usually survey based research services projects
• Receiving and understanding client brief to develop research design and proposal
• Designing questionnaire, interview / discussion guide
• Analysing data and information to develop conclusion and solid recommendation
• Analysing and evaluating results to present and report on work from proposal to analysis stage
• Contributing to contract negotiation and Prepare and control costs/budgeting
• Act as main link resource to client. Develop and maintain close relationship and communication with client decision makers. Briefing and training field staff
• Gather and accumulate useful field data, summarize and analyse secondary data.
• Responsible for project management and close working relationship between key members i.e. Analysts, Field Staff, Administration etc.

• At least 8 years of experience in research-related field preferably with retail, marketing sciences or CRM emphasis
• Experience in Custom / adhoc survey based research especially in the area of consumer insight or brand-tracking solutions would be preferred. Experience in digital analytics would be a further plus.
• Analytical with excellent writing, presentation and communication skills in Arabic and English
• Strong organizational and project, and excellent attention to detail, with an ability to deliver results accurately and on time.
• Strong client-handling skills, an ability to connect with clients and build relationship, and adding value and insight to our projects.
• Strong initiative, creative thinking, leadership, management and interpersonal skills, self-motivated and enthusiastic

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• Linked In Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQ’s principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion.

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NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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