Data Acquisition Manager

About us:
JATO Dynamics is a global company and the leading provider of automotive market intelligence. With an insight into over 50 overseas markets, we deliver the world's most complete, accurate and up-to-date automotive data and insights, creating significant competitive advantage to our customers.

Find out more about what we do here: JATO

Our vision. Our vision is to be the world’s most exciting leader in automotive business intelligence solutions. We aim to generate excitement through implementing pioneering ideas, problem solving and going beyond our customer expectations. Our JATO colleagues are partners in our future and stakeholders in our desires. Our strategic intent is to help customers create significant competitive advantage by constantly leading in connected data, information and knowledge provision, ultimately improving our customers’ work processes, informed decision-making and business results.

Role Overview:
We are seeking a Data Acquisition Manager to join our global Data Acquisition team!

As Data Acquisition Manager, you will establish and maintain strong relationships with automotive dealers to gather market intelligence on incentives (bonus, margin, dealers support…), transaction data, finance, specs, volumes and other relevant data.

Based in Germany, you will identify and qualify dealer data sourcing opportunities for the German automotive market and secure commitments to generate data coverage in line with the needs of our product strategy for data sets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and implement a data sourcing strategy for the German automotive market in line with coverage targets for relevant data sets in the German market.

• Identify, prioritize, and execute on opportunities to gather and leverage automotive retail data that is usable and helps achieve data coverage targets.

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with dealer organization to ensure continued access to the required data on a regular basis, and demonstrates a focus on improve data quality and cost-effectiveness.

• Provide retail market knowledge and insight for JATO partners within the German automotive franchise network.

• Work with our Product, Data & Analytics and Sales teams to translate customer needs into value adding JATO solutions.

• Coordinate data processing with the Digital Ingest and Data Operations teams for Incentives and TA

• Develop and deliver scalable expansion plans for new data sets to expand our footprint in Europe and Germany

Key Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience working in an automotive franchise network environment, preferably with Sales / Business Development experience in the German market

• A master’s degree or equivalent would be desirable

• Thorough understanding of automotive dealer operations, with a focus on automotive, campaigns and commercial strategies

• Understanding of the automotive retail ecosystem

• Understanding of Dealer Management systems is an asset

• High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others both within and outside the organization

• Excellent organizing and planning skills to coordinate multiple simultaneous tasks

• Ability to work independently but report clearly/regularly to management and deal with conflicting priorities

• Proficient with MS Packages

• Highly developed communication skills in German and English

• Have the ability to interact and engage effectively with senior stakeholders

• Passionate and committed to meet deadlines and work effectively in a fast-paced changing environment

Our values. JATO core values are Integrity, People First, Collaboration, Innovation and Excellence.

Learn more about our values here: JATO Core Values

JATO Dynamics is a global business and our success is attributed to the diversity, skills and experiences of our colleagues across the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability, marital status or veteran status.