Director Research & Partnership Management Gö, Mü, HH (m/w/d)

Exciting and diverse areas await your commitment:

You are an experienced Business Developer and leader who is very familiar with the FMCG market and its key players, having consulted and advised them for many years. You have the ability to translate customer challenges, market developments,and trend insights into business opportunities. Over the years, you have developed comprehensive expertise in Market & Consumer Research and you are well-versed in the relevant Insights methods and approaches. You engage your teams with your expertise, from day-to-day business challenges to cross-organizational transformation processes. In doing so, you become an important co-creator of our vision for the future.

You are not only task-oriented but also strongly people-oriented,and you enjoy shaping your department,engaging employees and accompanying them along their learning journey.

Your specific responsibilities:

Role within the organization:

• You work in the second management level in close collaboration with the isi leadership team.
• You lead one of four Account- and Market Researcher teams.
• You are responsible for the design and strategic development of one or more business areas beyond client management.
• You are a permanent member of various committees and working groups (e.g. the Strategy Working Group for the development and implementation of our future strategy; the Current & Future Business Meetings)

Key Accounts responsibilities:

• You are responsible for the isiaccounts assigned to your team. You have an active role in strategic client engagement and development.
• You act as a coach and sparring partner for your account managers in sustainable account management.
• You set the framework for project success (e.g., organization of resource planning, project team composition,content coaching of the project teams).
• You are accountable for budget design and monitor target achievement with the necessary resources for allaccounts in your cluster.

Leadership responsibilities: 

• You have disciplinary and professional leadership responsibility for several Senior talents. These colleagues may themselves lead smaller teams.
• Our leadership concept is that of "Host Leadership", which interprets leadership as hosting.
• People orientation & psychologicalsafety are at the core of our leadership understanding. As a leader, you embody our culture and stand up for our values.
• You design individual development paths, define specific development goals,and plan the measures to achieve them. You also support your team members with leadership responsibilities in all these areas and set the framework for them.

Additional responsibilities:

• Within the Leadership Team you co-create and implement strategic projects. You communicate at all levels and with all departments of the company.
• As a strong networker you take advantage of your relevant portfolio of business contacts to drive business goals.
• You represent isiat trade fairs,conferences and on socialmedia to engage with current and new customers.

Your profile is complemented by the following qualifications:

• University degree in economics, business psychology, socialsciences, business administration, or comparable.
• Extensive experience in Account Management and Business Development.
• Many years of relevant professionalexperience in a similar position with in-depth knowledge of the international FMCG market and its players.
• Solid leadership experience.
• Profound expertise in relevant Market & Consumer Research Methodologies.
• Knowledge/experience in the application of AI solutions in the context of Market & Consumer Insights.
• Business fluent written and spoken in German and English.
• High sense of responsibility,courage to explore new paths,curiosity and passion to learn.