Junior Account Manager

**Job Description**:
**About this job**:
Currently we are looking for an **Account Manager **to join our Team in Houten or Brussels.

As Account Manager you will be responsible for a portfolio of accounts, with overall responsibility for delivering revenue targets, based on retaining subscription revenue and/or generating new business across your portfolio. You will be responsible for achieving Quarterly targets; primarily these will be revenue based, but you will also be accountable for consistently improving retailer coverage metrics and customer satisfaction across your supplier base.

**Responsibilities**:

- Managing and growing your portfolio of customer’s dependence on NIQ Brandbank through cross-functional engagement.
- Converting new products onto the NIQ Brandbank service, as part of both ongoing coverage drives and to support specific retailer projects or launches, by contacting your customer base to secure orders and ensure that the products are delivered to NIQ Brandbank for processing
- Accurately forecasting revenue to your line manager and ensuring there is a consistently strong pipeline to deliver core targets.
- Ensuring as part of your role, our retail customers receive product content for online launches in a time-bound manner by actively managing this with your customer.
- Responsible for account planning and direction to ensure customer satisfaction and business KPI’s are achieved. You will ensure all services and contracts agreed have the correct margins
- Building a rapport with your customer base and creating Account Development Plans, with Objectives, Goals, Strategies & Measures detailed for all relevant accounts
- Managing and negotiating annual contracts across your client base, with the aim of growing revenue/services across your portfolio in line with NIQ Brandbank business objectives
- Either directly selling, or supporting the sale, of our additional products & services beyond the core subscription service - this includes licensed software products and professional services solutions.
- Scheduling product deliveries around our workflow capacity, dealing with operational queries and generally supporting our operations team to ensure we deliver a good level of service in all instances

**Qualifications**:

- At least 3 years of sales experience with proven track record of managing revenue targets and of delivering strong results against both revenue targets and KPI measures in previous roles
- ** Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English + a local languages (Dutch and/or French)**:

- Good knowledge of the Benelux Market, and general interest in FMCG industry, e-commerce or marketing
- Highly organized, driven, with good time management skills and a logical approach
- Good level of experience in strategic sales planning and implementation, including experience of pipeline management

**We offer**:

- Hybrid & flexible working module
- Access to learning platforms, mentroship programm and educational support to keep developing your skills
- Peer-to-peer recognition program to enable feedback sharing and reward your achievements
- Making an impact on biggest FMCG manufacturers' growth,
- Health insurance
- Parental leave
- Life assurance

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Additional Information

**About NIQ**

NIQ, the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, reveals new pathways to growth for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers. With operations in more than 100 countries, NIQ delivers the most complete and clear understanding of consumer buying behavior through an advanced business intelligence platform with integrated predictive analytics. NIQ delivers the Full View.

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