Job Description
About the Role
As a Strategic Analytics & Insights (SAI) Business Partner at NielsenIQ, you will be responsible for driving profitable revenue growth by expanding our portfolio of analytics solutions to clients across the BNL region. This role requires a proactive, client-focused professional who can identify opportunities, build strong relationships, and deliver impactful solutions that meet business needs.
Your future responsibilities:
- Develop and execute sales plans to achieve revenue and profitability targets.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities within existing and prospective client accounts, contribute to RFP responses and proposal development.
- Lead client meetings, deliver compelling pitches, and present insights that showcase the value of our analytics solutions.
- Build and maintain relationships with key decision-makers at client organizations. Understand their needs, challenges, and business goals and recommend the most relevant solutions.
- Maintain knowledge of NielsenIQ’s SA&I offering and effectively position them against competitor solutions.
- Negotiate pricing and contract terms in alignment with company guidelines.
- Manage an active sales pipeline, from prospecting to closing deals.
- Provide regular updates on pipeline progress, forecasting, and sales performance.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Achievement of monthly and quarterly revenue targets.
- Increase in sales conversion rates and reduced sales cycle time.
- Create cross and upsell opportunities with existing clients.
- High client retention and satisfaction scores.
Your Profile
- Min of 5 years of experience in market research in FMCG, agency or client side
- Proficiency in English and Dutch. French is a plus.
- Ideally experience on the sales side, selling market research into manufacturers
- Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable client recommendations.
- Strong communicator, with min of 2 years of experience influencing sr stakeholders at client side.
- Strong ability to develop and execute strategic sales plans.
- Ability to navigate complex sales cycles, negotiate contracts, and close deals.
- Proactive, results-driven, and able to work independently.
- Proficiency in English, Dutch and French.
What we offer:
- The Full View™: Access the most complete, granular, and trusted data in the industry.
- Global Reach, Local Impact: Work with 25,000+ clients across 100+ markets, while making a
- difference in your region.
- Empowered Culture: Join a team that values curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Real-World Impact: Help clients innovate faster, execute smarter, and grow more meaningfully.
NIQ offers flexible working hours and working from home, helping you to create a work/life balance that fits the best for your personal situation. Moreover, you will experience a dynamic, open, international and solution-oriented environment. You will be trained on-the-job to develop your skills and experience.
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Additional Information
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.
For more information, visit NIQ.com
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Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion