Director of Consulting - SPA, China

The role

You will shape and scale the direction of the Consulting offering in China for Strategic Priority Accounts. You will manage team performance, develop client proposals, and lead consumer insight-driven analysis and recommendations.

What you will do

• Shaping and scaling the direction of the Consulting offering in China
• Balancing Global Consulting strategy with China market realities
• Ensuring precise, high-quality output and optimized team performance
• Developing compelling proposals for client project opportunities
• Managing the execution and deliverable phases of team engagements
• Leading the team in consumer insight-driven analysis and recommendations
• Working collaboratively with commercial teams
• Working directly with clients to understand needs and budgets
• Presenting deliverables and facilitating client input

Required qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in market research, agency, or consulting within the FMCG Industry
• At least 5 years of experience in managing a team
• Skills in critical thinking
• Effective in presenting to high-level executives
• Display poise under pressure
• Able to shift from high-level thinking to the tangible and practical
• Proficiency in tracking and optimizing team utilization, efficiency, managing to KPIs, and growth planning
• Instinct for commercial opportunities, developing and expanding client relationships, and developing business
• Demonstrated talent for spotting trends and patterns and understanding consumer insights
• Experience weaving compelling narratives out of disparate facts
• Strong familiarity with most forms of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

About the company

Mintel is a company where you will direct people and assets toward helping clients grow.