VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, NORTHEAST REGION - KN/PDI, Cincinnati, OH

Create on-going client relationships through sales, research design and analysis activity for Promotion Decisions services; coordinate internal progress and deliver the results and marketing recommendations to clients

Essential Functions:

• Identification of key client targets and capture of same for ongoing business flow
• Assists SVP, General Manger with new product/capability ideas that make use of KN/PDI's assets
• Consults with clients to propose and develop winning research based study designs that meet their business objectives
• Interprets results with an eye toward the marketing actions clients should take and presents those results
• Serves as primary contact for a particular client base as a means of delivering extraordinary quality and service that leads to expanded business
• Teams with analysts and other internal staff regarding research design and timing

Additional Responsibilities & Skills:

• Excellent oral, presentation and written communication skills
• Proven sales/negotiating skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Superior financial management/business planning skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Organizational skills
• Strong knowledge of PDI services
• Thorough knowledge of the retail grocery and CPG industries

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree with Masters/MBA a plus
• 8+ years of related/relevant experience – sales and client service of in store testing and customer loyalty databases a big plus

Knowledge Networks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.