Cognizant France is hiring a Client Partner - Retail & Consumer Goods to form an integral part of the continued rapid growth of Cognizant’s French business, expanding our global service portfolio from Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing services for large accounts in France. The role will involve daily exposure to our clients and Cognizant senior management. Reporting into our Head of France and based in La Défense Headquarter, Paris, this role offers hybrid work model and opportunities to thrive and grow within our Sales Leadership Team.
Overview
What are you looking for?
Drive profitable growth through identifying and leading all aspects of the closure of new, renewal, and expansion opportunities in the Retail, Consumer Goods and Hospitality Market Unit
Develop client engagement strategies and quantify costs of pursuit
Lead accountability against Measurable Revenue/Profit Growth within set timelines
Be part of senior management reviews for the performance metrics of the account, liaise with delivery, operations and finance teams
Collaborate with multiple service lines, innovation teams and business teams in Cognizant to formulate a business plan and implement it at account level
Have regular meetings and collaborate with the existing and new customers’ decision makers and influencers
Be Responsible for execution and customer satisfaction in all the revenue portfolios
Identify and forge partnerships and tap into existing alliance partnerships of Cognizant to grow your portfolio,
Shape the thought leadership agenda and actively drive execution of the innovation agenda for the portfolio
Focus on developing a plan to increase the visibility of Cognizant in the account relationship
Track of Insurance industry trends relevant to client business and bring forth proactive ideas and solutions, leveraging Cognizant business cases in other geos, and team expertise from our Industry Solution Group and our Consulting activities.
Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for the clients and be responsible for backlog growth including renewals and extensions of current engagements
What are we looking for
15 + years of experience in a client facing role from previous IT Professional services firms / offshore outsourcing industry .
8 years + dedicated to grow the Retail, Consumer Goods, Hospitality businesses, working with the C-suite on transformation deals
Experience managing Client P&L including reporting and metric assessment for the account
Excellent ability and aptitude to influence and communicate effectively with business stakeholders up to the C-Suite
Proactive mindset to connect with the ecosystem (Vendors, Service providers, Software companies) and create global and multi-tower solutions
Ability to interface at all levels of an organization
Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and in English
Business mindset, leader by influence, strong ability to call SMEs at the table and be a game changer
At Cognizant, we embrace diversity. We believe it’s what helps us thrive. Our goal is to include everyone at the table, and to value and respect their unique voices and backgrounds.
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