Incentive Officer - Ref Code INO

* Studies: Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology, Market Research, Marketing, Economics;
* Min. 2 years relevant experience;
* Must be extremely detail oriented, dependable, analytical and able to keep up in a fast paced environment;
* Ability to negotiate with vendors;
* Excellent communication skills to interact effectively with vendors and related departments inside the company;
* Ability to work efficiently and independently in a busy work environment;
* Experience in purchasing with product knowledge;
* Fluency in English both spoken and written;
* Ability to apply knowledge of market research;
* Accuracy in working with large amounts of data;
* A proactive and flexible person;
* Results oriented, dynamic and self-motivated person;
* Negotiation skills;
* Team spirit and leadership skills;
* Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office Package.

This position is within Panels Acquisition&Incentive Team - Access Panels Department.
Once a respondent is part of our database, from time to time he/she will be invited to participate to various online surveys. To keep respondents motivated to participate to surveys, Incentive Officer must identify ways of rewarding respondents.

* Responsible for the success of panelists incentive/rewarding programs;
* The Incentive Officer builds the overall strategy for panelists incentive programs. Incentive programs are based around a point management solution that allocates points based on the number of completed surveys. Panelists can spend points on products, marketing services or other goods that are defined as part of the incentive program;
* Develops and implements new incentive schemes to increase the loyalty of IIS panelist. Proposes various solutions to calculate points to award various categories of survey’s respondents;
* Develops and implements new incentive schemes to increase the loyalty of IIS panelist; proposes various solutions to calculate points to award various categories of survey's respondents;
* Develops and implements from time to time new incentive campaigns;
* Prepares detailed reports and presentations about panelists incentive status;
* Identifies new solutions to reward/incentive and motivate panelists to complete surveys;
* Ensures management of incentives&gifts budget;
* Builds relationship with vendors; negotiates with vendors.
* Arranges vendors contracts, bargains for best costs and observes quality of purchased services eventually with the help of purchasing executive;
* Accepts and scrutinizes vendor bids and proposals;
* Maintains an accurate database about vendors and providers, products and distributors;
* Prepares reports and required documentation for the management regarding incentive budget and all related incentive program’s activities;
* Communicate with staff on progress of orders; make various analysis.

We offer a challenging and rewarding work environment, the opportunity to interact with highly skilled professionals globally, extensive training, and excellent career opportunities in an expanding foreign company.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please e-mail your resume to jobs@ipsos-interactive.com, mentioning the ref code "INO" in the subject line or fax: 021-312.76.44.
For other opportunities or for more information about IISE, we invite you to visit our corporate website on www.ipsos-interactive.com and thank you for your interest!

Ipsos Interactive Services Europe (IISE) is the largest and the most innovative European online market research company operating in Romania. The company’s services consist of implementing online surveys (Internet market research in countries with an Internet penetration rate higher than 30%) on various European markets, to gather information about the opinions, wishes, attitudes and behaviours of the interviewed target public.

IISE is part of the Ipsos Group and it was set up in Romania in 2000. IISE currently employs 500 people who carry out projects for more than 40 countries. The company's client portfolio includes prestigious corporations from all over the world, operating in the FMCG, IT, healthcare, media or advertising industries.
IISE is affiliated with various market research professional organizations: AIMRI, ESOMAR and EFAMRO.

The Ipsos Group is the world's third largest company in the field of questionnaire-based market research. The company was founded in 1975, in Paris, by Didier Truchot. It was first listed on the Paris stock exchange in 1999. Their market research activities comprise five major fields: advertising, marketing, media, customer satisfaction (CRM) and opinion polls & social research. They are present in 45 countries and operate surveys (both online and offline) for clients in more than 100 countries. The company currently employs 6,000 people and in 2005 its turnover was EUR 718 million.