Qualitative Market Research Director – Riyadh Growth

HR Source; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 334,800 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Global Market Research Company seeks an Account Director to lead its Riyadh office. The role involves achieving profitability targets, providing strategic insights, and managing key client relationships. Must be fluent in Arabic and English, with at least 6 years of relevant experience and strong leadership skills. Applications welcome.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years relevant experience in market research and analysis.
• Managerial experience.
• Knowledge of research processes and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive the growth and profitability of clients.
• Provide strategic marketing insights based on market research.
• Lead development of account strategy.

Skills

Fluent Arabic

Fluent English

Strong presentation skills

Data analysis

Project Management

Education

BA/MA/BCOM in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Account Director- Qualitative Market Research

A leading Global Market Research Company is looking for an Account Director with a pure qualitative background to lead their Saudi Arabia office (Riyadh). This person will be fully responsibility for achieving profitability and turnover targets across an arrange of clients. Provide strategic and relevant marketing insights to clients based on analysis of market research data, ensuring a high quality of work whilst deadlines are met.

Job responsibilities for this role are:

• A major contribution to and responsibility for the growth and profitability of your sectors/clients
as a significant part of the annual business plan

• Provide solutions to company barriers that are holding back profitability and growth in the
relevant sectors

• Accountable for achievement of annual GM and profit results

• Strong proficiency in pricing for success and profit

• Responsible for bringing and managing 3-4m AED revenue

• Generate RFP’s

• Accountable for overall integrity of proposal/pitch

• Design to the budget while maximising client spend

• Proactively work with team and suppliers for process improvement to benefit client

• Responsible for the negotiations with client over changes impacting on original brief

• Ensuring client deliverables meet client expectations and needs; deliver excellence

• Demonstrate thought leadership on the subject

• Identification and development of new clients in these sectors and continued growth of
existing clients through ongoing research excellence and relevant expertise

• Have a thorough understanding of the client business and market

• Maintain motivation in team through clear communication

• Lead development of account strategy and communication to the team

• Ensure all direct reports have objectives and development plans that support company strategy

• Responsible for

Arabic - Fluent / Excellent
English - Fluent / Excellent

Own a Car

Any

Have Driving License

Any

Job Skills

Experience and skills for this role are:

• Educated in a related field (BA/ MA / BCOM)

• At least 6 years relevant experience in market research and analysis

• A background with managerial experience

• Knowledge of research processes and methodologies (qualitative and quantitative)

• Ability to advise on research methodologies and products

• Data analysis and interpretation

• Marketing processes

• Project Management

• Superior presentation skills

• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office

• Fluent in Arabic and English

About The Company

HR Source Consulting is a premier Human Resources Consultancy that provide clients across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with expert human resources planning and solutions. By inference, we have the expertise to attract high calibre candidates that fill specialist roles in the key industry sectors with focus in:
• IT (Information Technology)
• Media & Communications
• FMCG and many others

We deliver to a multitude of client organisations across the MENA region from leading multi-nationals (MNC's) to SMEs and boutique businesses. We are your 'Regional HR partner with Global Reach'.
We adopt tailor made services and solutions to ensure that our clients need is fully met .
We provide a multi-step consultancy approach to sourcing the ideal candidate, to ensure that your requirement is fully fulfilled and delivered to. Furthermore we offer tailor made HR Services and Solutions in the additional following areas:
• Permanent Recruitment Solutions
• Interim & Contract Recruitment Solutions
• Managed Services
• Salary Surveys
• Outplacement Services
• Relocation and Company setup advice

In short, HR Source Consulting is dedicated to delivering human resources solutions at every level (from Junior, Mid to Senior and C-Level Executives). This includes successful placements for every type and size of client organisation by sourcing candidates at all levels of seniority. We like to go the extra mile and serve our clients every need of HR and provide additional solutions and services from salary surveys, market intelligence, outplacements services and relocation and company set up advice.