Account Associate, Client Development
The NPD Group

San Diego, California

Posted in Science and Research


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Become a part of our diverse team

NPD is an inclusive and innovative work environment where you can learn and work on meaningful initiatives with some of the best and brightest in the market research industry. The NPD Group provides the world's most successful brands with leading market research, combining consumer and retail point-of-sale data with analytic solutions to interpret today's market trends while anticipating tomorrow's.

Position Overview

In this role, you will participate in account strategy and management of some of the most well-known and exciting technology companies in the world. Assist with day to day account maintenance, as well as help to identify opportunities and provide insights and analysis to key technology clients. NPD is one of the leading market research providers in the world. We offer competitive market research and intelligence to our customers and many of the world's largest companies. In addition, NPD offers a career filled with innovation and opportunity to the forward-thinking problem solvers who join our family.

About You:

You're a passionate, dynamic, and highly motivated individual who's looking for an opportunity to have an impact on some of the most well-known companies in the world. You are excited about technology, the channels of distribution and keep up with recent technology trends and events. This integral member of the Commercial team will report to the Director, Client Development. You will help drive revenue and fact-based insights and analyses within our accounts to ensure continued growth and profitability. If you would enjoy working with clients to influence their business solutions, this job is for you!

Position Overview:
The Consumer Technology business at NPD works with some of the most well-known and exciting companies in the world. Are you passionate about technology? Do you have an opinion on which companies are doing things right and which companies should be doing things better? Our Consumer Tech team is seeking an Account Associate, Client Development who is responsible for participating in the building of relationships with our clients, providing them with value-added insights and assisting with the driving of revenue within our accounts.

This position will be based in San Diego, CA, Mountain View, CA or Port Washington, NY.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Help to develop key business insights regarding the clients' most important business issues/needs, both short and long-term.
  • Assist with the expansion of contacts in the client base to include a broader mix of end users at accounts.
  • Participate in the development of insights to promote revenue growth for assigned clients within the Consumer, Commercial and Mobile Practice Areas.
  • Demonstrate usage of retail point-of-sale scanner data and consumer panel data to objectively partner with manufacturers to help them grow their business and gain market share.
  • Enhance manufacturer and retailer collaboration through the use of NPD Account Level Reports (ALRs) in line reviews and joint business planning.
  • Provide input into recommendations to client leadership teams and product management teams, on matters such as promotional success, strategic brand management, and merchandising/plan-o-gramming, based on market research analysis.
  • Work with Director, Client Development to understand the dynamics of each client's organization and assist in the penetration of the account base to identify applications for NPD products and services.
  • Must also develop a comprehension of how the client and manufacturer/retailer relationships can be applied to assist customers in obtaining market share and growth profitability while also advancing NPD's reputation, positioning and growth.
  • Partner with cross-functional departments and teams to ensure success for the business.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree plus an aptitude to learn client services, account management and sales skills. Experience with data analysis and working with clients a plus.
  • Knowledge of the Consumer and Commercial Technology industries a plus.
  • Ability to synthesize data and participate in the development of meaningful conclusions/insights using POS scanner and consumer panel data.
  • Ability to generate/support creative ideas.
  • Some understanding of how category point-of-sale scanner data and consumer panel data can be used to identify business building opportunities for clients a plus.
  • Presentation skills with a comfort level presenting to small groups via phone and/or WebEx.
  • Intermediate Excel and PowerPoint skills.

The NPD Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.


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