Associate Account Director – Bryanston needed at Kantar

KEY OUTCOMES

• Grow analytics business for Kantar South Africa through opportunity creation and analytic consulting.
• Identify key areas of growth and help shape the Analytics offer for South Africa.
• Partner with South Africa business development team and local client servicing teams to optimize analytics opportunities and delivering impactful proposals.
• Performing program coordination of large research and analytic studies as needed.
• Day-to-day management of client relations during critical analytics engagements.
• Work closely with analytics solutions experts in the MEA region to effectively leverage and cascade expertise to internal stakeholders and clients in South Africa.
• Ensure story-driven reports and client deliverables that synthesize research data and analytic insights to meaningfully address client business objectives.

CAPABILITIES

• Fluency in research and analytics
• Demonstrated cross portfolio collaboration in research and/or analytics.
• Strong client relationships and networking skills.
• Business savvy and commercial acumen.
• Basic understanding of quantitative survey research and design
• Masterful storytelling and crafting compelling actionable insights for clients.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and able to communicate effectively with virtual analytics and project teams
• Proven analytic and problem-solving skills
• Large-scale, multi-country quantitative market research experience and reporting to clients would be a plus.
• Master’s degree in market research / marketing / data science/economics/business management is a plus.