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• B2B vendor management and sample strategy focusing on quality and acquisition• Consult and advise on B2B sample and vendor management • Support and manage bids for strategic accounts focused on B2B and tech audiences• Initiate project management SOP guidance across teams • Create reference resources for vendor specific capabilities and targeting • Guiding strategy and quality measures for B2B quant research and vendor management SOP

• Negotiate competitive rates with domestic and international vendor network panel vendors.• Created relationships, vetted and understood vendors strengths and weaknesses.• Assist in training new Client Operation Coordinator team members across the World.• Provide consultation and recommendations for client research projects in order to achieve final research goals and objectives.

• Provide consultation and recommendations for client research projects in order to achieve final research goals and objectives.• Assess feasibility utilizing proprietary panel/partner network panel vendors and prepared pricing proposals for consumer/B2B research projects.• Negotiate competitive rates with domestic and international partner network panel vendors.• Calculate/analyze net sales on all project opportunities and outlined net sales on high-value $100K+ research opportunities to the Executive Leadership Team.• Coordinate research project objectives/requirements across Programming, Data Processing, Sales, and Project Management Teams.• Work closely with the Global Marketing/Sales Teams to vet and distribute new lead opportunities.• Assist the Sales Team by following up/leading meetings on new lead opportunities outlining Kantar offerings/capabilities.• Manage communication for 30-50 client accounts to meet all needs and final project expectations.• Achieved $1M+ in research project revenue per year.• Assist in training new Client Operation Coordinator team members across the US.• Received three Spark Awards between 2018-2020, for assisting and providing a positive mind-set to Client Operation Coordinator team members on various client accounts and for hard work and management in winning several high-value research projects.• Received one Torch Award in 2019 for hard work in winning a new high-value enterprise research opportunity

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing

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