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Ivo Bock

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Ivo Bock
Henstedt-Ulzburg, Germany

Experience

Sep 2021 - Present
4 years 5 months

Freelancer

Data-Adviser Ivo Bock

  • Data-Adviser Ivo Bock was founded in 2021 and provides consulting services focused on market research data.
  • Both FMCG/CPG companies and retail organizations gain a competitive advantage through market research and consulting expertise by smart data sourcing and goal-oriented data management.
Jan 2017 - Aug 2021
4 years 8 months

Cluster-Leader International Clients & Global Client Business-Partner

NielsenIQ (The Nielsen Company GmbH)

  • Managed global tenders up to 75 million USD
  • Built and developed contacts at board level
  • Set targets with clients and planned Nielsen activities
  • Consolidated services/results, including client presentations
  • Led cross-functional meetings to find solutions for complex challenges (IT, media, marketing, finance, etc.)
  • Planned budgets and forecasts, developed business plans
  • Responsible for cross-country communication
  • Prepared monthly reports (metrics, comments, etc.)
  • Responsible for and optimized overall processes
  • Internal contact for management and departments
  • Mentor for aspiring leaders
Jan 2011 - Dec 2016
6 years

Director International Clients & Global Client Business-Partner

NielsenIQ (The Nielsen Company GmbH)

  • Led negotiations worth up to 25 million USD across 63+ countries
  • Led, inspired, and developed a team of 10
  • Managed multiple client teams with revenue and headcount responsibility
  • Coordinated international projects
  • Developed global budget plans and strategic client plans
  • Presented results and led negotiations
  • Developed client and sales strategies in collaboration with internal departments (marketing, sales, market research, etc.)
Jan 2004 - Dec 2010
7 years

Senior-Client-Executive

NielsenIQ (The Nielsen Company GmbH)

  • Built strategic client relationships
  • Led a team of 10 as team leader
  • Developed solutions/recommendations through special analyses
  • Created new approaches for analyzing buyer groups
  • Presented strategies to management
  • Supported clients with brand plans and product launches
  • Negotiated a global contract with an international corporation
Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
3 years

Client-Sales-Manager

NielsenIQ (The Nielsen Company GmbH)

Jan 1999 - Dec 2000
2 years
Bad Homburg, Germany

Key-Account-Executive

FileNet Corporation

  • Market acquisition for a new web-based software technology
  • Maintaining and actively expanding the customer base across Germany
  • Customer acquisition from initial contact through the final proposal to closing
Jan 1997 - Dec 1998
2 years
Munich, Germany

Key-Account-Manager

Parametric Technology

  • Market preparation for a new software technology in the field of CAD and product lifecycle management
  • Customer acquisition from initial contact through the final proposal to closing
Jan 1991 - Dec 1996
6 years
Neuss, Germany

Major-Account-Manager

Xerox Corporation

  • Key account manager for major clients in Germany
  • Building and maintaining customer relationships with companies of Japanese origin in Germany
  • Deputy team leader for 10 employees

Summary

Delighting customers. Taking on challenges. Pursuing goals. I'm ready – for new tasks and challenges! My aim is to bring my expertise and strengths as a freelancer to a forward-looking environment and actively seize and realize growth opportunities. As an experienced Global Key Account Manager, I stay close to my customers' needs and persistently refine tailor-made solutions. I always keep my goals in focus and work with strong execution, following the motto: "A good solution today is better than a perfect tomorrow"!

Skills

  • Sales Professional With 30 Years Of Work And Leadership Experience In Global Key Account Management In The Market Research, It & Consulting Industries

  • Expert In Strategic Customer Relationship Management Using The One-face-to-the-customer Principle As The Central Contact Person

  • Skilled In Intercultural Communication And Negotiation At All Hierarchy Levels, Especially With Board Members

  • Achieved Highest Customer Retention By Building A Stable, Well-maintained Network Across 65 Countries And Diverse Cultures

  • Successfully Negotiated International Contracts

  • Exceeded Operational Targets By More Than 10 Percent Multiple Times

  • Strong Relationship Builder

  • Strategic

  • Goal-oriented

  • Fmcg

  • Cpg

  • Food

  • Nonfood

  • Health&beauty

  • Negotiation Management

  • Pitch Consulting

  • Goto Market Support

  • Market Research Contracts

  • Price Promotion

  • Marketing Mix

  • Datalake

  • Decentralized Data Collaboration Platform

  • Confidential Computing

  • Blockchain

  • Market Research

  • Market Structure

  • Category Management

  • Nielsen

  • Nielseniq

  • Iri

  • Iriworldwide

  • Gfk

  • Ms Office

  • Salesforce

  • Google Suite

  • Sales And Crm

  • Key Account Management

  • Steering & Control

  • Consulting & Optimization

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced
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