What Matters to Us:

Thirty years ago, in Toronto, Canada, Founder Ron Pirie championed the belief that businesses work better together when they commit to actively listening and responding to each other’s feedback.

From humble beginnings and a staunch and universal belief that stronger collaboration leads to better business results in any market and any industry, our relationship benchmarking capabilities have become the gold standard for measuring business-to-business engagement in over 50 countries.

Who We Need 

We are seeking an ambitious and highly organised Business & Insights Manager for our Europe, Middle East and Africa markets. Reporting to the Regional Director, EMEA, the Business & Insights Manager role will support a diverse team of market leaders across the region and contribute to the success of our research business locally and regionally. While the business and insights manager will spend most of their time working internally within our organisation to develop and execute projects and support our organisation, the confidence to communicate with clients externally would also be of value. This role requires learning a lot about our business and clients at a very fast pace.  

Position Overview 

This role will involve a mixture of regional and local responsibilities. 

Regional Support:

Develop and deliver regional insights & support strategic roadmap

Develop and maintain regional information resources

Support regional analytics and strategy building (e.g., development of regional strategy and 5-year plan)

Develop, maintain and coordinate reporting on regional business and operations performance, working with global commercial, finance and operations teams.

Project management role – lead and coordinate regional business development projects and programs developments or inputs into global projects

Support regional assessment and deployment of trainings

Lead and facilitate regional connection – organize regional in-presence connect meeting, coordinate and support preparation of regular regional meetings (agenda/attendance/follow-up) and QBR.

Plan, support and attend (where needed) regional attendance to industry meetings and events.

With support of HR business partner, coordinate regional recruitment and on-boarding/induction plans.

Local Support:

Supports Regional Director (MD) with administration of strategic accounts retained in their responsibility.

Helps coordinate client presentation meetings and calendar in peak reporting season.

Supports some markets identified as key priorities by:

Analyzing industry performance and providing industry insights.

Coordinating local office management and HR activities

Financial management and administration of contracts

Supports MD and Client Services teams with real-time updates to global finance sales tracker.

Coordinates Advantage representation at industry events and associations where MD or CS teams might attend.

Qualifications 

The successful candidate will be highly organised and have some or all of the following experience and capabilities: 

Graduate with 5-10 yrs Commercial experience at a Supplier, Retailer, or Agency

Sales, Marketing, Category management and Finance background are valued

Organised and numerate, with Project Management skills and PMO experience is desirable

Experience working with teams globally or regionally

Understands strategic business development and product development processes: Strong analytical skills and business acumen are required

Self-starter who can be trusted to handle confidential information

Experience managing executive events and meetings

Proficient in BI tools, MS Office software, Advanced Excel user

Fluency in the English language – written and spoken

A 2nd European language would be desirable but not essential

Role model for Advantage culture and values

Location

This role is mainly remote however, Advantage values a hybrid way of working with the potential for in-person meetings from time to time.

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