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Job Details


Job Title & Location


Client Delivery Manager WP+
London, Westgate

Role Description


The Client Delivery department is made up of the Client Delivery Managers team, ROC Relationship team and the Client Support team. The whole department are the eyes and ears within Operations supporting all areas of the business, building relationships with our Client Service team and our Clients!

Job Purpose


To live, breathe and embody customer service within Kantar Worldpanel. The Client Delivery Manager for WP+ will bring a clear Client focus to the Operations division. As a Client Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional customer service, building strong relationships across the Clients, Client Service and Operations teams, delivering against our client needs, resolving client issues and ensuring our business and output is geared towards our customers at all times.

Main Duties and Responsibilities



Operations and Client Relationships:

Act as an expert for our Clients, Client Service and Operations teams to call upon.
The conduit between the divisions, working with all parties (across both Clients, Client Service and Operations) to establish best practise and ways of working.
Coordinate and lead regular service review meetings to establish client priorities and future requirements, discuss previous performance and review any issues.


Project Management:

Scope all Client requirements linked to new/changed deliverables, providing recommendations on approach.
Successfully project manage and ensure delivery against all Client and Client Service requirements which span across Operations.
Produce regular targeted communication for both Clients and Client Service teams, improving the visibility and understanding of the current business highlights and challenges e.g. Service Enhancements.
Work closely with Clients, Client Service partners and Operations including global teams to ensure we achieve timely resolution of all client and client service queries and/or issues in relation to our deliverables.
Proactive identification of potential service issues, and resolution of these, to mitigate any impact to Clients or Client service, owning the communication of any business impacts.


Process and Continuous Improvement:

Document best practice for all Client Operational processes, communicate effectively with the wider business, ensuring that they are understood and implemented.
Deliver a knowledge sharing mechanism and process to enhance the understanding and familiarity of the wider business across Operations and Client Service teams
Share efficient ways of working with other team members and help to drive and embed efficiencies through lean methodology


Team, People and Self Development:

Become a service expert by proactively developing your understanding of Operations and Client Service processes, so you can confidently articulate your understanding and make effective recommendations to the business when required.
Engage with your line manager by seeking their feedback, input and contribution to your development. Act upon feedback appropriately and asking for advice when relevant
Build relationships internally, specifically with immediate team with the view to willingly offer help and support to others in the team where possible.
Build your network outside Client Delivery in Operations across the wider Ops and Tech teams to ensure that we are continually improving our data deliverable processes for Clients
Actively participate in training programmes to develop the required skills and seeks opportunities to practice and apply what you have learned in training.

Role Requirements

High say do ratio with experience of leading and facilitating the right decisions for the customer and the business
Strong commercial awareness and understanding of customer needs, and evidence of this in current or previous experience
Experience of delivering solutions to overcome issues and challenges
Ability to build strong working relationships and rapport
Strong communicator at all levels
Strong influencing and relationship building skills
Commitment to service excellence and customer experience
Flexibility in a rapidly changing and developing environment
Ability to clearly and concisely present information, both verbally and written
Strong analytic and problem solving skills
What youll get from us
25 days annual leave (excl. bank holidays), plus your birthday off!
Flexible benefits across health, wealth and lifestyle
Extensive training and excellent scope for career development
A collaborative and supportive work environment

Reasonable Adjustments


Kantar is committed to offering equal opportunities to all individuals including during the recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance, please advise us in advance of your interview so that we can make the necessary arrangements.


Country

United Kingdom


Why join Kantar?


We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. Were dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like youre not an exact match, wed love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.