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Mintel China is looking for a candidate who can accelerate the growth of its business for Professional Services. The portfolio is currently focused on agency clients and also has retail, academic, home appliance, and tech brands. The chosen candidate will be responsible for delivering the commercial targets for their given portfolio and will be working closely with the client success team to ensure both client retention and growth in line with company requirements.
What You Will Be Doing
- Planning the growth of the assigned portfolio and managing a pipeline of growth opportunities
- Develop and maintain relationships with prospects’ decision-makers and major influencers
- Needs finding. Identify, and understand the client’s business objectives and work with the client success team to ensure that our support delivers on client objectives.
- Closing the deals. Prepare proposals for partnership reviews and renewals for clients.
- Implement all necessary strategies and skills to demonstrate and secure Mintel’s value
- Ensure healthy and accurate forecast of your portfolio
Who We Are Looking For
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Commercially-minded: You have a proven track record of delivering return on investment and achieving sales targets both individually and when leading a team.
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Client-Obsessed: You actively join your team’s client meetings to speak with and listen to clients, and consistently have clients talk to the company about what is and is not working. You network at the highest possible levels with clients to help your team to ensure there is appropriate executive engagement.
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Great communicator: You have extremely polished verbal and written communication skills, and can adapt your communication style to suit each client, your team, and across teams.
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Short and long-term focused: You have an understanding of the immediacy of winning this month’s team sales results while making the appropriate adjustments to ensure the same for the next 6-12 months.
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Creative problem-solver: You are able to identify complex problems based on a broad range of factors. You also are able to develop &; implement optimal solutions. You establish key results, you track learnings and you embrace continuous improvement.
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A Practitioner: You should have at least 3 years of individual sales/account management success, with a focus on new business development, a track record of selling consultancy solutions to the C-suite, as well as a rooted connection within the retail sector. You possess and apply practical and technical skills, knowledge, and experience related to sales and customer services.
What We Offer
- A culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working.
- Flexible start time and end time.
- Blended (office/home) approach to work.
- Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they’ve learned.
- Social events, both within the department and across the company.
- Generous annual leave and wider circle employee benefits.
- Additional one day off to celebrate your birthday.
- Membership in Employee Resource Groups (Mintel Diversity, Mintel Wellness, and Mintel Gives).
- Giving back is part of our culture with this in mind, Mintel gives employees 2 days' leave per year to join local volunteering activities organized by our Mintel Gives (where applicable).
- Mental health and wellbeing support via Modern Health App.
- Beautifully designed offices foster collaboration and fun.
Mintel is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to the strength of an inclusive workplace.
