Analyst, Client Delivery- Chicago, IL

Job description

Date: Sep 27, 2018

Location: Chicago, IL, US

Company: Nielsen

Analyst, Client Delivery- Chicago, IL - 26931

Analytics - USA Chicago, Illinois

The North American Professional Services team leads and manages all of Nielsen's relationships with consumer-focused manufacturers and retailers. The team includes over 1,600 professionals in the United States and Canada and coordinates all relationships for several hundred clients headquartered in North America including Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, Hershey's, Heinz, Procter & Gamble and Unilever, to name a few.

The Professional Services Client Delivery team leverages a Go to Market approach to better enable our clients to maximize their return on investment in data, analytics, and Nielsen resources. The Analyst position focuses on core analytical support and report-based activities.

Job Purpose

Perform essential tasks needed to support Nielsen's client base, working with Client Business Partners and internal business units to drive client value. Develop necessary skills and critical business understanding as the foundation for a successful career within Nielsen.

Job Responsibilities

·  Pull and analyze scanner, spectra, consumer panel and other Nielsen data sets and deliver insights to Nielsen client teams for assigned categories.
·  Create reports and templates for Nielsen client teams to use while managing projects independently.
·  Provide support to Nielsen client teams by responding to ad-hoc data requests, answering questions, and providing analysis.
·  Work closely with your manager to assist in the analysis and preparation of client deliverables and answer client questions.
·  Develop mastery of proprietary Nielsen tools and metrics, which you will use to help solve your client's most pressing business questions
·  Simplify data into a compelling story that will be presented to clients and used by industry leaders to set strategy
·  Be the voice of the consumer by keeping our clients at the forefront of industry trends

Growth Opportunities

·  Develop cross-functional management skills
·  Master Nielsen processes through knowledge of finance and operations
·  Build internal stakeholder relationships
·  Support client teams, driving outcomes for clients

Qualifications

·  0-3 years' experience
·  Consumer Packaged Goods or Retail industry experience preferred
·  Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Power-point)
·  Proven problem-solving skills using deductive reasoning, understanding hierarchical relationships and identifying gaps in logic.
·  Strong oral and written communication skills
·  Ability to multi-task and successfully manage projects independently
·  Demonstrated project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
·  Experience with syndicated data sets a plus

Education Qualifications

·  Bachelor's Degree required

About Nielsen:

Nielsen N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) is a global performance management company that provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers Watch and Buy. Nielsen's Watch segment provides media and advertising clients with Total Audience measurement services across all devices where content — video, audio, and text — is consumed. The Buy segment offers consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers the industry's only global view of retail performance measurement.

By integrating information from its Watch and Buy segments and other data sources, Nielsen provides its clients with both world-class measurement as well as analytics that help improve performance. Nielsen, an S&P 500 company, has operations in over 100 countries that cover more than 90 percent of the world's population. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com

Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.

About Nielsen:

Nielsen N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) is a global performance management company that provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers Watch and Buy. Nielsen's Watch segment provides media and advertising clients with Total Audience measurement services across all devices where content — video, audio, and text — is consumed. The Buy segment offers consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers the industry's only global view of retail performance measurement.

By integrating information from its Watch and Buy segments and other data sources, Nielsen provides its clients with both world-class measurement as well as analytics that help improve performance. Nielsen, an S&P 500 company, has operations in over 100 countries that cover more than 90 percent of the world's population. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com

Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.