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Department - Project Management

Job Title - PM - Executive

Grade - B1 (Lower grade of Skale 40)

Skale - 40

Owner- HR

Role Description

The role incumbent, as an individual contributor assigned to a specific geography, is responsible to plan, commission and monitor activities to ensure the successful completion of assigned primary market research projects. He/she/They have to be the bridge across all project EW and suppliers, manage project schedule, ensure delivery while monitoring financial parameters.

Roles & Responsibilities

Understand the Client domain, the product (Kantar viz. cross-media, Brand, Creative etc.), the project and the job-specs
Understand end-to-end project life cycle
Ensure delivery of a complete project to the geography from inception to completion. with minimal guidance
Proactively list all the relevant internal and external information that will be required for the project design/setup and alert local account team to these needs
Source quotes from external suppliers, where appropriate, always ensuring that the best cost and timing has been given and work with the client service team for all necessary approvals
Commission all internal and external stakeholders
Produce the project plan and relevant timelines. Ensure that all stakeholders have access/are notified of timelines
Co-ordinate with Kantar Profiles teams for Fieldwork management
Coordinate with the production teams and clients (CS/in-market team for seamless project execution
Execute project plans to ensure timely and accurate delivery of outcomes in alignment with the agreed design, timeline, and budget
Accountable for quality control throughout the entire project, from inputs to deliverables (in questionnaires, scripts,) code frames, , meeting specifications
Responsible for script checking, including translated scripts, before sharing with the client
Independently manage client communication. Establish a primary point of contact with stakeholders and nurture relationships
Proactively foster stronger relationships between Client Service, local teams, and technical teams
Lead or participate in kick-off meetings, review meetings, regular status calls, and consistently provide project status updates, address queries, and offer support and guidance to all relevant teams
Log and document all feedback, accurately by the set deadline, adhering to process protocols and conventions.
Monitor and ensure adherence to project scope as per SoW
Inform all stakeholders of project status especially with respect to scope, time and cost (estimated vs actual), along with progress
Troubleshoot and resolve queries from various stakeholders while supporting Project lead for root cause analysis (RCA) and action steps.
Deliver to defined performance metrics and competencies
Comply with defined processes and guidelines as per ISO manual
Interact with Stakeholders across functions within the cluster / country team
Adhere to defined work practices viz. Time Sheets, work status, responsiveness to queries, escalation to line manager
Successful completion & certification on internal skill level trainings SUP Intermediate Topics within specified timelines
Any other task as provided by the Manager or the organization at any time.

Technical skills and Knowledge

Good written and verbal communication in English
Proficiency in MS Office suite is essential
Knowledge of principles of Project Management and Project Management Tools
Knowledge about all Kantar products
Knowledge about Questionnaire design and flow
Knowledge of Escalation Matrix within the Centers and also with in-market / CS teams

Kantar Success Factors - Key Competencies (Behaviors and Attitude)

Leads with Impact

Eye for detail and excellence. Adds value to the assigned task

Demonstrate sound understanding of team's goals and build required skills

Client Oriented

Consulting capability - recommend solutions and options

Owns Commercial Success

Effective Time Management, Prioritization and workload management

Connects to Win

Excellent Written /,Verbal communication skill

Excellent listening skills

High level of Intercultural sensitivity, inclusivity and ability to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds

Strong Influencing and issue resolution Skills

Builds Great Teams

Team and collaboration skills

Proactively seek feedback and work on feedback provided.

Seek out other people's ideas and opinions within own team and potentially from other teams

Builds Lasting Change

Adaptability - ability to respond to positively and quickly to change in environment or requirements. Remains focused on the task.

Help colleagues adapt to change faster and better

Location

Pune, Sky One Corporate ParkIndia

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitiveand alsoto support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that's out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health andwell beingis taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

Kantar is the world's leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar's 30,000 people help the world's leading organisations succeed and grow.

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