Job Description
Our client seeks a Client Director to join a high growth office with an exceptional client roster. Applicants need to be agile and innovative market research experts with excellent client relationship skills and the energy to thrive in a dynamic, start-up environment.
Objectives:
Primary objective of the Client Director is to realize business (measured in sold booking) in his/her book of business and due to business development.
To realize these commercial targets, content is needed in several stages:
- Creative input for client meetings.
- Capability to develop client proposals
- Arrange and attend (New) business meetings
- Close the deal
- Brief the research team (kick off, pre-reporting, recommendations)
- Present insights (add senior consultancy) and close the loop towards sales(leads)
The senior client director is a hands-on person who’s able to wear many hats and engage with clients. He/she leads the account in a mature, yet very nimble way. He/she is responsible for the client and to realize the budget for that client.
Competences:
A senior Client Director is someone who:
- Is commercial in thinking and doing
- Has solid knowledge of research methodology and content
- Is strong in communication; written and verbal
- High understanding of client needs and demands in a research set up
- Hand-on and pro active
- Flexible thinker in solutions
- Quality in deliverables
- Insights provider
Responsibilities:
In consultation with the Managing Director the senior client director will open and evolve the relationship with named accounts and some unnamed clients.
Reporting line:
The Client Director will report directly into the Managing Director. This will be done in a weekly meeting. In this meeting activities will be discussed and defined.
Interested in this position? Apply here, or call us at +31 (0)20 7162747.