KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Experience in leadership, building teams and creating and executing (team visions)
• Business Background, ideally in Brand or Channel function, at global and market level.
• Deep understanding of European Market background, market structures, etc. and ideally experience having worked in Europe.
• Demonstrated knowledge of business KPIs and ability to work with numbers, showcasing diligence & attention to detail
• Strong understanding of Business Analytics and ideally research methods
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Proven experience in developing and executing strategic plans based on market conditions.
• Strong proof record in translating strategic priorities into operational plans.
• High attention to detail and commitment to data quality and integrity.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with data manipulation and reporting tools (e.g., MicroStrategy, Tableau).
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to create effective, deep and successful working relationships across all levels of the organization
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Fluent in English; additional language skills are a plus.

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION:

The Senior Director Market Intelligence, Consumer Insights & Strategy Planning is responsible for leading and integrating the Data management & reporting, Consumer insights as well as the Strategy planning functions. The overall purpose of this team is to enable business growth and market share gains for their business stakeholders. This happens firstly, through managing (external) data providers and enabling & delivering optimized and action oriented data reporting. Secondly, the expectation is to work with business stakeholders, enabling ‘insights to action’. Key focus are the European Business functions (Business Units & Channels) as well as European Cluster & Country teams, with whom the team is expected to collaborate through information sharing, helping to answer business question and by formulating thought and action provoking, data driven hypothesis on development opportunities. Thirdly, the team is expected to integrate external as well as internal data & insights to shape strategic plans, enable decision making & choices and oversees the development and execution of strategic plans for both Global Sales and Market Europe.