Revenue Manager

Leads sales efforts for a solution that focus on market penetration such as, but not limited to, Pricing & Promotion Strategy, Forecasting and Assortment within the Analytics practice and is responsible for the commercial plan development and execution. Key priorities include:- Driving full sales cycle: expanding business with the existing client portfolio (selling new / renewing existing contract), proactively identifying sales opportunities based on client strategic priorities and networking in close alignment with CBPs- 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- 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**Responsibilities**:**Earning Client Trust/Building Relationships**- Build and maintain strong networking and C-suite engagement with key players & Sales personas 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 NIQ 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 NIQ portfolio and interconnectedness of different solutions.**Understanding Client Needs**- Has a deep understanding of customer business around (pricing, promotion, assortment, distribution and execution) 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, Revenue Management, 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 team towards sales targets, has visibility of all opportunities and risk, ensures the team has tight pipeline and proposal tracking systems.- Comfortable negotiating with senior clients and knows what levers to use. Clearly links the value of NIQ Analytics 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 NIQ 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 in LATAM markets and beyond- Team Management if required (including day-today management, check-ins, one to ones, year-end admin. Etc.) Coaching and training of others on the team).- Works continuously with CBPs, Commercial Leaders, PL, Delivery COE team & other Analytics LATAM 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.**Qualifications****Qualifications**:- +8 years of experience in Revenue Growth Management, Pricing and Promotion Strategy, CPG Sales, Trade Marketing, Retailer - Key Account, Merchandising.- Bachelor's Degree- Knowledge of sales processes in CPG companies, customers, modern and traditional markets.- Good knowledge of NIQ products, services and data preferred- Digital knowledge, Microsoft Dynamic/Salesforce- Excellent business English (+ local language), both verbal and written- Proven sales acumen- 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- St