Senior Sales Manager (IT Office)
- Full-time
- Career Site Team: Sales
Company Description
GfK. Growth from Knowledge.
For over 90 years, we have earned the trust of our clients around the world by solving critical questions in their decision-making process. We fuel their growth by providing a complete understanding of their consumers’ buying behavior, and the dynamics impacting their markets, brands and media trends. In 2023, GfK combined with NIQ, bringing together 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 - GfK drives “Growth from Knowledge”.
We show the world what people want.
Join GfK and help us shape tomorrow. As an NIQ company, we are the world's leading consumer intelligence firm, delivering the Full View™ on consumer behavior. We work to enable manufacturers and retailers better understand what consumers really want. Our name has inspired trust for over 89 years because we take pride in discovering new pathways to sustainable growth for our clients, our people, and our planet.
We are always looking for open-minded people who will grow with us, push boundaries, and pioneer disruptive methods in market research, data science, technology, and AI. If you share this passion to drive things forward and the integrity to insist on doing things the right way, we'll equip you to take your future into your own hands and play a leading role in our story.
Job Description
- Achieve country sales target and manage accounts with new and existing clients
- Strategize the business selling approach with focus on the Internet Technology industry
- Identify and develop the growth opportunity values using GfK tracking data based on the client needs
- Analyze and present our data and findings in order to create a need to increase selling opportunities to existing and potential clients
- Establish and maintain excellent relationships with key decisionmakers within existing and potential clients
- Build and maintain C-suite level engagement to increase upsell opportunities
- Identify potential problems and propose pro-active solutions to meet client needs.
Qualifications
- 8 years+ of working experience (preferred in market research / consulting firms)
- Deep industry knowledge of PC, 3C digital technology
- Strong IT & Office Industry Background & consumer insight generation
- Ability to quickly grasp and understand markets, methodologies and techniques
- Have strong data insight and analysis skills
- Keep abreast of important current and future trends of the industry, clients, and competition and in sharing such intelligence with the GfK leadership team
- Ability to maintain a positive, motivational, “get things done” attitude, especially when faced with difficult circumstances
- Excellent sales/negotiation skills and a hunger to develop new business
- Good interpersonal and relationship building skills (internal, external, and cross-cultural)
- Good verbal and presentation skill
- Proficient in English and Chinese
- Business oriented skill, Excellent track record in business development
- Able to communicate effectively with all levels within GfK and client’s organization
Additional Information
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Our Benefits
- Flexible working environment
- Volunteer time off
- LinkedIn Learning
- Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
About NIQ
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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