Carlyle Group

Director, Client Development

Carlyle Group • $90K — $120K *
Lewisville, TX 75067In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
6 days ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
  • 5+ years in consumer-packaged goods or advertising/promotional agency.
  • Proficient in interpersonal, analytical, and achievement-oriented skills.
  • Self-motivated with strong leadership and management capabilities.
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills.
  • Understanding of advertising functions including media buying and brand management.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with design software.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively identify innovative opportunities to boost client sales and brand equity.
  • Assist clients in developing and implementing sales and marketing objectives.
  • Collaborate with Acosta business units for integrated client services.
  • Analyze client marketing strategies and provide actionable recommendations.
  • Develop national programs that utilize Acosta's diverse client portfolio.
  • Manage and expand relationships within key markets and services.
  • Leverage Acosta resources to influence and craft impactful solutions.
  • Engage in special projects assigned by the President of Acosta Marketing.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements with some travel requirements (up to 25%).
  • Opportunity to directly impact client marketing outcomes.
  • Collaboration with multiple business units and brands for comprehensive service offerings.
  • Engagement in high-level strategic projects with Acosta's leadership.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Director, Client Development (Campbell's) serve as the primary point of contact to Acosta clients. Coordinate strategic development, creative development, media plans and tactical execution for client's brand(s) as they relate to consumer marketing efforts. Facilitate the communication, presentation and creation of promotional campaigns that meet client's sales and marketing objectives. Seek to find available funding through brand or trade in order to drive consumer initiatives that deliver mutually beneficial results for our clients and Acosta.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively define new and innovative opportunities to maximize client volume, profitability and brand equity.
  • Assist in development, analysis, and implementation of client's sales and marketing objectives. A key success factor will be building strong relationships with Client marketing functions and appropriate sales and headquarter functions.
  • Work with Acosta business units to deliver seamless, cross-business service offerings to clients.
  • Understand the Client sales and marketing strategies, and provide proactive diagnosis and recommendations where opportunity exists.
  • Build and enhance national programs that leverage Acosta's client and customer portfolio.
  • Responsible for managing, influencing, and expanding client relationships (market, channel and services whitespace)
  • Leverage Acosta's extensive resources to influence and develop strategies to address defined opportunities, scope and manage solutions that have a significant impact on our clients' success.
  • Work on special projects as requested by President of Acosta Marketing.
  • Willing to travel, up to 25%.


Qualifications

Education
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.

Work Experience
  • 5+ years in consumer-packaged goods industry or in advertising or promotional agency/broker.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Demonstrated competence in the three core Client Development, Role-Based Competencies - Interpersonal; Analytical; and Achievement Oriented
  • Self-motivated; self-starter; strong leadership and management ability.
  • Strong presentation skills and interpersonal skills.
  • Thorough understanding of core advertising and marketing functions: creative developments, brand management, media buying, post-promotional analysis, financial ramifications.
  • Broker, Manufacturer, Advertising Agency, and Promotional Agency understanding of roles and functions.
  • Be able to prioritize multiple demands (retailer, manufacturer, Acosta) simultaneously and influence Associates for results.
  • Proven analytical ability with strong attention to detail.
  • Assertive, creative, team player and proven sense of urgency.
  • Proficiency with computers including in-depth knowledge of Microsoft suite of products, especially PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and a working knowledge of Acrobat Adobe, scanning, Photo Shop, etc.


#DiscoverYourPath

About Carlyle Group

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that specializes in private equity, credit, and real estate investments. The firm was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Carlyle manages more than $230 billion in assets across 389 investment vehicles as of December 31, 2020. The firm's private equity investments span a wide range of industries, including aerospace and defense, consumer and retail, energy and power, healthcare, and technology, media and telecommunications. Carlyle has offices in 22 countries and employs more than 1,800 people worldwide.
Learn more about Carlyle Group
Size
1,850 employees
Market Cap
$10.6 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$348.2 million
Founded
1987
5 Year Trend
+31%
Revenue
$2.9 billion
NASDAQ
CG
* Ladders Estimates

Similar Jobs

Ad banner background

Get Ready For Your
Next Interview

More Jobs at Carlyle Group

More Retail & Consumer Goods Jobs

Find similar Director, Client Development jobs:

NationwideLewisville, TX