BMi Research is looking for a research sales executive to assist in building and developing the sales pipeline in the consumer behaviour and business insights division, The successful candidate should be an all-rounder with qualitative and quantitative research interests.
Research sales functions:
Manage and qualify passive sales leads
Collect accurate briefs from clients on the project requirements
Actively participate in client meetings
Liaise with relevant suppliers for costs
Accurately prepare quotes for research projects, insuring that margins are maintained
Draft research proposals with a level of supervision
Update Pipedrive with new deals or changes to current deals
Brief the CBBI team on all relevant proposal, client and costing details once a project is commissioned
Various ad hoc administrative functions as the need arises
Liaison with IT and finance departments on issues related to the division, including invoicing and quotations, and associated admin
Overall document control
Research functions:
Assist the CI team with project management, instrument design and analysis where capacity allows
Skills, qualifications and education requirements:
Matric Certificate or equivalent with matric exemption
BCom with honours (must have studied subjects relevant to market research e.g. psychology, research psychology, statistics)
Min three years’ experience in a market research environment
MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint essential
Must have driver’s licence
Required attributes:
Passionate about market research
Strong sales/client service orientation
Analytical (accurate, attention to detail)
Confident communication skills (articulate)
High level of personal accountability (professional)
BMi Research (Pty) Ltd is a research house specialising in consumer, retail, FMCG and industrial research and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the South African-based Cognition Holdings, a JSE-listed company.